Post by gammonstark on Mar 16, 2015 21:45:49 GMT -7
It took me a while to move out of my house. I don't know if it is economics or extended adolescence, but this seems to be pretty common for people I know. Many of the students I teach are from non-American backgrounds and living at home or having parents move in seems to be pretty common. I wonder if that is rubbing off in my area.
I always thought I would move out when I was 18, but I ended up going to college one freeway offramp away from home. I also worked every night, so I never really ran into my parents. Later I told myself I was saving up for a house or at least a large nest egg - enough to cover my expenses for a year just in case I made a job change. Then I started dating a lady who was older than me and still lived at home. Neither of us really cared, so we stayed living with our folks and kept saving money for eventual marriage.
I did not move out until that engagement fell apart. By then I figured I just needed something different and moving out was a good start. The benefit of moving out was that I actually became closer to my parents. They weren't always around, so our interactions became more meaningful when they did occur.
I probably did not move out until I was 30. Wow, that seems late, but I never noticed. I just kept working two (then three) jobs and spent a lot of time at friends houses. My parent's house was my home, but I probably spent a handful of nights at one of two other places.
I always thought I would move out when I was 18, but I ended up going to college one freeway offramp away from home. I also worked every night, so I never really ran into my parents. Later I told myself I was saving up for a house or at least a large nest egg - enough to cover my expenses for a year just in case I made a job change. Then I started dating a lady who was older than me and still lived at home. Neither of us really cared, so we stayed living with our folks and kept saving money for eventual marriage.
I did not move out until that engagement fell apart. By then I figured I just needed something different and moving out was a good start. The benefit of moving out was that I actually became closer to my parents. They weren't always around, so our interactions became more meaningful when they did occur.
I probably did not move out until I was 30. Wow, that seems late, but I never noticed. I just kept working two (then three) jobs and spent a lot of time at friends houses. My parent's house was my home, but I probably spent a handful of nights at one of two other places.