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This may well be an en-gb locale specific bug. Also, who's mum charges rent?

euph0ria 6y ago
I think it's pretty common in Sweden at least to pay rent to your parents that cover your cost (food + symbolic rent) if you have a job and you're done with high school + uni.
recentdarkness 6y ago
Mine did when I was working :P
sefrost 6y ago
Everyone I know living with their parents after university pays "bed and board".
Smaug123 6y ago
Indeed, it's pretty normal, though it's usually not at the rate you'd extract from a formal lodger. https://www.onefamily.com/talking-finance/finance/should-you-charge-your-kids-rent/ https://www.onefamily.com/talking-finance/finance/should-you... > According to a survey by My Job Quote people over the age of 18 and living with their parents pay on average £230 per month to their parents in rent – 65% less than the £690 median rent in England in 2018.
joshxyz 6y ago
LOL
LightG 6y ago
You must have lived the good life. My mum didn't charge me rent, she charged me a ... "contribution".
p1necone 6y ago
Mine charged me rent (once I was finished highschool and was working), saved it, and then gave it all back when I moved out.
- baq 6y ago
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  - teekert 6y ago
    Haha, yes, this is a good tip!
  - lostmsu 6y ago
    I should do that to my tenants :-D
- cssinate 6y ago
  Similarly, when I did post-secondary, my parents paid for all of my books but made me pay for my own tuition. When I graduated, they wrote me a cheque for the amount of all my tuition combined.
  - drewzero1 6y ago
    Wow! That sounds like my experience, except minus the part about the check. I feel like my parents did as well as they could for me though, and they taught me to save money in a healthy way after college.
- theluketaylor 6y ago
  A friend's parents had a similar system I thought made a lot of sense. While you were in post-secondary schooling no rent. They collected rent if you were just working or laying about, but that money was available for tuition whenever you want it.
TeMPOraL 6y ago
Mine did :). Or rather, I volunteered to do so, once I landed my first proper job during university years.
astura 6y ago
Most of the people I went to high school with? In my neighborhood/school, most children, when they become teenagers, are expected to get a job to help with the family bills. Personally, my parents didn't expect that of me, but theirs expected it of them and they both did. Most of my peers at school/work did so too. This is probably mostly a poor person thing. However, once you're done with your education entirely, unless there's extenuating circumstances like severe disability, you absolutely should be mostly paying your own living expenses, even if you're living with someone else.
bengale 6y ago
Most people I knew got free lodging up until they were 18 or still in education, after that you had to chip in.
cosmodisk 6y ago
I've hear quite a few people do this.In most cases it's a way to show your kids that it's time to pack up and start living on your own,or simply explain that everyone has to chip in.

I think it's pretty common in Sweden at least to pay rent to your parents that cover your cost (food + symbolic rent) if you have a job and you're done with high school + uni.

recentdarkness 6y ago

Mine did when I was working :P

sefrost 6y ago

Everyone I know living with their parents after university pays "bed and board".

Smaug123 6y ago

Indeed, it's pretty normal, though it's usually not at the rate you'd extract from a formal lodger. https://www.onefamily.com/talking-finance/finance/should-you-charge-your-kids-rent/ https://www.onefamily.com/talking-finance/finance/should-you... > According to a survey by My Job Quote people over the age of 18 and living with their parents pay on average £230 per month to their parents in rent – 65% less than the £690 median rent in England in 2018.

joshxyz 6y ago

LOL

LightG 6y ago

You must have lived the good life. My mum didn't charge me rent, she charged me a ... "contribution".

p1necone 6y ago

Mine charged me rent (once I was finished highschool and was working), saved it, and then gave it all back when I moved out.

baq 6y ago
scribbles down notes furiously
- teekert 6y ago
  Haha, yes, this is a good tip!
- lostmsu 6y ago
  I should do that to my tenants :-D
cssinate 6y ago
Similarly, when I did post-secondary, my parents paid for all of my books but made me pay for my own tuition. When I graduated, they wrote me a cheque for the amount of all my tuition combined.
- drewzero1 6y ago
  Wow! That sounds like my experience, except minus the part about the check. I feel like my parents did as well as they could for me though, and they taught me to save money in a healthy way after college.
theluketaylor 6y ago
A friend's parents had a similar system I thought made a lot of sense. While you were in post-secondary schooling no rent. They collected rent if you were just working or laying about, but that money was available for tuition whenever you want it.

TeMPOraL 6y ago

Mine did :). Or rather, I volunteered to do so, once I landed my first proper job during university years.

astura 6y ago

Most of the people I went to high school with? In my neighborhood/school, most children, when they become teenagers, are expected to get a job to help with the family bills. Personally, my parents didn't expect that of me, but theirs expected it of them and they both did. Most of my peers at school/work did so too. This is probably mostly a poor person thing. However, once you're done with your education entirely, unless there's extenuating circumstances like severe disability, you absolutely should be mostly paying your own living expenses, even if you're living with someone else.

bengale 6y ago

Most people I knew got free lodging up until they were 18 or still in education, after that you had to chip in.

cosmodisk 6y ago

I've hear quite a few people do this.In most cases it's a way to show your kids that it's time to pack up and start living on your own,or simply explain that everyone has to chip in.