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Star Trek Fan
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I'm 22 years old, a fourth year college student at Liberty University in Virginia(Online), and I still live with my parents.

Some people have pestered me about moving out, but I'm not ready to do that yet. I'll only move out when I marry, and that likely won't be for several years yet. I haven't found the right man, and I'm not going to rush into marriage just to get those people of my back. I'll marry when I'm ready, and my parents are behind me 100%.

So who else still lives at home?

SavedbyGrace
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I do, for many reasons. >.>
I don't have my license yet, though it'd be nice to have it I'm absolutely terrified of driving, especially to big cities and the like. I can't afford to live somewhere else, and well, everything is connected, aye? And because of my job and the hours and such, I cannot go to school and haven't found any good 'online' courses which catch my interest, not to mention there's nothing much but truck driving, nursing, and teachers jobs in this area.
Oh, and collectors! But my parents are ... livid? No. Firm on my not becoming a collector.
Thus no getting a different job. So, yeah, at home, paying rent. It's not usually so bad, except when I have to ask someone for a ride. That part is hard.

Hobbit Missa
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I'm right there with you! I don't have my license and live in a little redneck-y town near the most poverty-stricken city in the country. Not many jobs available, so I'm clinging desperately to the two barely-over-minimum-wage, part-time ones that I have.
You should check out www.apus.edu for online courses. They're cheap and there's a lot of programs available.

ModestTreasure252
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I live in a redneck-y town too and I'm terrified of driving.

LAAVulpes
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I know exactly what you're going through. I don't have my license yet, because no one ever had the time to teach me so.... I can't afford to go anywhere else. I can't afford school because my job is min. wage and my hours are getting chopped into tiny bits in the off season. i live in a small, small town that has very few people younger than 40. Luckily my mom allows me to live here for free ... though my little brother isn't happy about it. I keep waiting for the day he realizes that it's not as easy as it looks getting out of your parent's house.

britthatsit
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I do and for the same reasons. Ditto on the parents being 100% with me on my decision, but that's because my dad REALLY hopes I'll pursue a career as a singer...not going to happen. He's ok with me wanting to write and wait on my boyfriend to propose marriage in December though :}

britthatsit
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And my two younger siblings and my niece are also living with my parents. So my parents don't really bug me about marriage/grandchildren/etc. anymore; nor does the cost bug them as I don't ask for much. A roof, at least one meal a day and a place to sleep. My dad was nice enough to buy me a netbook for NaNo this year which almost made me cry :}

LenaLunacy
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I used to live at home, up until about 6 months ago, but I now live with my partners parents. It makes financial sense as we want to save money for a down payment on our own home so I don't mind.

Sam111111
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I still live at home, but am moving out in a bit. Only move out when you marry? That's a bit harsh. But it's all where you have to move, what you have to do, etc. I'm 23 and about to finish my degree so I have a tiny bit of stability there. Maybe.

Star Trek Fan
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It wasn't my parents who said that I couldn't move out until I marry. I made that decision myself. I couldn't support myself independently right now anyway. I don't have a real job, just a volunteer one. I'm still in school, and I'm also hearing impaired and have eye problems, which makes it somewhat difficult for me in the real world. I intensely dislike driving as well; I have my license, but I don't drive that much. With money so tight and all the other stuff, living at home is the best thing for me right now.

Almira Torralba
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Here!

I plan to move out next year, when my schedule at post grad starts becoming impossible. My parents would really rather have me at home though my friends have been bugging me to move out to a dorm nearer to school.

jessicagk
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I'm 24, a university graduate, and still living at home. Between student loans and still trying to have 'fun money', it's just not feasible for me to get my own place at this point. My sister always bugs me about it, but it'll come in time.

mjmarlieu
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I understand this. Lived in Sweden last year. Just got home late this summer. Now looking for a job, but those seem harder and harder to find these days if you don't have 2+ years experience in the field. How are people supposed to get a foot in the door these days? I would recommend doing it while in college. Get an internship or something. Need to find out if I can get one, but doubt it. Not being a student and all...

Lisiche
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Network. I only got the job I had because my Dad plays craps with a guy whose son needed an accountant on the cheap. You can get around the 2+ years of experience if you just ask around and have low expectations for your starting pay. No guarentees, of course, but I threw resumes to the wind for three years but, after talking to my Dad's gambling buddy, got a job in a few months.

FrankieCroooow
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I'm 21, 22 in November, and I still live at home. Money's pretty tight for me as I don't have a steady job. I'm not the only child of my parents living at home though, so I don't really have anyone bugging me about moving out. Frankly, it's more convenient for me to live at home while I try to figure out school and job.

Star Trek Fan
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I don't have a job either. I'm hoping I might be able to get one soon, but it depends.

So you're not the only child living at home! I am ... no siblings. I never knew my only (older) sister. She died before I was born. Sometimes I wish I hadn't been an only child ... but I am.

Its really irritating when family members bug me about moving out. My dad's parents support me, but then, one of my uncles is in his mid 30s and he still lives with my grandparents(he's in a wheelchair though, so he has an excuse.) Its a few people in my mom's family that annoy me so. My aunt, Mom's brother's wife, started ragging me about going on a date a few years ago(I had just turned twenty.) It got to the point where I finally told her to shut up. Maybe she thought that since she and my uncle, Dad and Mom, and Mom's parents had all married before they turned twenty, I should have as well. So what? I don't care. Just because they did doesn't mean I have to.

FrankieCroooow
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Jobs around my area are pretty scarce, so it's pretty hard for me to find one. Which is the main reason that I don't have one.

I have two older sisters, one of which lives in Georgia, the other lives here at home too.

No one really bugs me about living at home, even friends. Most people think it's great that my parents are okay with me still living here. Once I figure out what I want to do about school and work, and whatnot, I'm going to move out. But, for right now, living at home is the best option.

daqu
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Well I'm still in college, so I live at home while I'm at home (I went away to school)

J.E.Blackworth
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I'm 20 years old, in open university and in a part-time job, so I don't have much resources for moving out anyway. If I get into an university next year, then I'll definitely move out. I'm getting anxious around here...

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madmaiden
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I'm still at home. Just finished college but staying at home until I can afford to get my own place.

Psychickid 7 months ago

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Psychickid
50032 words so far Winner!

Ditto here, just finished at Lynchburg College and so I am working weird places but I do have a job interview tomorrow so if I get it, I get more money and a job I actually want but it might cut into my writing. Oh decisions....

Saspirilla
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I'm 22 and commuting to University from home. It's a three hour round trip, hitting rush hour both ways as classes are 9-5. Ahh the joys of living out on the sticks and having household income of £1500 over the bursary limit.

On the plus side, no loans, no drunk people coming home at all hours (well my wee bro does) and all the money I make at my weekend job is my own :)


Sexmuffin_Cannibal
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I go to a community college and commute back and forth. I also work a full time job that helps pay for school. Hopefully I'll be out on my own next fall when I transfer!!

wolfloverapril
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I am 23 and still living at home. I'm also unemployed and broke. I graduated from college with my Bachelor's degree in web design but can't seem to get a job as a web designer. As soon as I can afford it, I'm moving out, but until then, I'm stuck living by my parent's rules which are really starting to irritate me.

True Blue Fool
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Preaching to the choir. I have a BA in psychology. You can't get a job with a BA in psychology, trust me. I interviewed for case manager positions, recruiter positions, HR positions, call center positions, assistants in group homes and adult day centers. The only job I was able to get? Part-time receptionist. I don't think I'm leaving my parents' house anytime soon, and it's driving me nuts. My older brother got laid off back in January, so he's been living back at home with us and he doesn't do shit. When I didn't have a job, I cooked and cleaned and did errands to earn my keep. Now my parents still expect me to do that, and I'm just kind of like, talk to your unemployed child, please.

Psychickid
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Have you thought about getting your Masters? I hear that is the only way someone with a psychology degree can get a job.

True Blue Fool
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Yes, it really is. But even with my Master's, I can only be an LPC (licensed practicing counselor), and nobody hires LPCs. So I'd need to go back for my PsyD. And I decided after I graduated that that really wasn't a route I wanted to go. I think I loved learning about psychology more than I love doing something with it. Now, I'm considering pastry school.

Psychickid
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That sounds awesome! You should totally go for it cause hey, everyone loves cake! Good luck!

KeraLoves2Write

Why not an MA in Social Work? Depending on what you'd like to do. With a SW degree you can do all kinds of stuff. That's why I switched from BA in Psych to a BS in Human Services (getting a MSW). I want to be a therapist or counselor or social worker. After like three years I think you can apply for a LCSW license and you can practice on your own with that :)

Adaptation
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This is pretty much me, except instead of web design it's English, and instead of web designer it's editor.

hildred
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Technically I don't live at home now (I, uh, live in a separate country now) but I did up until earlier this year. And when my contract here overseas runs out odds are I'll be moving back home for at least a little while until I can HOPEFULLY get a job in the States. I really hate never knowing where I'm going to be a year from now, but that's how the economy is sadly.

cinnamon.quill
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I'm 21 and I live at home. If I wasn't living with my parents, I wouldn't have managed to tag along to NYC and I'd still be back in New Zealand.

LHSflute
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I'm 23 and living at home. I just went back to school (community college in the area) and there's no way I'd be able to work enough hours to support myself on top of classes (nor would I want to!). So I'm living with my mom and my three younger siblings. I may move out if I get into a university (the one I want is near enough to commute to, so I wouldn't HAVE to move out, but it'd be more convenient), but that's a couple years off anyway.

Cybrewaste

I'm still living at home at 21. I'm not really feeling the pressure from my parents to move out as I'm just going to University at the moment, working and looking after my grandfather most days as my parents work super long hours. I'm probably going to be moving out next year when I move to a different university on the other side of the city, but right now there isn't really any rush for me at the moment.

scooterbug8515
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By posting here I JUST might make ya'll feel better. 25 (26 in November) and still living at home, and no it is not because I'm suffering from a case of "Failure to Launch". The economy such such that I can't get much more than a part time little over a minimum wage job and really on your own in my city on that income is not something that is feasible unless you wanna live on Rammen if your lucky and and live in the seedy parts of town.

oazan
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I moved out of my parent's house when I was 19, tried living on my own, realized I was broke and my boyfriend and I were completely stressed out, so we moved into his mom's house to live rent free until we can summon up better paying jobs and move back out. I'm working to find something that will allow me to pay rent on an apartment, possibly, because I'm losing my mind living with his family (I'm 23 going on 24 now, so... I've been here a few years now).

Amriah
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I'm in a somewhat similar situation. I'm around 20, will be 21 next month. My husband and I lived with his family for a while, but that was ridiculous, so we had to move in with my mother. Finding a job these days seems to be next to impossible if you have less than two years of experience in whatever field you're trying to get into. It's crazy. But hang in there with his family. I know it can be pretty crazy.

lilibel
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Hi,

26 and moved back home in January after having finished my studies in order to save up as much as possible on rent, food, clothing, laundry, before running off to the other side of the world (literally). there is also this student loan thing to pay of at some point. For 6 months I was jobless and tensions arose but now I have found something, it's getting better ^^
I haven't lived at home for 3 years, so it's been going on and off with the parents. First Nano home since 2006 so it's going to be ... fun? At least mum is totally supportive and always keeps me on tracks (dad tends to forget that the Nano is in November, every year and not on random months).
The worst thing about having moved back in? Having to tidy up my room on a regular basis like when I was 16. Otherwise, the food is good, the rent is unexistant and mum accepts on doing the ironing (and believe me, if only for that, I'd stay home forever :p)

WiresInABox
76528 words so far Winner!

I live home temporarily, I have had my own place while I studied but right now I'm jobless and can't move until I find a job. I really miss my own flat and I'm longing for my own place again! Still my parents are the sweetest ever, and no one of my sisters are living home at the moment so they are only happy that I am here to keep them company.

Kaleidoscope27
59464 words so far Winner!

24-going-on-25 and still at home. I moved out for uni for three years (with the exception of school holidays), then back. And I moved out for 9 months to move in with my boyfriend, then that kinda fell apart so I moved back. I'm hoping to move out permenantly in the next couple of months or so. (Back in with the boyfriend. We're learning from the mistakes of last time we lived together!)

HeraldMage
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I live with my dad (about to be 22 next month), and frankly can't ever see me moving out xD I'm too scared of the world! People are crazy out here now-a-days, and I just feel safer here with him and our two dogs. Then there's the whole school/money thing. I can't for the life of me figure out a major, and I've only ever had one job in my whole life (yeah, kinda spoiled hur), so... I'm pretty much *explicit* :3

The only other pressures I have on me right now come indirectly from my cousin. She's traveling and seeing the world, which makes me feel like I'm a lazy bum (technically I am but that's beside the point) and really kinda boring.

My best friend and I have playfully discussed getting an apartment at some point, but, kinda hoping that won't be for a while yet.

lilibel
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Just to put things in perspective, I never had a job before I did my third year at uni as an apprenticeship. I was 21 and it was only for a year (and I was living at home and the money was basically spending money). Don't feel bad about feeling spoiled ^^

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