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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
Sorry, if you live with your parents, you are depending on them. Even if you do the (fucking) dishes (sorry) and cook your own food (tried not to swear).
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So you're saying if you live with your parents because you're saving up for a down payment, but still do housework, cook, buy groceries, etc.. Makes you less independent than the next person doing the same daily tasks, but putting $1000 towards rent every month?
I personally disagree. Maybe I'm biased, being in this situation. I'm 21 and I make more than both my parents combined. I do everything at home that I would do if I were living on my own. They don't ask me to pay rent, but I insist on giving them some money every month. As I mentioned about lifestyle choice, that's what I'm a little stuck with right now. I'm deciding whether to save up for a down payment, or just move out and rent for the life experience - either on my own or with a friend.
I see what you're saying, that the person who lives at home is able to save that $1000 a month by "depending", on their parents. But it's all about perception here.. When that person living at home throws down a down payment and finally moves out, who's gonna seem more "independent?" You could argue forever.