I believe this is more of a cultural reflection than it is of the state of the economy.
Kick them out at 18 if no college, 22 if college. No exceptions.
Things will turn around rapidly.
“Kick them out at 18 if no college, 22 if college. No exceptions.”
Agreed. My Dad started me on, ‘The Path To Independence’ when I was 16. I was TOLD I had 2 years to work & save and plan and then I was on my own...
...but I showed HIM! I was out of the house and self-supporting at 17, LOL! (I graduated High School at 17 in 3.5 years.)
Joined the Army at 18, and only came back home to live one time while my then-Navy-husband was on a 9-month cruise. Mom was overjoyed to have some time with me. I worked full-time and saved up enough $ in 9 months for a down payment on a house when my husband got back. Cute little Cape Cod doll house - 820 square feet! Corner lot! Man, we had made The Big Time!
To this day, Dad, who I now take care of; he’ll be 80 this month, says the reason he likes me so much is that I left home and never came back! :)
If they are raised right, there will be no need to *kick them out*.
My youngest was back hat home for a brief stint after a job didn’t work out, but she got a part time one and pursued further education and is no in grad school and looking at a PhD.
Sometimes they need a hand up and kicking them out is not always the loving or necessary thing to do.
BTW, I lived at home until I got married at 30. I had a full time, good paying job, paid room and board, helped around the house, did my own laundry, owned my own car, traveled and had my own social life.
Home was a place to sleep and eat.
Living at home is not necessarily due to anything but convenience. I had a good relationship and understanding with my parents and it worked for us.
I moved out at 19. Poor parents. I found my own way, barely getting by on a low-paying job, but worked things out. I married at 23, my wife was 21 and also poor. Being on our own made us stronger, and things indeed did get better as the years went by. Our kids couldn't wait to be out on their own, although we paid for their college, which they graduated in four years at the age of 21 and found full-time work. Millennials can make it on their own if they apply themselves and don't get lazy.