My husband had given our son a “launch date”, and at that time he would have needed to be out. He beat us on the date, moved out about a semester before he had earned his Graduate degree. Our deal was, while he was in university, even through his Master’s, he could live at home for free. All his expenses he had to pay. We had never been responsible for any of his school tuition as he was on different programs and never had a tuition bill: Dual Credit for AA, no cost tuition through state merit scholarship fund for Bachelors, and was hired as a TA for grad school...the University paid tuition and small stipend.
When I hear these things, I wonder if our area is different, maybe due to cheaper housing, but our son and DIL own their own home, and many of their married friends who are their age (24-27) own their own home, or are looking to buy.
But the “group of friends” in my son and DIL’s lives have never been a reflection of the millennial stats. Most married young, bought houses early, or at least moved into apartments, have good jobs and very little debt. Many of them have or are having kids (right now they have 30 friends and acquaintances who are expecting either baby 1 or baby 2.) That’s a lot of pregnant women :)
Great job and we need more like them. Where do you live?