Cant read the article since im not subscribed. Why were so many people living with their parents in 1940 and why did it stop? Does the article explain that?
Probably the great depression and then war.
Percentage of Young Americans Living with Parents Rises to 75-Year High
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Re: Percentage of Young Americans Living with Parents Rises to 75-Year High
#32I'm curious... why is this such a bad thing? As a society (an American society, as this isn't true in many other places) we place a rather negative stigma on a person who doesn't leave home at the age of majority (usually 18).
This is a norm that I think we should do away with. And by that, I mean we should stop making turning that age the time that we flip the switch and the kids move out.
What I would suggest in its place... encourage them to go when they're ready. This places more responsibility on the parents in assisting with all the types of preparation that make one ready for leaving home.
There's a LOT more to this conversation, but I figure this is a good starter. :)
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#33It might surprise people but there is no stigma around adults living with their parents in other places. As if giving a stranger $1.5k+ every month is an indicator of adulthood. Save that money and put it into a retirement or savings account. Unless your job or life situation truly demands having your own space I see no reason to move out.
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#34Cant read the article since im not subscribed. Why were so many people living with their parents in 1940 and why did it stop? Does the article explain that?
Click on "web" under the article title (in HN). Then you can click on the link in google. It's a built in HN hack...
heh good to know. thanks
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#35I'm not a millennial, but it makes a heck of a lot of financial sense to live with family. I'm glad that with these shifts, the stigma is falling away. My immediate family has lived through rough times, with lots of "creative" living arrangements. Of course, we should still train general life autonomy, and not promote being able-but-incapable shut-ins, but being able to venture into housing (or back out of it if thin…
I've heard that in (at least some regions of) Spain, it's perfectly common and acceptable to continue living with their parents well into adulthood. I remember reading that José María Olazábal (one of the best professional golfers in the 90's, with millions of dollars in earnings) was still living with his parents into his early 40's (though to be fair, he was traveling for half the year on tour). I often think that…
In India this is pretty common as well. It makes meals etc. much easier, provides instant babysitters (the grandparents), and so makes it more flexible for a husband/wife pair to work and still have some free time in the evening.
Privacy of course suffers, but then again I with multiple kids like a lot of US households have, there isn't that much privacy anyway.
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> I often think that the "move out from home" pressure is a ploy by the real estate industry.
I think it's any commercial entity, right? When you move out of your parents' house, now you collectively have to pay/buy
- Extra rent
- Extra money for furnishing
- Probably more money for transport (could have carpooled with family or neighbors)
- More money for groceries (living on your own you will likely waste more groceries)
- Extra money for insurance (since it isn't a family pool)
etc.
So you're right, but possibly underestimating it. There is a lot of vested interest in convincing young people that living with their parents somehow makes them "losers" etc.
Re: Percentage of Young Americans Living with Parents Rises to 75-Year High
#36I'm not a millennial, but it makes a heck of a lot of financial sense to live with family. I'm glad that with these shifts, the stigma is falling away. My immediate family has lived through rough times, with lots of "creative" living arrangements. Of course, we should still train general life autonomy, and not promote being able-but-incapable shut-ins, but being able to venture into housing (or back out of it if thin…
Completely agree. Now you make me wonder if the stigma around this kind of life style is being purposefully pushed by moneyed interest like home sellers etc...
Re: Percentage of Young Americans Living with Parents Rises to 75-Year High
#37Cant read the article since im not subscribed. Why were so many people living with their parents in 1940 and why did it stop? Does the article explain that?
Probably the great depression and then war.
Now thanks to the other guy I can read the article. The graph makes it look like were only slightly higher then that the early 1900s where it was consistently higher then the last 70 years and also steady.
Re: Percentage of Young Americans Living with Parents Rises to 75-Year High
#38I'm curious... why is this such a bad thing? As a society (an American society, as this isn't true in many other places) we place a rather negative stigma on a person who doesn't leave home at the age of majority (usually 18). This is a norm that I think we should do away with. And by that, I mean we should stop making turning that age the time that we flip the switch and the kids move out. What I would suggest in it…
Well it is an economic thing. It means that jobs and wages don't support independent living. It means that young people don't (or can't) migrate for jobs. It may mean that there aren't enough jobs or they are otherwise unqualified.
Re: Percentage of Young Americans Living with Parents Rises to 75-Year High
#39I'm curious... why is this such a bad thing? As a society (an American society, as this isn't true in many other places) we place a rather negative stigma on a person who doesn't leave home at the age of majority (usually 18). This is a norm that I think we should do away with. And by that, I mean we should stop making turning that age the time that we flip the switch and the kids move out. What I would suggest in it…
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Re: Percentage of Young Americans Living with Parents Rises to 75-Year High
#40Moved out to college after highschool, never lived home since.
Not everyone who lives at home with their parents are the same and in some cases it does make sense,
but from my observations of people who live at home:
- No skills on managing self: relies on parents to manage
- No financial management skills: using all your money for play money and not contributing to the household.
- Can't take a date home: unless you want to introduce your parents right away
- ManChild Syndrome: grown kids playing video games and watching tv.
- No drive: as long as you have parents, why try. Everything is already provided for you.