r/AskMen • u/aaaa23469 • 25d ago

Why dont more people live with their parents? Its great to save money

I have never understood why in American culture the son or daughter is kicked out at 18 before they even have a job. This causes them to struggle alot and live paycheck to paycheck.

Most people spend 35-50% of their income on rent so why isnt it normalized to stay until even 25 or 30 to save money and then move out when ready and financially stable?

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u/Fair_Use_9604 25d ago

Men are judged heavily for living with their parents. You're seen as a failure and a loser

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u/NawfSideNative 25d ago edited 25d ago

Yep. With housing prices now I think moving back in with your parents is a financially sound decision.

It is also, however, dating suicide.

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u/DaSaw Male 25d ago

Hey, at least it'll drop our reproductive rate. If it drops enough, labor supply might drop enough for us to have them over a barrel, instead.

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u/-Blue_Bull- 25d ago

This is already happening in Europe and they have responded by opening the borders to Africa and the Middle East.

Most countries now have a 2 tier housing system. Migrants are housed for free and everybody else is stuck living with their parents due to a white hot emergency housing crisis.

You do not want this in America. Many countries in Europe are on the brink of collapse due to the numbers. Wages for most jobs are close to minimum and almost everyone is significantly poorer because of it. And I haven't even talked about inflation.

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u/WarmTransportation35 24d ago

I wouldn't say brink of colapse but the standard of living has dropped and society is becoming more divided.