Should kids have to pay rent or board when living with parents?

[wbks]

I love his logic. It gives me many LOLs.

"Cake or death?"
"Umm, cake please"
"Very well. Give him cake. You. Cake or death"
"Umm, cake too please"
"We're out of cake"
"So my choice is 'or death'?"

(sorry, just reminded me of that and I can't link to Youtube from work.)

When it's not the evil Asians trying to take over his country and steal the Rimutakas, it's his conniving parents trying to force him into homelessness and death

[Thani-B]

Simply put I would like to hear opinions of more younger modern teens who arent so frequent on this site because im not the best character to take sides with on here, or so Im told.

Well, Dean, nothing against you personally, but I agree with all the "parents" that are voting. As soon as I left school I started paying board, and while studying at uni I didn't have to pay. I finished uni and moved out and was flatting with some friends, a few months later I moved back home and started paying board again. I think its good. If I hadn't known what to expect when I went flatting, I would have been so much more broke than I was when I moved back home.

. Other rule is, once you're out, you're not coming back...

IMO That's a bit harsh...

[Drogen Omen]

hell yeah they should pay board...

my brother inlaw is 26 and still at home... doesnt pay anything towards food internet or power... and he is th only one that uses 80GB of internet a month... sometimes goes over by 30GB...

have told the inlaws they should kick him out cause he needs to experiance the harsh reality of pay his own way... but they are soft and wont kick him out...

[klingon]

Very interesting thread! It seems that most people here must come from cities where there are universities... for those of us from small towns we didn't have the option of living at home while studying, so of course we paid full 'market rate' rent while we were students.

Personally I started paying my own way as soon as I got a part time job when I was at high school. Then I left home at 18 (my sister left at 16). Neither of us died as a result. Neither of us went back home later. We just got on with the reality of life.

And that's all it is - simple reality. If you want stuff (including food, shelter, clothing) then you have to earn it.

[Bass]

Brother-in-law's parents had it sussed.
They sold the house and told him he could negotiate with the new owners cos there wasn't room for him at the new place.

[scumdog]

hell yeah they should pay board...

my brother inlaw is 26 and still at home... doesnt pay anything towards food internet or power... and he is th only one that uses 80GB of internet a month... sometimes goes over by 30GB...

have told the inlaws they should kick him out cause he needs to experiance the harsh reality of pay his own way... but they are soft and wont kick him out...

Life is going to be three shades of hell for him should the two parents pop their clogs...

[Headbanger]

When it's not the evil Asians trying to take over his country and steal the Rimutakas, it's his conniving parents trying to force him into homelessness and death

More gold.

[Headbanger]

This has been going on in PD as well.

I laughed like a damn fool when I stumbled across a post where Dean was trying to talk you into employing him.

[Ocean1]

She's had 5 months of paying nothing, if she doesn't like - she can leave. The door is wide open

5 months?? You soft old tart.


Mine are all gorn.

Finally.


I've changed all the locks.

[ManDownUnder]

If not living at home is an option then they pay board

[crazyhorse]

5 months?? You soft old tart.


Mine are all gorn.

Finally.


I've changed all the locks.

LOL I'm tempted to change the locks - but since I moved, my son doesn't have a key, and she will have to hand hers back...... soon - maybe in 11 sleeps time

[wbks]

Very interesting thread! It seems that most people here must come from cities where there are universities... for those of us from small towns we didn't have the option of living at home while studying, so of course we paid full 'market rate' rent while we were students.

Personally I started paying my own way as soon as I got a part time job when I was at high school. Then I left home at 18 (my sister left at 16). Neither of us died as a result. Neither of us went back home later. We just got on with the reality of life.

And that's all it is - simple reality. If you want stuff (including food, shelter, clothing) then you have to earn it.

Were you allowed to rent at 16 back then?

[Str8 Jacket]

Were you allowed to rent at 16 back then?

Well I was flatting when I was 15 (almost 15 years ago).... Guess it depends if you can find a landlord that'll give you a chance or have good luck.

[crazyhorse]

Well I was flatting when I was 15 (almost 15 years ago).... Guess it depends if you can find a landlord that'll give you a chance or have good luck.

I can't imagine there would be many who would

[wickle]

I meant joB ops: But jogging won't go amiss either for her.... get her off the couch

get her off the couch.no contribution(jobs around home) no money , no power, no gameboy, no TV> soon no want to live at home... note taken fuse out of power box toys dont work.