jhook Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 For those of you that still live at home, do you pay rent? Have you ever paid your parents rent? Discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 My Dad was going to start charging me rent back when I was 21. I told him I'd rather move out with my then girlfriend. That was 6 years ago and now I'm married. Lucked out I guess. JoToRoBo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbobrando Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I know that my father/step-mother said either go to school or pay rent, so I chose the former. I was employed through college though, but they didn't charge me rent, which was nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchino Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 For those of you that still live at home, do you pay rent? Have you ever paid your parents rent? Discuss. my parents let me move back in rent free so I could be closer to school, but then I graduated and couldn't find a job. They asked for cheap rent but I just moved out instead. I think it depends on the situation. How well you get along, are you allowed the same freedoms you'd get from living with an actual roommate, if you pay but they still treat you like they did when you were 15. How much are the charging you. Etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhook Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 I was given a similar choice school or rent, I chose rent, it was 50 bucks a week. I moved out when I was 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letseatchairs Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I moved out and then my room mate went crazy and i had to move back. I'm having a really hard time finding a job and i'm going to have to pay rent with my no money if I don't find one soon. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 School or rent for me. Chose school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agua Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I pay 200 a month to my folks which I guess pays for my insurance, phone bill, and probably helps on utlities. I'm 24 and going back to college so it helps. They've threatened to kick me out if I got a tattoo though, gonna see if i can't wind them down on that. After next school year I'll have my associates and see if I can't get a decent job with that to move out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futures Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 My parents didn't charge me rent. I went to college for 5 years (had to repeat Sophomore year when I transferred due to mismatched credits) then lived at home for 2.5 years before I could afford to move out. They said as long as I kept a job and contributed around the house I could stay rent-free. I'm still thankful for that. Meanwhile, my little brother failed out of college in the 1st semester and worked full time since 2008 and contributes nothing but disrespect and lives there rent free as a police officer now. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 School and rent because my mom is poor. 500 a month since I got my first job at 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tittus Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I was given a similar choice school or rent, I chose rent, it was 50 bucks a week. I moved out when I was 21This exactly. Moved into my own place not too long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 My parents didn't charge me rent. They said as long as I kept a job and contributed around the house I could stay rent-free. I'm still thankful for that. this. still living at home so i can save up a down payment for a house. would i like to not live at home? sure. i'd love to have a dog, but i can't as long as i live there. but my parents are both really cool and we get along well, so i'm actually enjoying spending time with them cuz they won't be around forever. they actually like having me there and are happy to help me be able to save for my future. the fact that i don't go out or drink or do anything too awfully weird probably works in my favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Avatar Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I'm hopefully moving home from currently paying rent, to work from home. I'm not expected to pay rent because my parents get along much better with me than my other siblings. I offered to pay and they said nah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I would totally live with my parents. they're the best. I moved out with I was 17, lived on campus, then apartments and houses, I've moved over a dozen times. I was going to go home and live with them if I couldn't find a job in ohio, and was planning on paying them rent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesomexloveus Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 my mom told me she knew someone who charged their kid rent, but then put that money in a savings account for them for whenever they moved out. my best friend's dad lives with her and her son and pays her rent. that's a pretty backwards relationship, but her dad's cool and watches her kid for her when she wants to do something kid-free, so it works out for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinisterkidd Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I'm 22 live at home pay nothing do what I want when I want... Don't really do any chores or cleaning. LIVING THE DREAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xadamhudsonx Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I pay $1600 for a two bedroom apartment in Southern California. If you live with your parents and they ask for a little bit of rent... pay it (not that this was my situation, I'm just saying). The stress of living at home with your parents is a much better deal than working just to pay rent somewhere. JoToRoBo and pushbacktosquare 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Von Swift Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I had moved back home in my mid 20's to help my mom out, paid $400 a month in rent. But that wasn't as much as a demand for rent as me setting the amount and giving it each month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maneatingcow Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 From 18-19 I lived at home and paid $800 a month rent and that was just because my parents are stupid with money. Now my parents are at the point where they probably need to move in with me or my brother because they blew threw their entire retirement fund in less that 10 years. I just can't pull the trigger on offering to get a place big enough for them and me. It's the logical thing to do I just think I would end up murdering them within a few weeks or I'd end up just killing myself. They aren't bad people just really stupid and infuriating. Things like buying me and my brother couple hundred dollar GPS car things because I mentioned getting turned around when I went to Milwaukee for a concert, then talking about how they couldn't afford to go and buy food this week. 5 years back at least I let them know that I would refuse any attempt on their part to spend any money on me. Thats worked pretty well except for the GPS incident in which I made my mom cry and a couple others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noalarmplanet Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I pay $1600 for a two bedroom apartment in Southern California. If you live with your parents and they ask for a little bit of rent... pay it (not that this was my situation, I'm just saying). The stress of living at home with your parents is a much better deal than working just to pay rent somewhere. I pay about $1200 in SC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 My parents didn't charge me rent. I went to college for 5 years (had to repeat Sophomore year when I transferred due to mismatched credits) then lived at home for 2.5 years before I could afford to move out. They said as long as I kept a job and contributed around the house I could stay rent-free. I'm still thankful for that. Meanwhile, my little brother failed out of college in the 1st semester and worked full time since 2008 and contributes nothing but disrespect and lives there rent free as a police officer now. Go figure.This is how it always is. Sister-in-law gets knocked up, gets a house. My wife is super responsible, graduates from college, and doesn't get shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I currently pay $670 in SC (Two Bedroom Townhouse) but I have paid upwards of $1100. When I moved back to SC from NYC, my parents didn't make me pay rent but I paid the light bill. We had an understanding that me moving home was temporary anyways. Just enough for mento get back on my feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 This is how it always is. Sister-in-law gets knocked up, gets a house. My wife is super responsible, graduates from college, and doesn't get shit. Same for my GF. Parents consigned on loans and paid for her sisters college. Refused to do so for my GF. Completely fucked her credit before she the age of 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 "She needed the help, we knew you'd be okay on your own" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarzioo_ Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I moved in with my sister and her family after a bad bad bad breakup with the ex. I pay $200 but I help with her kids and I cook once a week. Life is probably too cushy right now and I'm not in any rush to move out. Although i do plan on moving at the end of next year as soon as I graduate college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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