30 and living at home

[DerrtySlime]

I'm young and i dream big. For the masses, what Blarg said is probably right. Living at home would be an option if i failed, went broke but man right now i just want to take risks financially and double up.

[Blarg]

It's easier to double up when someone else is paying your rent, though. Throwing away 10k plus in rent per year is tough when you're just starting out, especially if you are having to pay for some or all of your college, too.

[DerrtySlime]

i agree. But the kind of risk does I'm talking about does not involve going through college first. Maybe later. Starting your own little business and expanding is what i wanto to do now, when i have the passion and drive. Whoe knows who I will be after spending 4-8 more years at home. It seems soul crushing.

[Bork]

I lived at home after finishing college for 3 months and found it absolutely unbearable. My parents are very kind and generous to me, I just felt completely worthless and unmotivated while mooching off them. I really need to trick myself into believing I'm on the brink of disaster to work hard.

It was easy and financially smart, but like the previous poster suggested it was soul crushing. Of course how it makes you feel is largely a product of you. So, if you are ok with living at home and most people thinking less of you for it then there isn't a downside.

I am spending 11k per year not live at home, and to live alone. That is over half my part-time income (i'm a student). If I wanted to live with others I could trim that number to 4k ish. It seems to me that people with a full time job ought to easily be able to afford to move out if they wanted to (and are willing to have room-mates), unless they are raising a kid/ paying very large debts/ etc.

[iggymcfly]

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I lived at home after finishing college for 3 months and found it absolutely unbearable. My parents are very kind and generous to me, I just felt completely worthless and unmotivated while mooching off them. I really need to trick myself into believing I'm on the brink of disaster to work hard.

It was easy and financially smart, but like the previous poster suggested it was soul crushing. Of course how it makes you feel is largely a product of you. So, if you are ok with living at home and most people thinking less of you for it then there isn't a downside.

I am spending 11k per year not live at home, and to live alone. That is over half my part-time income (i'm a student). If I wanted to live with others I could trim that number to 4k ish. It seems to me that people with a full time job ought to easily be able to afford to move out if they wanted to (and are willing to have room-mates), unless they are raising a kid/ paying very large debts/ etc.

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I have to agree with this. I've been home for 20 months since dropping out of college and everything you said is spot on except worse since I've been doing it longer.

It's way too easy to fall into the habit of not getting anything done if someone's there to buy the groceries and cook dinner for you, etc., etc. I feel like I have to get my [censored] together now and not let this drag into two full years.

Soul-crushing's a pretty apt description too. You really do feel like a lazy degenerate, especially if you don't have a "real" job. I'd write more, but every word makes me more and more depressed. Basically, I have to get my finances in order and then get out immediately because I can't take this much longer.

[luckyjimm]

Two of the most depressing things about living at home in your mid-late 20s:

* Arguing with your dad about politics

* Being caught watching at porno on the family computer / TV

[Butcho22]

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I lived at home after finishing college for 3 months and found it absolutely unbearable. My parents are very kind and generous to me, I just felt completely worthless and unmotivated while mooching off them. I really need to trick myself into believing I'm on the brink of disaster to work hard.

It was easy and financially smart, but like the previous poster suggested it was soul crushing. Of course how it makes you feel is largely a product of you. So, if you are ok with living at home and most people thinking less of you for it then there isn't a downside.

I am spending 11k per year not live at home, and to live alone. That is over half my part-time income (i'm a student). If I wanted to live with others I could trim that number to 4k ish. It seems to me that people with a full time job ought to easily be able to afford to move out if they wanted to (and are willing to have room-mates), unless they are raising a kid/ paying very large debts/ etc.

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I have to agree with this. I've been home for 20 months since dropping out of college and everything you said is spot on except worse since I've been doing it longer.

It's way too easy to fall into the habit of not getting anything done if someone's there to buy the groceries and cook dinner for you, etc., etc. I feel like I have to get my [censored] together now and not let this drag into two full years.

Soul-crushing's a pretty apt description too. You really do feel like a lazy degenerate, especially if you don't have a "real" job. I'd write more, but every word makes me more and more depressed. Basically, I have to get my finances in order and then get out immediately because I can't take this much longer.

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I snapped one night watching Monday Night Football...with my mom.
Moved out like 3 weeks later.

[Iconoclastic]

I hate my parents and we argue (as well as they two amongst each other, prolly why I grew up to only interact with them antagonistically) every day. There's nothing worse than living with the people you hate most in the world. I'm forced to stay until I secure another job (terrible car accident destroyed my car, ruined my finances, and forced me to get another job that didn't require my own car).

But at least I'm not a degenerate gambler. That guy takes the cake.