At what age are you too old to live with your parents?

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Cody2004 · Accepted Answer

I'm not too sure unfortunately lost our parents over the last 3 years my mother passed away in an accident actually a week or two ago and because of that I guess taken over stuff with my sister her twins so we're the same age but it's hit her very tough and I don't know if she's ever going to live on her own she really needs support structure so whenever she wants to move out she can move out if she wants to stay she can stay I don't care I think that's how I'll be towards my kids because I don't want people I care about to be struggling alone but I will still teach them shit they have to at least know how to do their own laundry which My sister does not and she refuses to learn I'm going to force all of my kids to learn how to do the laundry 😂

sawno · Accepted Answer

Depends on where you are, in many places its totally normal to still live at home at 30. Where would I go for example? They calculated there is a 3% chance of getting your own house when single. Thats my entire country not just a city. The rental market had a 10 year waiting lists originally but migrants come first and they are letting more migrants in than houses. So rental will never happen. Simple terraced houses go for half a million dollars due to the housing shortage. So that's unaffordable to. The best option is to wait it out until the political climate changes and things become affordable again.

jadeXcatastro62 · Accepted Answer

30+ why not? I really think that there is no time wasted while living with your parents. (If she’s a single mother, then it should be best to help her out). (If both parties or together than it should be time to move out if you’re in your 50’s). As long you aren’t too old.👍

LazerBean · Accepted Answer

I think if someone is unmarried then they may as well live with their parents if they want, regardless of age

BoopBoopBeep · Answer

I moved out at 18 to go to college. Got a job, split an apartment. Maybe a few more years, but certainly 30+ is obscene barring severe medical issues.

PetLover24 · Answer

Depends on the cultural background. I've done a lot of traveling as a kid because my parents worked for the government & I work in medical so exposed to a lot of different cultures. I'll give my observations.

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Amongst Anglos it's very typical for a kid to be tossed out of family house as soon as possible / legal (even at 18) & for kids to have little interaction with parents household.

Amongst western / northern Europeans it's more typical for kids to be tossed from the household as soon as possible & them to have little interaction with parents house.

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Amongst central & eastern Europeans it's more typical for kids to stay with their parents until their mid 20s or marriage & to be involved moderately in household.

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Amongst Mediterraneans it's very typical for kids to live with their parents until married and even then they are often still quite involved in their parents' household settings.

Amongst Arabs, Asians, & Indians, etc. like Mediterraneans it's very typical for kids to live with parents until married - which except for small uneducated villages is typically around mid 20s to early 30s now - and often typical to be quite involved in the house.

midnightmoon05 · Answer

Between 25-30…

the benefit of having a supportive family… they are not our enemies to give birth then kick us out.. (like some mentioned here)

they raise us to be responsible and successful adults…

we continue to live with our parents once we graduated and have a full time job… to save for some years.. (5 or so?…)… continue to help out, save… learn as much as we can from our parents regarding life, adulthood and investments…

off we go, thanks to our parents…continue to love and support them… while out and financially independent by then.
I started my career at 22, making full salary and living at home.
With mg income, I purchased a used car with cash. I helped my parents replace all their bedroom sets. And replaced all the siblings mattresses.
then saved lots of money…before moving with my boyfriend then around 27/28 years old. We never financially struggle.

JustinTheGreat · Answer

I don’t judge people who live with their parents in this economy lol.

i only judge those who are mooching off their parents. Like they don’t work, have no ambitions, expect their parents to pay for everything. Thats just pathetic. You should at least start having a work ethic and a savings account when you’re 20+ (I might make an exception for those who are in college)

But if someone is actively working, saving money, trying to get their shit together, helping with utilities or food costs, then that’s fine.

RebelinSteel · Answer

Ref update where is A or B?  surely it’s 1, 2, 3, 4  you are not really too old, as house prices and saving for a mortgage are a thing, however for me 17 was too old and I needed to get away.

LiamJHayden · Answer

I think it often depends upon where one lives. Here in Newport Beach and the surrounding areas, a one-bedroom runs $2500+, and a two-bedroom is generally over $3000. To qualify for that $2500 requires a gross income of $100K. The $3000 requires a gross of $120K How many 18 or 21 year olds make $100K or $60 with a friend who also does? Not many, so 18 or 21 is unreasonable in many, many areas. Actually here, 25 or 30 can be as well, as in most people do not pull $100K+.

Also, some cultures are accustomed to multi-generational households, so in those cases the "too old" idea does not even apply.

Drew-1990 · Answer

I moved out when I was 25 and that was my parents rule. Their rule was after highschool I was free to do what I want and I could stay at home to save money but I had to have a plan and in school or job, I could not just live off them. I had no rules like curfew or anything but I was still required to do chores around the house I lived there so had to help out. I saved so much money to put a good down payment on a house.

ShadezMcgee · Answer

I would say if you are 30+. If you are a grown ass adult at 30 years old still living with your parents and not doing anything.

If you are over 30 and actively trying to save money to provide for yourself and move out, fine. Unless you are doing that or looking out for your parents because they have health issues or you personally have health issues that are keeping you from doing something to better your situation, it is ridiculous in my eyes.

EmmaMary · Answer

Personally I would say 25 or thereabouts.

I actually left home for university when I was 18, and given the opportunity to buy my own home, and then living with my boyfriend (now husband) have never returned to live at my family home.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

Living with, or living from ones parents makes a difference.
Long time ago it was quite normal to share a roof with several generations. I see no fault in this, unless the roof does not allow for all involved to have their own bed and privacy area.

PBandJ_Nerd · Answer

Not sure honestly. I probably won't be living on my own until I'm 30 anyway, but hey we do what we have to do. And I do what I can do. But for the poll I'll just pick 30+ Living with your parents in your 20s is no big deal.

Apple1996 · Answer

Past 21 by that point they should have created a plan and left the nest. I've already decided that my kids will not be living in my house past 18. I'll buy them a amazon foldable house for the backyard so they'll at least be away from me 😂

tremendousfern · Answer

As housing gets increasingly expensive I think we're going to see a move towards more multi-generational homes out of necessity.

The boomer culture of independent living at 18 is dead. Thanks, BlackRock.

Nikki1989 · Answer

By the age of 21 you should have your life together enough to go out on your own.

BlissfullyCurSed · Answer

You are never too old to live with your parents as long as they don't complain about your presence.

Superreader · Answer

I think 30+ is a good cutoff, people are out of college by then. People generally start getting married and having kids in their late 20s to 30s so that’s a good cue to live on one’s own.

XXblack88 · Answer

Well with how high rent is I don't think there's an age limit.

BonzoInBitburg · Answer

I raised my kids to be independent and they all moved out by 22 with an education. 3 bought homes by 25.

LaFemmeFatale_1 · Answer

After 21, I think.  I left home at 20.

mono_gram · Answer

My parents told me they were going to kick me out at 30 if I didn't move out by then lol.

Kabluie · Answer

I was out the door at 18 and never came back.

Paris13 · Answer

But It Does Depend On The Circumstances, To Be fair. xxoo

renodnol32 · Answer

Never. I'd much rather i live with them or they live with me. Don't want them to be alone when they need me. And defo don't want them to be in an old age home.

Juxtapose · Answer

Once you're starting to get closer to your 30s you should really establish some independence if you don't want Western people to look down on you.

sheikalana · Answer

I believe that by 30 you should be out of your parents house.

exitseven · Answer

The way things are today a lot of people will always live with their parents

itsclearlynicholas · Answer

I'm not sure there's ever a too old, yet sure, let's say a round 40 😉😆

Alex-Snow · Answer

Once u are out of college or 21 whichever comes first

imawfulatusernames · Answer

18 if you have the means but I think if you’re in full time education it’s fine until you aren’t again if you have the means.

Paul09 · Answer

I moved out at 32-33 years old. I moved out when I was able to afford my own place. It's silly to move out when you are not ready.

AnusNdaPainus · Answer

Y’all do realize that 30 is bigger than 18 right?

Likes2drive · Answer

Late 20s or 30s but with prices of housing and rent it might be longer now

ab2shifty · Answer

I mean I left when I was 17 💀 but I’d say 25 - 30

Anonymous · Answer

a reminder how the stigma of living with your parents past a certain age has always been frowned upon in men more than women.

douride2 · Answer

I moved out on my own when I was 20.

Kykiono1 · Answer

You are never too old

clampfan101 · Answer

Depends on the circumstances.

shortster · Answer

When your parents are dead.

wiltingrosepetal · Answer

25, I'll say

Drewtate · Answer

100 .

whistlingwh0res · Answer

afte 36

Anonymous · Answer

I say 25.

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