Posted on 05/31/2012 6:41:01 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Just how much of a bummer is it to be well past the age of adulthood and still living under your parent’s roof? As this living arrangement grows increasingly common, the perception is that it’s not so bad after all. In fact, living with mom and dad can be pretty sweet. According to a new survey, young adults who live with their parents are nearly as likely to say they are satisfied with their housing situation as those who live on their own.
The Great Recession has brought with it a reevaluation of the American Dream, and even whether a college degree is worth the money. Now, the idea of living at home with your parents isn’t associated with failure or a lack of achievement. More likely, young adults living with their parents are thought of as victims of unfortunate circumstances, with plenty of good company.
They may also be considered to be pretty smart customers: At the very least, they weren’t foolish enough to buy a home that they couldn’t afford—and that promptly declined in value by 50%. That’s what so many adults, young and old alike, did five or so years back. To homeowners who are deeply underwater or facing foreclosure, living debt-free in your parents’ home must sound like a nice possibility.
(Excerpt) Read more at moneyland.time.com ...
it used to be that adults stayed longer with the parents and its very common in other countries in Asia for example...
everybody thinks we're supposed to be like "Friends" with pretty girls and handsome boys living the high life in an apartment....that is NOT reality....
If the SHTF I've already told the adult kids that they could live here with their spouses and children....they won't like it, maybe we won't either, but families do what they have to do...
I had four brothers and one sister in a smallish home but we still took my grandmother in, with her own room....it meant tripling up in some rooms but families do what they must do...
Their parents should kick the lazy leaches out on the street!!!
“has sunk down to on”
Yeah, I see what you mean.
But of course they have lives..good jobs, and wouldn't come back.
But I'd take them back in a second....
Put in the entire statement.
Now you can add intellectual dishonesty to your inability to read as well.
Poorly written
It reads a lot better when you put in all of the words, which you chose not to do.
I guess you don't do much reading and it may appear a bit complex for you.
Maybe that is why you didn't know the meaning of the word 'Independent'.
Interesting how the MSM can revise their perception of Obamaland.
Just like the terms that disappeared from the MSM in Nov 08:
McJobs
homeless problem
recovery for Wall $treet but not Main Street
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