Do you charge your 18+ kids rent?

by tall penguin 40 Replies latest social family

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  RichieRich

  Errr, don't be shocked when you move out, pay rent, and those chores don't get done....you'll be wishing mom and dad were still around to keep the house up to snuff.

  Jourles, of the paid my dues when I was younger and am really paying the piper now that I'm older Class

  I think you misunderstood me. WHat I was saying is that at the present time, I do the majoprity of the household chores.

  I do everything except for my parents laundry and cleaning the bathroom. Everything else falls on me. I even do the lawn and stuff outside.

  Now, if the time came and my parents asked to me to pay rent, I would cease those chores, and only do what was necessary to keep myself living comfortably. But the thing is: my parents want me to keep on doing what i do, so they would most likely not charge me rent.
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  misspeaches

  My parents charged us rent. They charged us 1/3 of our take home pay. I HATED it!!! I thought it was horrible and mean of them. But now some years later I realise the value that came from it. I can manage my money, I know how to save.

  My brother and sister got given their rent back as a wedding gift also. Eventually my parents must have decided that there was no chance of me getting married anytime soon so when I was 25 they just gave me the money... Which was a wonderful surprise!
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  Darth Yhwh

  I lived at home till about the age of 23 or so. I had a full time job and my parents never charged me rent. If they had charged me rent I would have tightened my belt and tried to find an appartment much sooner than I did.

  I think it's a good idea to charge rent and if my kids aren't going to school, living at home, and have a job I will require them to pay rent. I do like the idea of saving it for them as a gift though.
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  DanTheMan

  My mom started charging rent after I graduated from HS. I don't remember ever being angry about it. It was like $100 per month or something.
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  caligirl

  I'm sure that I would have paid something if I had not gotten married 2 weeks out of high school. It is certainly not unreasonable to expect teenagers to help with the expenses once they are of age and no longer in school, even if it is just to teach them how to budget and that living expenses come before spending for pleasure.
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  wunce_wuz

  The day after I graduated from high school I got charged rent for living at home. As my parents said, "there are no free rides in life". The sooner I learned that, the better. It sucked, but learn I did...
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  pratt1

  Just wanted to add one point....

  Even if you didn't do nuch in the way of chores while you lived at home, it seems that as your parents get older, you become more of the parent and they become the child. Therefore you get to do many of the chores/duties that your parents use to do for you.

  That's another reason while it is wise for parents to always treat their children with respect. One day most likely the tables will turn.

  I always wonder how parents could reject or shun their children knowing that as they become older these are the people who will take care of their needs, not the elders or the GB.
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  Special K

  Very interesting read this here thread is..

  Hmm? What will I do with my kids.. charge rent or not.

  While they are still in school or University I not sure I would feel right charging them rent.

  I must think on this one.

  Special K
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  TD

  I agree that everyone should pay their own way in life, but my own experience falls in line with RR. Charging rent not only throws up a wall of formality that wasn't there before, it makes the family labor pool evaporate ---human nature being what it is.
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  delilah

  My parents charged us a small amount for rent, when we got a job(After we finished highschool). It taught us responsiblity, and how to manage our finances and realize what the real world was going to be like when we eventually ventured off on our own. My children will learn the same way we did.