Would you ever consider moving back into your parents home?

Question

I am just curious to see what everyone else thinks.

I am 20, and I have been living out on my own since I was seventeen years old. (Yes, while in high school.) My rental's lease is finally up after this Septembers rent goes out in the mail, and I am considering a move back home for a few months. I am considering this because I have a friend moving in from out of state this January to live with, and I don't want to wait in this horrid apt. of mine. Also, I think it would be a great opportunity to save up some heavy duty cash money!

Will this make me lazy?

Will I save money?

and could you ever move back in after years of being out on your own?

Answer 1

Find another apartment unless you want to put a huge black mark on you in the dating department. You should be able to support yourself by now. If you have a horrid apartment you should figure out a way to make more money and afford a better one.

And no, I wouldn't move back in with my parents. I have a nice life with a loving husband and a great career.

Answer 2

Moving back home will not make you lazy.  

It would be a great opportunity to save money.  

I would only move back in with my mother if I had nowhere else to go.  Since I've been on my own (since I was 17) for so long making my own decisions about how I live, it would be difficult to live with my mom again as an adult.  But hey don't knock it 'til you try it.  Good luck!

Answer 3

Hey! I'm 20 and yes, still live with my parents, but this is only because I will be going to college in NY and I have to live under my mother's roof because there are a couple of scholarships that they offer that I couldn't get on my own. How long will it be until your friend comes to move in with you? 1-3 mo's - thats fine, 3-6 mo's - stay at your apt for a few weeks first, 6m-1yr, consider staying at your apartment for a few months before you move back.

Answer 4

No. I have a college degree, great career, new apartment, new furniture, nice boyfriend, and nice life. I wouldn't consider mooching off my parents. Hopefully, they will charge you rent. You will make yourself "un-date-able" by girls like me. I would never date a guy that was 20 or older living with his parents.