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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our son lived with us for over a year after he graduated. He had a fairly well paying job ($70k/yr) and did it to build up his savings/investments.  We sat down with him and showed him what he could/should be doing.  Didn't charge him rent or food.  Just went over basic expectations regarding household, like letting us know if he was going to stay out late, etc.

He has an apartment about 15 mins away from us now, and a better job.  Still stops by for dinner or to hang out once or twice a week depending on his schedule and ours.[/quote]

Again, why all the drama?

Each of our four kids spent a varying amount of time living with us after college before going off and doing their thing. There was no grand discussion of expectations, none of this “charge rent and give it back” or “teach them how to budget and set up a retirement account” bullshit, etc. They just graduated, moved in, and we crossed bridges when we came to them.  Why does everything have to be so complicated?  [/quote]

I don't think it's drama.  Some of us are worried about raising failure to launch kids.  We don't actually want them living with us at 30, so we're thoughtful about the terms in which they can move back home as a young adult.  [/quote]

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