Parunts supporting their young adult brats now normal September 21, 2022 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,702 |
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Our kids now face monthly rent payments that can be more than 50 percent of their take-home pay.
Re: Parunts supporting their young adult brats now normal September 22, 2022 | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 2,217 |
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Soon enough, they will age out and be on their own. But having gap years between you carrying them and their paying all of their health-care costs can make the difference in them amassing a significant amount of money in an emergency fund and retirement account.
Re: Parunts supporting their young adult brats now normal September 22, 2022 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 1,367 |
That 50% business for rent was true in the 1980s too.Quote
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This is a great cautionary tale but is nothing new. Parunts can expect to support their brats up until their mid-twenties in most instances. Another great reason not to overpopulate the earth.Quote
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Our kids now face monthly rent payments that can be more than 50 percent of their take-home pay.
This isn't anything new and many people live this way for most or all of their lives. It is definitely common in younger people.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/let-adult-children-fend-for-themselves-that-s-outdated-in-today-s-economy/ar-AA123kWg?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9442b79917f3475ba0d2822b0a6f09b9
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Re: Parunts supporting their young adult brats now normal September 22, 2022 | Registered: 11 years ago Posts: 3,554 |
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Do young adults today not have roommates? Or is it now like, well I can't afford to live the way I want all by myself in my own apartment/house, so (throws up hands) I guess I'll just live with my parents forever. I lived in some dumps in my 20's but that is what I had to do to get ahead.
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Re: Parunts supporting their young adult brats now normal September 26, 2022 | Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 26 |
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I'm gonna wager that a lot of these adults don't have roommates...
For myself (though I'm also NOT YOUNG) the problem with sharing a living space is, it's damn hard to find someone you trust enough to share a roof with, someone who will pay the bills, not bring home random strangers, or otherwise bring stressful fuckery into your life OR steal your valuables. The older you get, the harder it is to find someone who is not only looking to share quarters, but who will also be responsible and act like, yanno, AN ADULT. It's hard enough living with someone when you love them, let alone a roommate. When someone says, "just get a roommate," they're oversimplifying. There are too many weirdos and psycho nut jobs out there to live with just anyone.
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Re: Parunts supporting their young adult brats now normal October 01, 2022 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,702 |
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off topic, we just had a fdny paramedic murdered by the fucking neighborhood mental near where she worked. all she was doing was getting lunch for everyone. and guess what, the fucking mental knew to run and barricade himself wherever. they talked him out. bloody hell with that I would have tossed a few bang and gas grenades in and shot him when he came out...otherwise go in and shoot the motherfucker
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Even if you do manage to find a rare studio apartment, it is generally so badly designed that it feels more like a prison cell than a home. Decent high-density housing is possible. In Japan and Korea, I stayed with friends who had small studio apartments - about 15 square meters - but because of their compact design and good sound isolation from the neighbors, it was a more pleasant experience than any studio apartment I've stayed in in the US (which is generally twice the size). Mostly it is about the size of appliances, and the intelligent design of multi-use spaces - and the quality of the ventilation and sound isolation which are essential to keep your sanity when you're packed like a sardine. My guess is that if spaces like this were available and affordable, they would be a popular option, and not just for young people - for anyone who doesn't fit the increasingly uncommon stereotype of what a household looks like.