POLL: How old is too old to be living with your parents? Why?

Question

and plz dont say 18, because nowadays it's so hard to move out right when you turn a adult

Answer 1

It really depends on many factors, primarily maturity level and finances. But with the economy being what it is today, it's harder for people to make it on their own and I am seeing more and more families having to share the burden.

Answer 2

living alone can be very hard financially these days.  I would say if you are going to school then you should be able to stay at home.  If your working and saving that money to better your future or to move out, then again you should stay at home, but if you are not doing anything or even trying to get a roommate to move out with, no schooling and no job then you need to get your butt in gear and start helping yourself and your parents

Answer 3

I'd say 25 at the oldest. There's really 0 excuse to be living at home still at that age. It isn't hard to work and save money when you have minimal to no bills. If in college, I can see staying at home for that. Or if your ill, or something.

Personally I don't see why someone cant get a place at 18,19,20,21. I moved out at 17, moved 2200 miles away, got married, had my daughter, then bought our house at 19. Now at 21 have 2 kids and 15 weeks 6 days with our third and last. Have lived in our home for 2 years now......I could not imagine living at home with mommy and daddy. I think people just need to learn to save, and not blow money.

Answer 4

depends on where you live and economic $$ cost of living. some people i know lived with their parents helping pay bills and paid rent till they were in their 30's. rent was too high and it worked for all of them.  finally they both moved out. 1 when he got married the other moved in with her b/f  before they got married.. as long as you are responsible and help out then it would be ok. or have to to help take care of your parents later in life if need be. personally i couldnt live now with my mom. too much of different life styles and habits would drive me nuts

Answer 5

well after 25 u should really get your own life..

but i honestly think that it depends on the kind of background u come from...which depends on sometimes like maybe your race..becuase not to steroetype or anything but my parents and pretty much all indian parents wouldnt mind if their kids lived with them forever...they dont want their kids to like face the world..which is really crappy

ever watched failure to launch? hes like 35!

Answer 6

Well right now my husband and I are living with my parents (I'm 21). We DO contribute to the family and household needs by buying groceries and paying utilities etc. We pay for all of our own stuff, they just let us stay in a room. The reaon we are living with them is because we have so much college debt that it's literally impossible for us to move out  - we can't find anyone who will loan us money for a house or allow us to rent an apartment due to the amount of school debt we have.

So right now our plan is to pay off as much debt as possible while living with my parents. We hope to be moved out within the next year.

I would say there's never a real age as to how old too old is - my uncle was 34 and lived with his mom due to unforseen circumstances. I think it all has to do with what is going on in your life.

Answer 7

Anytime after the age 18 and the kid doesn't work and just stays home all day playing video games and stays out late at night and acts like an immature kid.  Then it's time to get out of the house.  At some point children are supposed to move out.  If they don't go to college then when they have a job and have enough saved for a place of their own then they need to get out.

Answer 8

I think its different for a girl.  I guess I'm just old fashioned but i think a girl should live with her parents till she's married. As for a boy, I'd say 30 is too old.  I know how hard it is now a days to move out so I would say it also depends on the "boy/man" and how independent he is and how much money he makes. I say milk it as long as you can before they kick you out! lol!

Good Luck & God Bless!

Answer 9

19 is too old to be living with your parents.

I would allow my children to stay home at 18 if they hadn't finished high school yet, I graduated a few months after my 18th birthday.

If they plan to go on to college, they are welcome to stay until the fall (no sense in moving out, then moving away again to a dorm or student housing a few months later). If they don't plan to go on to college, they are expected to get their own place during the summer.

No, it's NOT "so hard to move out right when you turn an adult". At least, if your parents did their jobs correctly, it shouldn't be.

Answer 10

I think once you reach 23 24. But my question to you is are the people's parents supposed to be paying for the living arrangements, or are the children supposed to be paying. Because if the children are paying that's another story, because you need to get a steady job, and be able to save money for food and other bills such as water and electricity. If you're parents are paying that's different.

Answer 11

I turned 18 in May, graduated HS in June, and went to boot camp in July. So, I am going to have to say 18.

Answer 12

i think too old is when they are in their thirties and just mooching off the parents because they screwed up their life

Answer 13

i say whenever you are out of school. Hopefully collage. My kids can stay home as long as they are in school.

Answer 14

I don't think it has so much to do with age, as it does with responsibility. I don't have a problem with a 23 year old still living with his parents, but I do have a problem with a 23 year old still living with his parents and expecting them to provide everything for him. I have an ex like that. When we split, he was 23, still living with his parents, although his twin brother had already moved out. Now, I don't have a problem with that, but the problem was that he still expected them to drive him everywhere, only had a part-time, one-day-a-week job, still sat on his a** all day and played his x-box or did c**p on the computer. He never got out with friends, only sat in the basement and did nothing. If he wanted to go to the mall, rather than find the change for the bus or buy a bus pass, he would beg his dad to drive him, and then to pick him up.

I can't stand people who live with their parents just to mooch off them.

Age doesn't have to do with anything. It has to do with maturity and responsibility. If you're 23 and living at home, then at least be supporting yourself..buy your own groceries, find your own transportation, have a full-time job and don't depend on your parents for anything that you should be mature and responsible enough to provide for yourself. Otherwise, you're a loser.

Answer 15

when you go to collage.

Answer 16

i would say 24 if you went to college and moved home afterward to get on your feet, i would think 24 would be a good age to move out. if you didn't go to college and started to work after high school, I would say probably 20.

Answer 17

27-30 is too old. Anything below that is fine especially if you went to college and/or are getting a graduate degree.

Answer 18

20 or 21 cuz after that you should be on your own

Answer 19

I think the answer to this question is different for each person.  I don't believe it is necessarily any harder to move out when you are 18 today than it was in the past, but I do believe we are much less self-sufficient today than we have been in the past.  I didn't move out until I was 21 years old and then thought I would move back home after a year, due to finances.  I didn't and I found that I didn't need to, because I did what I had to do to make ends meet, even when that meant getting a second full-time job and going to school full-time.

I think you should move out when you have the intellectual and emotional maturity to do so.  Perhaps, it would be helpful to take the process in stages.  Begin by physically moving out, even if your parents continue to help support you.  Then, gradually increase your personal responsibilities and decrease your reliance on your parents until you are self-sufficient.  It is wonderful to be out on your own, but also a bit scary at first.

Good luck!

Answer 20

I think it depends on if you are contributing to the family or not.  My 26 year old sisters on the other hand mooch off of my parents, do not work full time, do not help pay for rent, utilities, nothing.  My parents were actually paying for them to eat out and take out pizza until they were like 25 years old!!!

Too old:  Age 30 I think.  I think by age 30 you could have yourself well-established and really need to "break" from the crutch of the parents.

Answer 21

Early 20s. I agree with you that while it would be best to move out as soon as your graduate, the reality is that apartments are very expensive compared to the low wages most teenagers make.  I moved out at 18 and apartment rent was roughly 1/3 of my wages.  Today's teenagers, it's often more than half. Roommates can be a scary thing if you don't know that person.

Answer 22

Depends on WHY you're living there, if its to finish school etc and there is a GOAL then I'd say thats fine but if you're working and just don't feel like paying rent then get out....I could never be an adult living with my parents anyway...too close for comfort

Answer 23

If you live there after 18 you should be paying rent and some of food and other household expenses but only up til 21 or so.

If 18 or over and not paying for anything, not going to school or have a real job then you need to get kicked out.