How old do you think is too old to be living with your parents?

Deadbeat said:
Really? I'd feel a lot more uneasy if I weren't paying. My rent used to be £250, but I put the cash up myself because it was pretty low and my parents needed a bit more coming in.
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It is odd but my parents don't want me to pay anything. They would rather I enjoy the money.
 
Flubble said:
if your parents are ok with you living with them and you are respecting them and their rules and contributing positively to the house, then move out when you can afford to.
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.... and there is no harm in staying if are able to move out and don’t want to.
 
I'm hoping to leave home by 24-25. Even to decent rented accommodation. At the early stages of my career I don't see the need to be tied down to a property/mortgage.
 
I moved out when I was 16, and can't see myself ever moving in with either of my parents beyond a couple of weeks or something.
My brother is now living with my mum, and he's 24. He's happy enough though, it's cheaper and he doesn't really need his own place.

I don't think there is too old an age, as long as all parties are happy then what's the problem? I've spoken to my mum about it, and she's of the view that whilst they are family they have the same house mate arrangement set up as people who are friends living together have.
 
My Ma told me when I was 12 that as soon as I left school I was out, I left school on May 22nd & moved out May 23rd 2 months before I was 16, My first home was the back seat of my mates Mk3 Tina. :o + :p

My advice to any Young'uns is hang in there as long as poss & build that bank balance up to the max, If your folks are cool stay there then & buy there property & build an Annex (sp?) :cool:
 
See nothing wrong with it in the slightest. Family is critically important and I respect and love them very much.

Why would I want to pay some greasy ahem landlord £400 a month when I could live with my parents? Though they wouldn't take the cash I'd much rather live with them whilst getting on my own two pins.

Shame they live along way from my uni. :p
 
Im 23 and havent lived at home since I was 18. Moved to uni and then my mum sold our house and had a bit of a midlife crisis so I didnt have anywhere to go when I came back so rented a house with a couple of friends, now rent a flat with my GF.

Cant save up for a deposit but can afford the rent and Id never want to move back home.

I dont think there is any right or wrong way of doing it, everyone just does what works for them. A few friends have bought a flat or are saving for one but I think what's the point? Im not too fussed about it really.
 
I think, then, that I am a bit weird in all this. My sister's nearly 29 and has absolutely no intentions of moving out any time soon, and I can't really see her in any other place - I certainly don't look down on her for living with our folks. She's got a good job and pays her way. I do, too - I was on the dole for a couple of months when I first moved down here, but I worked hard at getting a job. Applied to everywhere from middle management/supervisor positions to corner shop assistants before ending up working in the lab and started paying as soon as I was able to. Still, I can't shake the feeling that I'm uncomfortable living with my family - had a bit of a thought for it when it was just me and my sister, but it's really hit me since my parents moved back in.

I think I'm going to wait until the end of my NVQ in November-ish then hunt for a trainee position in another Trust. I'd have cleared all but the cheapest of debts by then, and it's as good a time as any to up sticks and move - won't have to worry about being tied in to a year long contract, either.
 
I would say when you stop education and start full time employment. So 16, 18, or 21ish - depending on what kind of education you choose.

Quite surprised by some responses tbh. I think most of you are choosing to live at home for financial convenience - which is fair enough, depends how annoying your parents are :)
 
What's really funny is if you watch old TV programmes like "On the Buses" you've got 40-50yr old blokes living at home with their parents, it was fairly normal back then as it still is in many poorer countries.

There's somewhat of a stigma attached to it these days though which works in the governments favour because they would rather people be up to their eye balls in debt/bills, I think I read an article not long back that Italy wanted to ban people over 20 or so from living with their parents.
 
I moved out when I was 27. If I could have afforded to move out when I was younger, I definitely would have. I get on with my mother these days, but when I was living with her I found her extremely difficult to get along with at times.
 
I would feel very wrong if I moved back in with my parents for any extended period of time post uni.
 
KautoStar said:
Times have changed I don't think you can put an age limit on it. Especially given the current economic climate.
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I moved out after education, went to London, was doing ok had a nice enough place, reasonable amount of disposable income and then the economy took a downwards turn - where I was working they shut the site down making everyone redundant, next job didn't last long before everyone had the option of being made redundant or a massive pay cut (which I couldn't afford to live on), went from temp job to temp job and JSA for a bit slowly sliding downwards financially until I decided enough was enough - fortunatly had the option of moving home and found a reasonable job back here - but I'd still struggle on my own (when I originally moved out if I'd been earning what I am now in this area I'd have been laughing - few years on and I'd barely make ends meet after paying rent).

EDIT: Its a bit restrictive living with the parents but they do seem to realise the world isn't like it was when they were growing up - I basically have the run of a wing of the house and they don't ask too many questions.
 
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billysielu said:
I would say when you stop education and start full time employment. So 16, 18, or 21ish - depending on what kind of education you choose.

Quite surprised by some responses tbh. I think most of you are choosing to live at home for financial convenience - which is fair enough, depends how annoying your parents are :)
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This tbh...

I moved out at 18 to go to uni - lived at home during holidays and for a few weeks after uni but couldn't have stayed there full time as an adult, prefer my independence etc...
 
23 and live at home. My work is 5 minutes away so at the moment it doesn't really make sense to move out. I'll be moving to the US to live with my fiancee in 8 months so until then I'll just stay here and save.
 
mmj_uk said:
There's somewhat of a stigma attached to it these days though which works in the governments favour because they would rather people be up to their eye balls in debt/bills, I think I read an article not long back that Italy wanted to ban people over 20 or so from living with their parents.
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You've got a slightly off the mark world view and appear to have imagined or misinterpreted an article you've apparently read.
 
I got looked at wierd when I said to a bartender one night that I was 20 and still living with my parents =/

I thought that was the norm :p

Nevertheless, I have started saving for a deposit now - but with how much I'll need, I'll be probably be saving for about four years :p
 
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