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[quote=Anonymous]I had no idea people had such vehement opinions on this, but I'm from the camp of charge a modest rent and save it for when DS moves out.

I moved home for a year when I was 23/24.  I had been out of college for 2 years and had shared a house with multiple roommates but everyone was heading their own way, and I could not afford to live on my own with my salary from a job at a non-profit.

My parents charged me $400/month (in 1999), which allowed me to save some money towards grad school (the rent was about what I paid in the group house, but I didn't have utilities and I could eat at home).  When I moved out to go to grad school, my parents gave me the $4k in rent I had paid them (it was a surprise to me).  It was a huge help for starting school and having a little emergency cushion.  It also kept me in the mindset of budgeting for rent and not getting used to overspending.

I did not have a curfew, but I was expected to tell my parents approximately when I would be home.  If I was going to be very late, I would call and tell them, so they would not worry.  I was expected to generally act civilized (keep my room reasonably clean, put dishes in the dishwasher, etc), but there were no real rules.   [/quote]

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