Posted on Apr 18, 2020
How would you consider a child who lives in the parents home compared to one who lives at a separate address?
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Many times children are berated because they choose to live at home after college. They have gainful employment, their own transportation, money in the bank, and they contribute to the household. Some of these children choose to invest and plan for their future without incurring more financial responsibilities that take away from their ability to begin to build monetary security. In contrast, there are those who choose to embark on their own apartment, a new car, a new wardrobe, and marriage/children. In quite a few cases, these individuals end up having their parents float them financially or moving back home with a tremendous amount of debt and a full family. In my humble opinion, individuals who find the wisdom to live at home and plan a strategy are just as self sufficient and adult responsible as the ones who choose not to live at home and still realize their goals.
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Children aren’t always free to choose to live at the home of their parents after college, PO3 Phyllis Maynard. All the things you mention are well and good, but they can only remain there if their parents approve and acquiesce.
In any event, I personally believe that when a child graduates from college, they should leave the nest.
SPC Nancy Greene
In any event, I personally believe that when a child graduates from college, they should leave the nest.
SPC Nancy Greene
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After I got out of the Army, I moved back home for a few months to work and save some money, so that when I got married, we had the resources to buy our first house. Once we were settled, I quit my fulltime job and went to college for a couple of years. My wife worked fulltime and I worked part-time, so with my GI Bill, we were able to live modestly. After I graduated from college, I took a job in another state, so we sold our house and moved. We were never dependent on either of our families.
Had I gone to college right after high school, I probably would have lived at home and gone to a local college, but I chose to join the Army instead.
Had I gone to college right after high school, I probably would have lived at home and gone to a local college, but I chose to join the Army instead.
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SGT Steve McFarland
PO3 Phyllis Maynard Absolutely, although I rarely saw them, because I was up and gone before the crack of 0-dark-thirty, and went to bed before sundown.
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PO3 Phyllis Maynard
SGT Steve McFarland Exactly my point. Getting out and making landlords rich, paying ridiculous credit card interest rates, barely able to pay college loans after everyone else gets paid is sucky tough love. If that is the case all non-well wishers have to do is let the parents bury you.
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SGT Steve McFarland
PO1 John Johnson Absolutely! I got out of the Army in June '77, and I got married and moved out in April '78. While I got along with my folks, I didn't want to stay with them indefinitely.
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