Flying the nest and leaving your parents house it a is a rite of passage many of us have already gone through. With it come both freedoms and responsibilities.
Freedom to eat what you want and stay up as late as you want, but also having to pay bills and clean your own dirty dishes. but most importantly, paying your rent on time.
Rent/Mortgage payments are the biggest individual expense for a lot of people, so I thought I’d ask the question:
- Would you let your parents move into your place if they paid the full rent/mortgage?
You’d need to find a room in your place to let them live. They’d sort out their own food/utilities and you’d have no more rent. Sounds good at first. its still your house, but is the upside worth having your parents living with you again?
I’d imagine anyone lucky enough to have a giant house where they could avoid their parents when needed might be ok with this idea, but most of us would have to make a lot of compromises if 2 extra people moved in with us.
For anyone who would be happy letting their parents live with them, how about the inlaws? Would you be willing to share your house with them in exchange for rent?
Please put your answers in the comments section below and we’ll see the price people put on their freedom.
Money Corgi 
Ooh interesting question! I’m not sure I could do it, If they would be homeless or would struggle without that set up then they’d of course be welcome but if not I think i’d still prefer the expense of the rent! #bestandworst
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I’m guessing most people love their parents but wouldn’t want to live with them again. How many days do you think you’d last before you’d start to want them out?
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I know lots of people that still live with parents or in laws (to be) as a couple. It wouldn’t cross my mind as an option tbh, my parents did so much for me already. I guess one of those things was making me an independent adult. If my parents or in laws found themselves unable to afford their accommodation I’d consider it, but I’d try to pay their accommodation expenses to allow us both to live independently, if I could. I would never see them homeless and vice versa but if its just about saving money, well there is more to life than cash!
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true, im expecting a lot of people with kids to say they’d be happy with their parents moving in to help out with things like babysitting and making family meals.
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I wouldn’t want this. I love them but I have my own family and own routine. It may affect our really good relationship. They aren’t too far away so see my daughters. Interesting question though!! Thanks for sharing with #bestandworst
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No. Was just going to leave that as a no and walk off then buuuut… just to pay my mortgage which we happily pay now then definitely no. I like my space from my parents now I’m older. Far far away space!! Thank you for linking up to the #familyfunlinky
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I think most people don’t realise how much value they put on their freedom until situations like this come up.
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Interesting! I cannot answer with complete honesty as no parents alive but I’m not sure I would charge them. You’ve got me thinking! #PoCoLo
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I don’t think I’d charge them, and equally don’t think they’d want to be here full-time. It’s hard work having people over let alone living with you and I think we all value our freedom more than we realise. We love each other, but that distance is a good thing I reckon. It’s a worrying thought though as my parents and my in-laws are getting on, some more mobile than others but it won’t always be the case and while I wouldn’t anything to happen to any of them, I’m not sure I really want them living with us either. I think there’d have to be changes all round if any of that came to pass. Thanks for posing this at #PoCoLo
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I’d love to have my parents live with us! I don’t get to see them often at all, maybe once or twice a year, so I’d love it. Not sure I could handle the in-laws though… that’s a scary thought!
Thanks for linking to #pocolo
(Sorry for the epically late comment!)
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