perks of still living at home - All Ages (General)

funkenstein

LODI/CA
Joined: 06/10/09
Posts: 933

August 16th, 2009 - 3:00 PM

other then the obvious such as lack of utility bills and what not, my ma just bought a giant box of these bads boys.

ryanage

PALM COAST/FL
Joined: 09/08/08
Posts: 8686

August 16th, 2009 - 3:02 PM

ever since i moved back in with my mom, i have only payed for food maybe once a month.

el_Uste

JERSEY CITY/NJ
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August 16th, 2009 - 3:24 PM

GET OFF THE INTERNET AND BACK TO YOUR CHORES

math

AUBURN/WA
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August 16th, 2009 - 3:29 PM

my parents spent $20k on their kitchen a few years ago. now they're doing everything else and the rest of the house is stripped to the studs with limited electrical, plumbing, and walls. I've found that I'm perfectly happy with a kick-ass kitchen, a couple outlets, and a flashlight. I'll probably miss it when I buy a place that has walls, comprehensive electricity, and a thoroughly average kitchen.

jubs

the 1990's
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August 16th, 2009 - 3:32 PM

wouldn't mind living at my mom's since she's a total pothead

jubs

the 1990's
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August 16th, 2009 - 3:32 PM

/sanford, fl

vanusempty

HARRISONBURG/VA
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August 16th, 2009 - 4:14 PM

math Said:

my parents spent $20k on their kitchen a few years ago. now they're doing everything else and the rest of the house is stripped to the studs with limited electrical, plumbing, and walls. I've found that I'm perfectly happy with a kick-ass kitchen, a couple outlets, and a flashlight. I'll probably miss it when I buy a place that has walls, comprehensive electricity, and a thoroughly average kitchen.

i was going to note that in your cooking vids your kitchen does look pretty baller. lucky.

on a different note: cannot participate in this thread as i haven't lived at home in over 5 years.
can say, though, that there would be no perks if i were to ever have to move back in with the parentals. i would gladly pay ridiculous sums of money on rent, utlis, and groceries to not EVER have to live with them again.

asummerglacier

BOSTON/MA
Joined: 03/19/09
Posts: 4787

August 16th, 2009 - 4:19 PM

vanusempty Said:

[quote=math]i would gladly pay ridiculous sums of money on rent, utlis, and groceries to not EVER have to live with them again.

SAME!

About 4 years ago I had to live with my dad and step-mother for a few months. It was hell.

15StoryFall

BEDFORD/VA
Joined: 07/15/09
Posts: 1647

August 16th, 2009 - 4:32 PM

This internet I'm on right now?

Definitely not payin' for it, guys

gwennygirl

FLINT/MI
Joined: 02/13/09
Posts: 987

August 16th, 2009 - 4:40 PM

my dad is a super cool guy, but i really hope that i'm not ever in a position where i have to live at home again.

Andyinthefront

ORLANDO/FL
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Posts: 8444

August 16th, 2009 - 4:50 PM

i wish i still lived with my parents. not having to worry about when you're going to eat next or if you're going to be able to pay bills is pretty rad.

alexoverdrive

BALTIMORE/MD
Joined: 10/01/08
Posts: 1864

August 16th, 2009 - 5:44 PM

I don't pay rent because I do enough chores to pay $500 a month.
I buy my own food, clothes, etc.

The big perk for me, I do not have to pay utilities!

FakeJuly

HALIFAX/MA
Joined: 08/05/08
Posts: 32

August 16th, 2009 - 6:22 PM

having a place to put my drum set and hords of other (useless) shiz.

math

AUBURN/WA
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August 16th, 2009 - 9:28 PM

asummerglacier Said:

vanusempty Said:

[quote=math]i would gladly pay ridiculous sums of money on rent, utlis, and groceries to not EVER have to live with them again.

SAME!

About 4 years ago I had to live with my dad and step-mother for a few months. It was hell.

also, not "still". but I am glad/lucky to have good terms with the rents and their support despite late adolescence being a bitch.

get_in_the_van

PITTSBURGH/PA
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August 16th, 2009 - 9:33 PM

Although perks of not living at home is every time I visit, I get spoiled rotten because my parents are the kind of parents who never want me to leave. Empty nest.

wavesxaway

GARLAND/TX
Joined: 09/25/08
Posts: 3337

August 16th, 2009 - 9:47 PM

-no bills
-having a job is optional
-free alcohol
-free internet
-no phone bill

its like being in hs all over again...i cant wait to move back out, honestly

DthDfyngSpceBoy

MEREDITH/NH
Joined: 04/06/09
Posts: 254

August 16th, 2009 - 9:50 PM

I would give my left nut to be able to move out. My mom is a constant nag about everything when ever i'm home which isnt often and my dad thinks everyone needs to be in bed by 930. i'll be doing stuff and he'll just wander through the house and turn off all the lights and other things like tv or fans in the room i happen to be in saying time for bed. then he'll leave and left i'm sitting in the dark.

Danny_Deadhack

AUSTIN/TX
Joined: 07/07/09
Posts: 789

August 16th, 2009 - 9:51 PM

I'm working 40+ hours at a temp job while I try to get a "real" job where I'm making a salary and actually using my degree...

But in the meantime I'm making butt loads of money in comparison to when I was in school...

So I think I'm finally going to be able to afford my first tattoo:

math

AUBURN/WA
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August 16th, 2009 - 9:51 PM

get_in_the_van Said:

Although perks of not living at home is every time I visit, I get spoiled rotten because my parents are the kind of parents who never want me to leave. Empty nest.

when one of my friends left for college his parents would put his cds in his stereo and crank them because they felt weird without it.

tillyoulisten

DALLAS/TX
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August 16th, 2009 - 9:52 PM

math Said:

get_in_the_van Said:

Although perks of not living at home is every time I visit, I get spoiled rotten because my parents are the kind of parents who never want me to leave. Empty nest.

when one of my friends left for college his parents would put his cds in his stereo and crank them because they felt weird without it.

my parents do this

wavesxaway

GARLAND/TX
Joined: 09/25/08
Posts: 3337

August 16th, 2009 - 9:56 PM

tillyoulisten Said:

math Said:

get_in_the_van Said:

Although perks of not living at home is every time I visit, I get spoiled rotten because my parents are the kind of parents who never want me to leave. Empty nest.

when one of my friends left for college his parents would put his cds in his stereo and crank them because they felt weird without it.

my parents do this

mollybee

PITTSBURGH/PA
Joined: 12/25/08
Posts: 1493

August 16th, 2009 - 9:57 PM

tillyoulisten Said:

math Said:

get_in_the_van Said:

Although perks of not living at home is every time I visit, I get spoiled rotten because my parents are the kind of parents who never want me to leave. Empty nest.

when one of my friends left for college his parents would put his cds in his stereo and crank them because they felt weird without it.

my parents do this

cds that you made?
because i got into my mom's car once and she had my really shitty demo in.

so weird.

RichardChainsaw

CHICAGO/IL
Joined: 04/18/09
Posts: 1474

August 16th, 2009 - 10:59 PM

FREE EVERYTHING. I haven't had a life that hasn't been paid for but I'm young.

Dr_Funkenstein

LODI/CA
Joined: 07/26/09
Posts: 949

August 16th, 2009 - 11:02 PM

mollybee Said:

tillyoulisten Said:

math Said:

get_in_the_van Said:

Although perks of not living at home is every time I visit, I get spoiled rotten because my parents are the kind of parents who never want me to leave. Empty nest.

when one of my friends left for college his parents would put his cds in his stereo and crank them because they felt weird without it.

my parents do this

cds that you made?
because i got into my mom's car once and she had my really shitty demo in.

so weird.

aw thats cute

cmrz

SEATTLE/WA
Joined: 02/15/09
Posts: 2158

August 16th, 2009 - 11:17 PM

I would never live w my parents again. I moved out at 17.

timorousme

WHEELING/WV
Joined: 06/26/09
Posts: 1182

August 17th, 2009 - 1:33 AM

My ex called me the other day. I told her that I lost my house and that I'm living with my parents again.

She said "At least now I know that you're eating every day."

I forgot how awesome a real meal is.

bradarad

BOSTON/MA
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August 17th, 2009 - 5:36 AM

asummerglacier Said:

vanusempty Said:

i would gladly pay ridiculous sums of money on rent, utlis, and groceries to not EVER have to live with them again.

SAME!

THIS

cmrz Said:

I would never live w my parents again. I moved out at 17.

and THIS.

been 13 years on my own and i haven't once considered moving back no matter how difficult it was or how many half eaten pizza slices i had to scavenge. when i visit home any more than 24 hours there and i start getting really anxious. and now that they are old my mom and my stepdad are on completely opposite but equally restrictive weird ass diets so all the food they have sucks. so it's not even worth visiting for a good meal anymore. i am a culinary wizard in my own right nowadays so w/eee

all y'all in this thread need to grow up and GTFO

gravytrain009

BROOKLYN/NY
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August 17th, 2009 - 6:33 AM

I love my mom, dad, and brother but would never move back (if I had to I would move in with friends/other family members first). My mom especially is a huge emotional drain, and she knows it. Multiple family members, her included, have made a point of telling me that I am so much better off and more successful now that I am not dealing with her constant dependence on me.

vanusempty

HARRISONBURG/VA
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August 17th, 2009 - 10:58 AM

asummerglacier Said:

vanusempty Said:

[quote=math]i would gladly pay ridiculous sums of money on rent, utlis, and groceries to not EVER have to live with them again.

SAME!

About 4 years ago I had to live with my dad and step-mother for a few months. It was hell.

If it were just my dad it would be fine. The fact that my step-monster and step sister live there too makes the whole thing a no-go. I wouldn't even stay there for a night. In fact, I don't think I've even stepped foot in their house for a visit since I moved out. I am so glad to be independant of them at this point in my life. Even if I were to hit rock bottom, I have friends who would gladly support me before my parents would even offer.

girlnamedbrigid

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August 17th, 2009 - 11:11 AM

i moved away from home when i was 17. actually, my parents left me in DC to go to school while they moved back to arizona. the only time i have lived at home since was during a transition phase of house hunting when my husband went to iraq and i went back to arizona. the two months that i was there it was nice not paying for anything but me and my mom butt heads after being around each other for longer than a few days. living away from my parents has given me a better relationship with my mother. too bad because me and my dad have always gotten along. my younger brother is the opposite of me, is 21, and has never lived away from home. lol.

slurthatchorus

CHICAGO/IL
Joined: 03/29/09
Posts: 1079

August 17th, 2009 - 11:12 AM

if i didn't pay rent, i would have money. worst fucking decision, ever.

tugboat

WINCHESTER/VA
Joined: 07/06/09
Posts: 1229

August 17th, 2009 - 11:21 AM

cmrz Said:

I would never live w my parents again. I moved out at 17.

Moved out when I started college and would not move back in again. I love my mom but my goal in life is to be able to take care of myself and that's not going to happen if I'm stuck living with my mother. I don't like being around her too much. She is a very nervous person and needs to constantly be in control of any situation. That makes ME nervous too and I had enough of that environment growing up. Plus I like my privacy and living with friends. My mom lives in Mississippi now and I have NO plans to ever lead me to have to live with her in BFE.

JamesNonstop

ONTARIO
Joined: 12/16/08
Posts: 119

August 17th, 2009 - 2:37 PM

the free everything really is great.

and Im lucky enough to have a nearly perfect family.
we all get along and we're comfortably middle class.

i mean uhhh, fuck you dad! im punk rawk!

gwennygirl

FLINT/MI
Joined: 02/13/09
Posts: 987

August 17th, 2009 - 4:05 PM

Danny_Deadhack Said:

I'm working 40+ hours at a temp job while I try to get a "real" job where I'm making a salary and actually using my degree...

But in the meantime I'm making butt loads of money in comparison to when I was in school...

So I think I'm finally going to be able to afford my first tattoo:

wait, do you/have you ever lived in flint?

gravytrain009

BROOKLYN/NY
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August 17th, 2009 - 4:20 PM

I lived with my aunt and uncle for about 6 months while I job/apartment hunted in NYC. Free everything plus an awesome house (flatscreen tvs, Wii, XBox 360, heated pool, hot tub, home gym, etc. etc. etc.) and none of the stress of living with my immediate family and I still wanted to move out asap. Having the freedom and control over my own comings and goings is worth not having air conditioning or HBO. That said, I have been visiting in NJ a lot to get financial advice/assistant from my other aunt (she lives next door), and it has been nice to have this brief intervals of OMG LET'S PLAY SMASH BROS BRAWL AND THEN GO SWIMMING.

xo_lovelife

Brisbane
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August 17th, 2009 - 6:07 PM

i live at home, but don't have free anything actually. i pay for pretty much everything.
my mother is pretty cool to live with although having to tell someone where you are 24/7 gets old fast, and i'm sure i annoy her too.
also she's looked after kids her whole life. like over 40 years. so she's getting sad that she can't do everything for me. not that i would want that anymore!

ryanage

PALM COAST/FL
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Posts: 8686

August 18th, 2009 - 12:18 AM

gravytrain009 Said:

I lived with my aunt and uncle for about 6 months while I job/apartment hunted in NYC. Free everything plus an awesome house (flatscreen tvs, Wii, XBox 360, heated pool, hot tub, home gym, etc. etc. etc.) and none of the stress of living with my immediate family and I still wanted to move out asap. Having the freedom and control over my own comings and goings is worth not having air conditioning or HBO. That said, I have been visiting in NJ a lot to get financial advice/assistant from my other aunt (she lives next door), and it has been nice to have this brief intervals of OMG LET'S PLAY SMASH BROS BRAWL AND THEN GO SWIMMING.

i had this with a band i was interim living with in atlanta. without being related to them.

Danny_Deadhack

AUSTIN/TX
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August 18th, 2009 - 11:21 PM

gwennygirl Said:

wait, do you/have you ever lived in flint?

I live in Fenton at the moment, but I worked at the Flint Local 432 for a number of years (it was practically my second home), it played a major role in making me the person who I am today and I think the logo in a lot of ways captures my ideas and thoughts on music and working class ideology.

Currently, I'm on the board of directors and hopefully will be able to do more in the future with it.

Remly

NEW YORK/NY
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August 19th, 2009 - 9:35 AM

My family is pretty chill. We all get along, but, like every family, we step on each others toes sometimes. Still, I can deal with it since I get an endless supply of materials to make grilled cheese sandwiches. And not paying for cable is pretty sweet.

zervoslives

CROWN POINT/IN
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August 19th, 2009 - 9:37 AM

2 refrigerators.