• Pietson@kbin.social
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      6 months ago

      I didn’t pay rent especially since my parent own their home, but contributed to groceries.

    • Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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      “Paying rent” was me paying all the bills until I moved out one day and said “duces” after finding a shake and bake lab in the basement.

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      I was able to live rent free with my parents until I was 25. I just took my paycheck every week and put it towards my loans while in college. By 27 I was debt free with a bachelor’s degree.

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      When I was working, I was paying rent but it was much lower than if I had been on my own. Plus it was a flat rate so I didn’t have to add utilities or even car insurance.

      Now that I’m not able to work I give them my food stamps. So I still contribute just not much unfortunately.

      But yeah, I am thankful that my parents allow this arrangement.

    • ThelittleDoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Pfft. Try paying almost $500 a month for a shitty room that was always yours until you turned 18, now suddenly it’s a “fee” to live here…

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      My options were paying for my tuition or paying rent. If I was paying tuition. I got to live for free at home. 6 months after I wasn’t paying tuition rent kicked in… I moved out instead of paying to live in my mom’s basement. I’m very very grateful for that arrangement, otherwise my student loans would have been significantly higher.

    • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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      6 months ago

      I paid a little bit (like £100 a month), and pretty much saved the rest.

      If I was spunking it all away on shit I didn’t need, I’m sure they’d have charged me a lot more.