I'm 27 and I will tell you the truth about getting older and where people my age are

[flashpatch]

really disappointed with this post, OP. as a 22 y.o. really nervous about the future, i was hoping for some good words of wisdom. instead, i got regular old BS a teenager could come up with.

[ktheoryz]

I'm only 23 but since leaving my parents home I have learned a few things:

1. You'll miss out on a lot of you live at home during your college period. I mean a LOT.
2. Most guys don't learn how to talk to women; if you're past about 21 and you still don't know how, I'd say the odds are stacked against you.
3. Being an alpha hardcore boyfriend only works for so long before it becomes overbearing for most women.
4. Most of us sub 25s shouldn't have girlfriends, except we never listen and we get them anyway pretending our situation is different.
5. You should be kind and open to everyone. Respect everyones (valid) opinions, don't be condescending or shun, and FFS avoid the negativity.

[Dave P]

Only people that live in cheap ass states hate on people who still live with their parents trying to save money to buy a house.


BRB decent house in my area is like $500k minimum...brb house in Arizona is like 95K

[WinningBrah]

The misc; where people in their mid twenties are considered old and wise.

[Troyisalwaysme]

Mom never really moved out she raised three kids and took care of her mom who had cancer. I'm 23 and live with my grandfather work and go to school. He helped me when I was younger, so I'll help him. He owns a single family house and a lot of work to be done for someone that's 80. Most of the stuff he shouldn't be doing anyway.

[SlickZ]

ITT: Op is 40 and lives with his parents and is trying to justify it.

[ShoAmGood]

If I could, i'd take my wife and 2 kids and live with my rents.

Would be balling right now if this were the case.

Seriously, this is what I would save:

$2.5k/mo mortgage
$1k/mo property taxes (NY)
$2k/mo daycare
$1k/mo heating/electric/etc..

That's ON TOP of the $1-$2k a month we already save.

Wow, can't you just sell and buy a cheaper house?

I know NY is more expensive, but my bills in FL are:

$916 mortgage.. 2,200 square ft home
Property taxes included in mortgage, roughly 1,700 a year
$400 month utilities (elect,water,cable,internet)

[Chozen]

Only people that live in cheap ass states hate on people who still live with their parents trying to save money to buy a house.


BRB decent house in my area is like $500k minimum...brb house in Arizona is like 95K

This. 500k is poverty house in certain areas of California.

I have friends and co-workers who don't live at home but are either a) living with roommates in a ****ty area b) 10k deep in debt and live pay check to pay check

These are people who make 60k and less.

Unless you hate your parents or living conditions, nothing wrong with living at home and saving up IF you want to buy a house. Don't care about house or future family, go buck ass wild and live paycheck to paycheck. Everyone has different priorities.

And yes, I live at home still
Make 110k+
100k+ in Savings
And have a GF I plan on marrying after buying a house; GF 5 years younger

[jon555]

The truth of the matter is this thread is made out of insecurity. You felt the need to make a statement about living at home.

Living at home isn't always wrong depending on the circumstances. If you are living at home because you need to take care of a sick parent there is nothing wrong with that. But how often is that the case? Rarely. Usually it is the loser kids going nowhere working ****ty jobs and trying to save money by staying at home when really they just want more spending money for the weekend. Kids this days have no drive and motivation. They have no character. They have no desire to go out into the world and succeed. They don't want to make it on there own. I moved out when I was 18. The lessons I have learned from 18 until now are invaluable. I wouldn't have learned these things If I had stayed at home. Yes, my parents love me. Yes, they wanted me to stay I as long as I wanted. But I have greater ambitions. I want more for myself. And that doesn't involve being 25 and living in my parent's house. This is the 1st generation that seems to be going backwards. Taking longer to mature. You *******s embarrass me.

[Insanityxx]

"success in life" is a concept or ambition only for the intellectually mediocre and generally, only for the middle class. It helps keep them in line.

The smart people pursue happiness, only pausing to reflect on how horrible the consequences of his/her actions may be for other humans. If it's morally acceptable, proceed towards pursuing pleasure.

Everything else is superfluous *******ry for miserable middle class nobodies to compare notes over beer/on forums.

You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later.

[SquallFF8]

Don't have to be 27 to figure that out man. That post was pretty obvious. Nothing was learned.

[y0lked]

Not everyone went to college and have a good career like you. Why does it suck that a 28 still live at home? You sound like a condescending pri1ck.

you should know the misc is the top 99% of everyone by now.

[cannadian]

So what you're saying is... you still live with your parents...

Way to justify why you are 28 and still live at home like a slacker.

"but i have to live at home and take care of my sick parents..it doesnt mean I am not successful..."

Yeah it means you are not successful, your parents should be moving in with you, to your new big azz house because you worked hard and actually made your parents proud. Not your parents little piece of crap house they raised you in. Grow up OP.

These.

Sorry folks, but if you're living in mommy's basement still and you're 30 years old, or almost 30 - you're not a man. You're not a man until you can take on the world yourself.

[HaterSalad]

Bought first house when I was 23. Moved out when I was 21. Save 25% of current income and still live comfortably. I don't know why this is so hard to most. At a modest 7% growth I'll be a millionaire when I'm 47. Excuses are easy to make, money isn't.

[ckbe]

People I know who are 20 live by themselves but don't save any money.

I know 28 year olds that live with their parents NOT because they don't have the money to move out but because they are saving, and about to buy a house.

I know 30 year olds that live at home with their wife and baby , they chose to stay there to live and take care of their father who is 80


Relationships:

Some of my friends didn't have a full relationship until they were 26 and now they're happier than ever, before that they hhooked up with a good amount of girls

Success isn't defined by whether or not you still live with your parents or not or whether you have a girlfriend. There are obstacles in life to be overcome and it causes some people to live with their parents at an older age.

I know 18 year old that moved out right out of high school (no college) and are going no where and are on drugs.

Took you until you were 27 until you figured this out? Fukk man, my PLAN is to stay at home as long as I can

[dudek89]

so you still live with your parents?

[Spaghetti Beans]

Live with family in London, no way can one afford a house here. It's not even worth blowing £250 000 to own a house here. Would rather save up and move country and buy a mansion for the same price.

[bottle_cap]

srs question

is smoking weed everyday and spending like 60 bucks a week on it bad to do at my age lulz

or should I save all my weed money. But weed is so awesome, i'd feel like i'm wasting my youth if i saved every penny and gave up everything.

[p90xswass]

wise words of wisdom my dear boy, lettuce pray

[ComingHard]

Are people that spoiled?
Their parents let them live rent free at their house as adults?

Mine kicked me out when i finished school.

Supporting yourself and creating your own household (with roommates or on your own) teaches you responsibility, and provides satisfaction.

[Spaghetti Beans]

I brought a kilo of gold at 27.

[EPICNESS83]

i mean i totally understand where alot of you guys are coming from but i def learned alot from living on my own (well me and roomies)

while living at home is decent and its the best way for staying out of debt..i would not trade my experiences of living on my own for anything

i truly learned alot about myself living by myself and what i was truly made of

[JakesOnYouBrahh]

lol op

...

I never neg.

*Leader of 'The I Love having bags of sh.it thrown at me crew
I get nervous when I walk outside crew
I love fat girls to squash me crew
I smell like shiiit crew
I eeat shiiit crew

[TrueBLOOD1]

People I know who are 20 live by themselves but don't save any money.

I know 28 year olds that live with their parents NOT because they don't have the money to move out but because they are saving, and about to buy a house.

I know 30 year olds that live at home with their wife and baby , they chose to stay there to live and take care of their father who is 80


Relationships:

Some of my friends didn't have a full relationship until they were 26 and now they're happier than ever, before that they hhooked up with a good amount of girls

Success isn't defined by whether or not you still live with your parents or not or whether you have a girlfriend. There are obstacles in life to be overcome and it causes some people to live with their parents at an older age.

I know 18 year old that moved out right out of high school (no college) and are going no where and are on drugs.

I'm not a big fan of categorizing people. I bought my house when I was 24 and still live there now at 32. I haven't lived with my parents since I was 18. Not saying there is anything wrong with living with your folks to save money, but I think there are a lot of people who are independent who find a way to make it happen. I have always saved money no matter how much I was making - it was the way I was brought up. It may not be the easiest way - but it can be done.

[CEO900k]

we need those great times to be loose and get it out of our system because I have seen guys who lived at home for a long time and they went wild. While a lot of us 25 year olds are settling down and starting a family, these guys are doing insane things like cheating on women, carelessly sleeping with them, and so forth.

Hahaha, this will be me.

[Ashfrolicious]

Actually 100% true.

Also, look forward to girls getting fat after 25.

Not all bad news though; guys 25+ have their pick of the litter as most chicks will give up sex to latch onto a husband.

This.

Unfortunately though, lots of women become less loose compared to their earlier days (sucks for bros who wont want a g/f and just want to pump and dump lol)

[JDaRipper]

100% agree with you, especially relationships

[MoroccanBrah]

I moved out of my parents house at the age of 19. Now I am 26, and still wish I could live with them to make huge savings... yes there is nothing wrong, in some cultures like mine, it is acceptable to live at your parents house until you're 30 years old.

I barely feed my savings account now account due to expensive rent...so you will ask why don't buy? I can't buy a house until I am stable, still haven't decided where I will settle down, lived abroad for 7 years...

The advice I could give to someone, the first thing you should do is plan and decide on your STABILITY... where you have family, friends a excellent job and career goals is where you should invest and live

moving out to newer horizons is good but not always the best solution

[folly412]

I'm not a big fan of categorizing people. I bought my house when I was 24 and still live there now at 32. I haven't lived with my parents since I was 18. Not saying there is anything wrong with living with your folks to save money, but I think there are a lot of people who are independent who find a way to make it happen. I have always saved money no matter how much I was making - it was the way I was brought up. It may not be the easiest way - but it can be done.

Agree with this. I spent my last semester in college going to school, working 20 hours a week, and spending 30+ hours trying to get a job after graduation. Living with my parents wasn't an option to me - it would have essentially sent a message to them that their entire support for 18 years and financial support for the next four wasn't enough. I moved across the country, taking a job that paid 25% less than the school said the average person with my degree at my school would make after graduation in an area that cost 28% more to live. Living in a place I hated, working my ass off and hoping my car would continue to run wasn't fun, but it felt great to do it all on my own - and eventually things start to go your way. Not a better feeling than my second year out of school when I got to invite my parents to have Thanksgiving dinner at my newer, nicer place and pick them up from the airport in my brand new car. I now make nearly three times my starting salary and will have my own home by the end of the year. You can be independent and not struggle financially if you're willing to make sacrifices and put the work in, as long as you're not afraid, can deal with difficulties, and do not rationalize away shortcomings.

[Grug]

will be 27 in september let me tell you the truth about getting old.


you feel old when you realize the best players in sports are younger than you and it sinks in your not a kid anymore.

Haha, I never had any real sporting ambitions, but I know that feel!

What's it like being single at 27? I'm 24 and just got out of a serious relationship, feels weird man. Do women become more sane when they hit their mid twenties? Is it possible to find a woman that age who hasn't been boned by 10+ guys?

Sorry brah, the craziness remains, the older you get though - the easier finding girls becomes. You have more confidence, more wit and there are less decent, unencumbered men around - so the tables turn a bit with women dictating everything (which is really nice).

I for one have been loving every passing year more than the one before it (excusing things like the last two months where I haven't had a day off, and most days are 12 hours of work). Compared to the crap I had to put up with at highschool (and even uni), this adult stuff's all gravy.

I have my own company now, and building that is hugely rewarding, I'm getting progressively closer towards my goals and it's one of the most satisfying feelings I've ever known.

As to the OP's post, sure there's nothing wrong with staying at home if you're still sane. I had to move out at 22 just to kick my arse into gear, I was way too comfortable at home and held back a lot of my motivation to get out there and build the future I wanted to.

Is it more expensive? Of course. But it's also independent, liberating and an important part of growing in adulthood IMO. There are some lessons you simply can't learn under the safety of your parent's roof.