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Having the question as simple as the title itself, would you consider charging your son/daughter rent to live with you?
I am a college student who recently moved back in with my family last year, however I'm charged monthly to stay here. Its about half of what I'd pay on rent alone to live in an apartment/efficiency, yet where I live here is small and inconvenient from work. I also dont have any private space here, but of course its only a temporary move.
It depends. How old are you? Did you agree to the rent when you moved back? Are you being respectful, helping out around the house or are you treating your parents home like a motel?
We've already discussed with our kids that if they want to live at home while attending college (to save money for both of us) and they keep their grades up we would not charge rent. However, our house rules still apply while they under our roof. If they find the arrangement unsatisfactory we will not charge them rent, we will expect them to make other more acceptable arrangements elsewhere.
I was 17 or 16 when I started paying "rent" at my house back home. I was still at school and was working too. I was never asked to pay rent but I figured I had spare cash and pretty much everything was provided to me. If I had to move back home I would expect to pay rent. Youre not a kid anymore, responsibility comes with a price.
I lived at home on and off in college and was never charged rent. When I moved across town closer to school, I paid for it myself. I suppose it depends on your situation. Do you have a curfew, or can you come and go as you please? Are your parents strapped financially and really do need the extra money to pay the bills? I don't think I'd charge my kid to live at home as long as s/he followed the rules, and was going to school and getting decent grades (i.e. on the road to graduating, getting a job, and moving out).
It depends. How old are you? Did you agree to the rent when you moved back? Are you being respectful, helping out around the house or are you treating your parents home like a motel?
We've already discussed with our kids that if they want to live at home while attending college (to save money for both of us) and they keep their grades up we would not charge rent. However, our house rules still apply while they under our roof. If they find the arrangement unsatisfactory we will not charge them rent, we will expect them to make other more acceptable arrangements elsewhere.
For me it depends on the above. Are you doing any chores? What sorts of hours are you keeping? Are you following household rules or making your own hours? Are they also feeding you 3 meals a day (OR MORE?)?
I think if my children were living at home, keeping DECIENT HOURS like being home before midnight on weeknights and letting me know otherwise on weekends (unless working), helping with chores regularly, and keeping up their grades...then I probably wouldn't charge rent.
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Having the question as simple as the title itself, would you consider charging your son/daughter rent to live with you?
I am a college student who recently moved back in with my family last year, however I'm charged monthly to stay here. Its about half of what I'd pay on rent alone to live in an apartment/efficiency, yet where I live here is small and inconvenient from work. I also dont have any private space here, but of course its only a temporary move.
What do you think?
Full time student and part time worker- NO but part time student and full time worker- YES you should contribute something.
No...as long as you were not failing classes and were a full-time student. A part time job and being expected to pay for "extra" expenses? Sure. But certainly not to pay rent.
This is assuming you are a typical age college student (18-22).
I should add...are you also working to pay for tuition? Or are your parents/loans/grants paying?
Last edited by afoigrokerkok; 03-22-2009 at 08:55 PM..
I wouldn't charge my kids rent if they were in college. Even if they had part-time jobs, I wouldn't. I'm hoping they won't need jobs while in college. Who knows now - our investments have taken a hit, but that's an aside. Now, if they were working full-time and only going to school part-time, then I might consider it.
Besides, I might need them to chew my food for me later on in life.
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