Why are so many people in their 20s taking so long to grow up?

[BabyPiNK_FL]

I'm living at home. A lot of my friends who live with roommates, alone etc don't have two pennies to rub together or a pot to piss in. If I were to move out, I'd have even less. The job situation isn't working out for me and I never really moved out unless you count the dorms for a year at my commuter school. If I could manage comfortably as was apparently common in the past I'd love to, but it is simply not an option. I never even thought about moving out until marriage anyways (most of my mom's siblings [they are not from the U.S.] are unmarried and still live at home and to me that is a traditional thing to do). Now that most people around me aren't gainfully employed, marriage too is becoming even less likely option. As long as I'm in school and doing something towards a career goal my parents are happy to help and I am happy to try for a better option for the future. Master's classes start next week.