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[quote=Anonymous]My parents didn't care when I moved home in 1990.  The fast food jobs in my town paid the equivalent of $8/hour now.  Just car insurance for my own car would have cost several months of pay.

I was top ranked in the liberal arts college of my flagship but I wasn't savvy about finding a job.  This was pre-Internet.  I mainly used my college's career center after graduating and newspaper ads. I found a time-limited summer internship after graduating and then 1 year after graduating I got two job offers on my own and a offer through an old acquaintance of my dad's that he had met by chance.

My parents didn't charge me rent or food.  They knew I was trying.  They had gotten married and gone to grad school right after my mom finished college so they didn't have insane economic expectations for early 20's success.

I liked that they were kind and still treated me as a kid living at home.  I didn't abuse their generosity.  Once I moved out at age 22, I never again needed or requested any financial support from them.  It just took me a bit of extra time to get my bearings.

So as far as rules, it depends on what you think is fair.  But don't be unkind about it.  Also have some faith. Most of my friends who floundered along with me during relatively bad economic times recovered nicely and nobody ended up underemployed or worse than solidly middle class with health benefits.[/quote]

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