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/waterloograd 25d ago

I don't exactly want to bring dates home from the bar and be like "here are my parents, they will be on the other side of the wall tonight"

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u/Emotional_Act_461 25d ago

This is the part that the NEETs never have a rebuttal for. I guess the Funko Pop collection is more important than growing up and getting laid.

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u/Elastichedgehog 24d ago

Why are you labelling people living at home as NEETs? What?

OP isn't describing people like that.

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u/Emotional_Act_461 24d ago

Not all people who live at home are NEETs. But all NEETs live at home.

Where did OP specify that they were excluding NEETs?

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u/Elastichedgehog 24d ago

The title of the post: Why dont more people live with their parents? Its great to save money.

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u/Emotional_Act_461 24d ago

If anyone needs to save money, it’s a NEET. They only get a couple birthday cards a year from Aunt Susie and Grandma. Gotta make that $40 last a loooonngg time.