How many of you who are over 35 live with your parents at their home

I, at least, am doing okay. Living with Mom and Dad would be especially creepy, given that they've been in the ground for quite a while.

And it seems to me that most people would be better off making $200k and having millions in savings--rather than the reverse situation that you posited--but I'd imagine that varies with the individual. I actually have about $200k saved and if I ever needed long-term medical care that would be wiped out in just a few months.

I don't live with my parents, my parents live with me.

I don't make anywhere near $250k/year or whatever the standard for success is on this forum, but my income is almost twice as high as both of them combined.

I'm 33 and live in the basement of my parent's house. I pay some rent and chip in on utilities. It's the only to go it you're not interested in marriage. ?

My half-brother, 39 years old, still lives at home. Went to college and then law school. Couldnt pass the bar exam (after multiple attempts) and now is some kind of low level tech support guy. Personally, I think it is absolutely pathetic. I left home at 17, went to college and have never looked back.

Basement Dweller wrote:

I'm 33 and live in the basement of my parent's house. I pay some rent and chip in on utilities. It's the only to go it you're not interested in marriage. ?

At least you chip in. Thats not freeloading. Most parents would want their kids out after living off them for free for a long while even though they love them. I've heard of adults 40+ moving back in with their parents if they're having trouble paying bills and perhaps funding their own kids college. But that's after not living with them for a while.

I know of a few parents with freeloading kids around age 30 who have no ambition in life and feel bad for all parties in those situations--the kid doesn't want to live there but has to in his mind because he's broke and does not try to save money--spends it all on drugs and booze and cigarettes.

F+++king losers

Hilarious thread. My wife and I moved in w/her folks for about 9 months right after we got married to save for a house. I was 30 so technically do not qualify, but it was a pride swallowing, up @ dawn experience no doubt. All good now though. That's the truth and nothing but.

22 y/o and living with parents right now. On the trajectory I'm on, I'll probably be living with them until 35.

I lived with my parents for a good 5 months after completing grad school at age 31. Not ideal, but a good way to put money away.

I'll say it's not always because someone is broke. My brother-in-law is 37 and lives at home. He makes ~90-100K with a pretty decent job, so he could certainly afford to move out. He actually did leave for a few years but came back home.

It wouldn't be what I'd want to do, but everyone seems to be happy with it. His mom gets a little help around the house and time with her son and he gets to stash away a ton of cash and uses it to travel the world on his vacation days. Some people are just closer with their families and it works for them.

I know some people do this. Obviously people from other cultures do this more often, but I am aware that many Americans do this for whatever reason.

I NEVER could have done that, and I love my parents. I was out on my own completely upon graduating from college.

When we moved back to the US after working in Asia and the Gulf for 12 years my wife and two boys (16 & 14) lived with my parents for 3.5 months until we closed on a house. It was during the summer so my parents were gone for the most part living at their summer home. I was 42 at the time so does this count?

Flagpole wrote:

I was out on my own completely upon graduating from college.

You lived with your parents in college? What a geek!

lived with parents until 33/34

Bad Wigins wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

I was out on my own completely upon graduating from college.

You lived with your parents in college? What a geek!

Yeah, THAT'S what that mean.

"meant"

OMG you must be a d1 track coach ;-)

38 year old Irishman and living back at my parents house since just before Christmas. In 2020 I was furloughed from April throughout the whole year on reduced salary, the role was in product support. I was then dumped by my then girlfriend and moved back to my folks house. 2021 hasn’t really been much better with finding out recently that I am being made redundant from my role, so it looks like I will be here for some time yet! So at 38, I am single - jobless - own no property, have no children, never been married and living back at my parents. Comments welcomed?

Men that have been married for over 20 years all live with their Moms