I'm referring to after you graduated high school or college. My parents didn't make me pay because I went to college. They did make my brother and sister pay, but it wasn't much; $50 a week. My parents didn't really need the money. It was more of a lesson in responsibility type of thing.

Yes, I gave my mother way toooo much money. I regret it. I gave her a lot of money hoping that I would get to stay with her, sadly that didn't last. :(

When I was an adult living with my parents -- especially after moving back in with them after having lived on my own for a few years -- they made me pay rent. But to be honest, I got away with not paying most months.

When I was in highschool I had a job to help with rent and I also was expected to help with utilities and groceries. It was basically a matter of my parents not having enough for all of us to live on without my help, so I didn't mind. I worked my way through college and helped them out as well since my father was terminally ill at that time. My father passed away several years ago, and now my mother is disabled and living with me, and I do not mind at all helping her out. My parents gave me all they could when I was growing up and I am glad I am in a position to help my mother out now.

Yes I had to pay rent in one way or another since I was 16. The more I made the more I had to pay. My mother told me you have to pay to live anywhere. She is so right.

No, but I had to give my parents money when they were in Jeopardy...like they are right now!

They promise to pay me back, but the debt they owe me is $6500 right now.

And with their finance now...I won't be seeing much.:(

Yes, I did. Not because they made me or anything but I just felt it was the right thing to do.

The last couple of years I lived at home (I was in my 20's) I paid what my parents referred to as room and board. It was a pretty small amount though and like Janice my parents were trying to teach me some responsibility.

yes; I did.

Yes, I do - and I don't mind. It's only fair.

Yes, I did. Not because they made me or anything but I just felt it was the right thing to do.

You moved out of your parents' house?

yes i do

You moved out of your parents' house?

Yes

I offered to, but my parents would'nt take any money.

Since I am single and my mom is elderly and a widow I have moved in with her. I pay her monthly and I do the yard work and help her out. So it works out well.

I'm referring to after you graduated high school or college. My parents didn't make me pay because I went to college. They did make my brother and sister pay, but it wasn't much; $50 a week. My parents didn't really need the money. It was more of a lesson in responsibility type of thing.
Me, too. I paid but not that much. But now I handle all of the finances anyway since my mom no longer can.

I paid room and board when I turned 18 until I went out on my own. I rented her front Duplex after she turned 80 until she passed in '06. She only wanted me to pay $500 and I took her to all her doctor appointments and I also took over the cooking and the finances.

I live with my parents and i pay them rent. I wanna move out though because my dad gets on my nerves. He wants me to make some changes but i don't want to because i'm happy with my life. I got 2 jobs. I just wish i could afford my own apartment but the rent in Maryland and Virginia is so expensive. I know i got Cleveland, Ohio as my location but i kept that because that's my hometown and i might move back there when i retire from working because the cost of housing there is less expensive than Maryland and Virginia. I'm gonna have to eventually live with a roommate and i don't wanna do that but i have no choice because i don't want another job. I'd like to make more money but i don't wanna leave my job because i like it. I applied for low income housing in Virginia but i haven't heard anything yet. If i was unemployed and on welfare, i'd probably get low income housing fast LOL.

NO,NOWDAYS I AM NOT GIVING ANY THING TO MY PARENTS AS I AM IN SEARCH OF JOBS HOPE TO FIND A GOOD JOB SOOON AND GIVE LOTS OF MONEY TO MY PARENTS

I figure if you have to pay your parents to live with them, you should get your own place to live, as you will have freedom to do what you want without them breathing down your neck. I'm 27, living at home with my parents. I don't pay rent, but I pay the electric bill, but they treat me like a teenager instead of a grown woman.

I'm almost 30 for God's sake. I came home at about 10:15, and they freaked out, even though it was only about an hour and 15 minutes later than I usually come home. It wasn't like I came home at 5 in the morning.

They have no reason to treat me like a teenager when I was a good kid growing up, and continue to be a good adult. I never smoked,drank,did drugs,got pregnant, or even had sex as a teenager, and as an adult, I have only drank Brandy and fruity alcoholic drinks. They need to stop being overprotective of me since I'm mot a minor anymore, and have not beem for 9 years. :(

I'm referring to after you graduated high school or college. My parents didn't make me pay because I went to college. They did make my brother and sister pay, but it wasn't much; $50 a week. My parents didn't really need the money. It was more of a lesson in responsibility type of thing.


I had to pay $120 a month after graduating college

On the flip side of this question...
I'm a parent of grown children. When my daughter lost her job 4 years ago she moved back home. She looked for a job and finally found one. I talked to her about maybe going back to school for more college. It was a perfect opportunity that doesn't come around often.
She chose not to and that's her choice, she was after all 30 years old.
So instead she focused on paying off her bills. She didn't pay any rent, she offered quite a few times but I declined, I wanted to help her out.

After 2 years I did talk to her about helping out with some rent by paying 50.00 week since she had finally gotten her bills paid off and wasn't in school. Times had gotten hard for almost everyone by this point. My husband's work has slowed down and he wasn't getting as many hours and I'm disabled.

I hated asking, I felt guilty but she pointed out something I still remember. She said, Mom, I'm a grown woman, you already raised me, you don't owe me anything. And she told me she would have to pay much more than that for rent and utilities if she had a place of she own.

She moved out a year ago after she had saved some money and she was debt free.
I am so proud of the woman she became. :)

I guess my point is that is nothing wrong with a parent asking for rent when you are grown. I probably wouldn't have if times had been better but that's just me. But when you are grown you should be willing to pay rent without being asked.

I pay $200 a month

I wanna move outta my parents house because my dad gets on my nerves. We've never gotten along and i need to be on my own anyway because i want privacy. I like watching tv a lot and my dad has a problem with that. He thinks i should read books more. I don't mind reading books as long as the books are something that i'm interested in. My dad wants me to read school books and i don't like school. I'll probably move outta my parents house next year when i pay off my credit card. If i was just living with my mom, i'd stay with her because i love my mom more than my dad.

I pay 200 a month.