People still living with parents when they're over 20?

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Moved out on my 18th Birthday (actually signed the lease that day), ended up leaving uni after the second year and moved back home for a couple of months after a 2 week stint of kipping on mates couches then rough for 3 nights as I couldn't face telling my parents what I'd done. Moved through to Edinburgh for a year, but that wasn't for me, just wasn't sociable at all and ended up v isolated. Ended up back home again by my 21st.
Ended up they moved out on me when my Mum retired and let me stay on in the place till I was in my late 20's and had my first kid.

Nice to have a fall back to some degree, especially if you were as disorganised as me.
 


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The worst thing is that I've never had an instance of 'colour-run' whilst washing clothes. I would routinely wash things of all colours together. Fine.

The first time my Mam washes my jeans when I move back home? What happens? A load of blue dye ruins my chinos.

She's 62 and can't use a washer properly. Amateur.
Bin her.
 
I moved out at 16, I moved into a flat with a mate and 2 years later I moved away from the north east on my own. I can see why people would drag their heels (financially) but I've enjoyed my own life and it made me grow up fast
 
It happens mate. I'm 24 and was gone for 4 years but had to come back. Will leave again when I have enough savings stored and its financially viable, and not a case of acting in haste and being totally fucked when a washing machine breaks or whatever!
Fair comment mate. I think more young uns will be forced to stay with parents for longer - (unless they 'get' pregnant and get a council house).
 
Currently at Uni and probably spend 70/30 at Uni/Home. Just about to start my final year and already worrying about the prospect of not being able to find a job straight away (one that will be enough to live off that is) and therefore be forced into moving back home. The freedom is superb, no nagging and being asked "what do you want for tea tomorrow" despite not having had my tea on that day...
Some asking what you want for tea, that sounds great. Rarely got any meals made when I lived at home.

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For what? Suggesting that her lad would have a better time at university if he was living in halls rather than living at home where he'll find it difficult to socialise with people at university and his only friends will be the friends he's had all his life?
That's rubbish to be fair, I stayed at home and there were a number of people did similar. You can easily make friends with people without living with them. Looking back I wish I had moved away (tried to with mates in year 2, but lost deposits), but certainly isn't a make or break if you can talk to people.
 
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Nothing wrong with it if you get on with them like, and especially in the current climate, if you move out young then you have little chance of saving enough for a deposit,

Moved back after Uni for a year, went to Australia, came back, had another 10 months before moving to London

The second time I honestly enjoyed it, had grown up,and appreciated how canny me parents were, felt more like living with 2 old friends rather than me parents, that might sound weird, but I know what I mean.
 
Some asking what you want for tea, that sounds great. Rarely got any meals made when I lived at home.


That's rubbish to be fair, I stayed at home and there were a number of people did similar. You can easily make friends with people without living with them. Looking back I wish I had moved away (tried to with mates in year 2, but lost deposits), but certainly isn't a make or break if you can talk to people.

I stayed at home for uni and didn't regret it in the slightest. Already had a circle of friends, and made a free friends on my course and from my part time job at Asda. I had the funds to pretty much do what I want and my parents were pretty relaxed about everything.

At the end of it, I had enough cash for a deposit on a flat while I did my accountancy qualifications in Edinburgh. Moved back to Dundee after I qualified and 3 years further down the line (almost 8 years post uni) I'm about to move into a "family home".
 
I was 25 when I moved out and it took having a bairn to actually go. Otherwise there wasnt any need, £100 per month board, plenty of spare cash and we always had the house to ourselves anyway.

Same, had the bairn when I 24 and was forced to get a place of my own. Back then I had tons of cash to spare and lived a comfortable life. As ya say there wasn't any need to move out til then.
 
Expensive houses? Just searched on Zoopla there for Sunderland, first 9 houses all under 40k. Are you telling me people with a job and some savings can't afford that? :neutral:

Christ where I live a young lad I know has just inherited a brand new "council flat" from his dead mother that cost quarter of a million quid. Sunderland is not expensive for houses like.
 
Expensive houses? Just searched on Zoopla there for Sunderland, first 9 houses all under 40k. Are you telling me people with a job and some savings can't afford that? :neutral:

Christ where I live a young lad I know has just inherited a brand new "council flat" from his dead mother that cost quarter of a million quid. Sunderland is not expensive for houses like.

Is job security as easy to find in this area though?
 
Is job security as easy to find in this area though?
Is job security easy to find in any area? What wage do you have to be on to not be able to afford a house that's less than 40k? a 40-hour a week minimum wage job is about 13.5k a year, meaning those houses are less than 3 times the annual wage. Scrape together some savings and off you go.
 
My eldest is 18 this year but still at college so he can't support himself yet. I've said he can stay as long as he wants to as I've not got the heart to kick him out.

I pay the bairn's rent. MUG stamped straight across my forehead.
 
Moved out when I was 18. Ten years later never being back home got a wife and 7yr old aswell. Loved every minute of it granted was f***ing hard at times and nearly hit rock bottom but living comfortably now private renting. Looking into buying hopefully soon even though it looks expensive as fuck
 
Expensive houses? Just searched on Zoopla there for Sunderland, first 9 houses all under 40k. Are you telling me people with a job and some savings can't afford that? :neutral:

Christ where I live a young lad I know has just inherited a brand new "council flat" from his dead mother that cost quarter of a million quid. Sunderland is not expensive for houses like.
I don't know Sunderland very well, but I'm guessing those houses aren't in a very desirable area. It's all fine and well saying "you can afford that house", but would you really want to live (or for your children to live) in an area like that?

I could have bought a 4 bedroom house in some parts of Dundee for the cost of the 2 bed (more like 1 and a half) I'm on the process of selling, but I sure as Hell wouldn't want to live in any of those areas!
 
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