Parenting very bad. Unless kid is medically sick or he’s seriously studying in local school, parents need to kick adult kids out of the nest at 18 or so — so they achieve adult independence. Birds do it. Cats do it. People all throughout history have done it successfully, too. This is sick And really hurts the kids terribly.
Animals don’t have regulations that makes the cost of living impossible to do, if the income is less then $50,000/year.
I’m with you. And I think that all young people when they graduate from high school or college should do a six-month military basic training hitch. This will put an end to adolescence in those who are having difficulty in accepting adulthood and responsibility.
“parents need to kick adult kids out of the nest at 18 or so —”
You’re living in the ‘70s.
Even a casually interested person can do the math of an ‘18 year old moving out of the house’:
$7.25 x 29hr.s = $210, $170 after tax.
Now with that $680 per month factor expenses:
-rent: $500
-auto insurance: $100
-utilities: $150
-food: $180
-gas: $80
-clothing and incidentals: $80.
Total monthly expenses for 18-y.o. moving out of the house: $1090
Budget: $680 - $1090 = ($410) per month.
Your point is illogical and inadvisable. No one should listen to you.