Why do so many young adults STILL live with their parents?

[my54ford]

Originally Posted by MynameisnotPeter


Then how does one be successful without a
college degree? I read in 2020 that nobody will be able to have a job that pays
more than minimum wage unless they have a college degree.

4 year degree or trade school 2 yr degree? I have 1 guy on staff that has 2 yr degree (electrician) and he is the lowest paid guy in the plant. He'll come up fast because he bust butt! The rest of us make anywhere from 70 to 120 k with nothing more the a boiler license...

[kash858]

Originally Posted by lycos679

It sounds like you know the answer then. I've never heard of anybody living with their parents that had the financial means to not do so.

Now you're going to hear of someone . When I was 24 I moved out of my parents custom built home that sits on a hill with a view of the whole city, vanishing edge pool and Jacuzzi, and a bunch of land to ride our quads and other toys. I only moved out because I was recently married and expecting my first child. I was moving because I thought that was the "normal" thing to do when starting a family. We have rented our own home now for 6 years. And now at 30, my husband, myself and two kids are moving back. We can afford to live on our own but they have a badass house so why not?!

[Canaan-84]

Originally Posted by my54ford

4 year degree or trade school 2 yr degree? I have 1 guy on staff that has 2 yr degree (electrician) and he is the lowest paid guy in the plant. He'll come up fast because he bust butt! The rest of us make anywhere from 70 to 120 k with nothing more the a boiler license...

I agree to a certain extent considering my father's case; he's a machinist at a railroad company and he gets paid 63,000 a year, though it can go as high as 81,000 in some years when he works over time. However, my father started off as a laborer and after 3 years he was allowed to become an apprentice and trained for 3 years at the company before becoming a machinist. Alhough, as I mentioned in another forum you can't expect people to go into a job that doesn't interest them or will make them miserable despite the money they can make. At the same time people should be more wise in choosing a degree and picking one they know will be in demand so they don't have as much issues finding a job and so they can also get paid a bit more.