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Originally posted by AznSAE
I think its okay for you to live at home when you are helping with bills and stuff (paying small part of the rent, food, electric, phone, etc). But, if you are living off their paycheck, then you better get out and start growing up.
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My parents are like honeychile's....even if I
could pay them money for living here, they wouldn't accept it. I'm an only child biologically, and my step-father has four grown children (all of them have children, so I'm the youngest of his kids) so my step-dad is one of the biggest deterrents for me to give him any money. He told me tonight that all he wants to do is make sure that my schooling is paid for, so he's not concerned with how much money it costs for me to live at home...food wise, I eat a lot less than he does (my mom and I together probably equal what he eats, so it's not too much difference if it's just my parents or I'm living here as well) I also get some good rates for my car insurance (which my parents pay) as well as the other bills. I do pay my own medical insurance (which is over $200 per month) and I'm working on paying off some of my student loans with my biological father's help (through the divorce settlement my parents arranged many years ago). I'm also doing lots of things around the house that help my parents out, so even if I'm not directly contributing monetarily to the household, I'm still pulling my fair share of everything.
My parents are also concerned about where I go, so I make sure they know where I'm going and if I'm running late or something, I give them a quick call to let them know what's going on. I really don't mind doing it....after 23 and a half years of living, I'm used to keeping them updated with what's going on and I don't want to worry them unnecessarily!
