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flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

RE: Martha Stewart blasts lazy millennials saying most still live with their parents and don't have enough initiative

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Lexxy wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
We didn't mind that Conor skipped the "renting an apartment" stage.
And lived with us, until he saved enough to buy a home.
He was going to school, and working full time. We hardly ever saw him.
He wasn't a pain in the butt.
He appreciated, everything we did for him.
So, he lived with us until he was 28.
It was okay with us.
Martha can have her opinion.
Not that I agree with it.
Every situation, is different.
Different strokes, for different folks.
It is different for each family. I'm sure you would feel differently if he sat around in his underwear playing video games all day & smoking pot. You taught him to be responsible & now he & his lovely new bride have a beautiful house. My brother did the same thing. He was living at home & started his business from my parents garage. The he bought his first house at around the same age, not sure of exact age but late 20s.

Roger that, Lexxy.

That's why I'm saying, Martha is too narrow minded, with her opinion.

Rents are crazy high, in our area. Two years ago, when Conor and Jessi were looking at apartments, they wanted $1250 a month, for a two bedroom, 1000 square foot apartment, in a nice area.

You can buy a lot more house, if you save up for a few years, and dive into the market.

(And, even that is becoming harder and harder. Conor got his house, in the nick of time.)

(The house that he paid $158,000 for, in October, 2014, he could list at $190,000 today, if he wanted to sell.)

Which, he doesn't. He'd be a fool if he did! I'd have to smack him. wink

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
We didn't mind that Conor skipped the "renting an apartment" stage.
And lived with us, until he saved enough to buy a home.
He was going to school, and working full time. We hardly ever saw him.
He wasn't a pain in the butt.
He appreciated, everything we did for him.
So, he lived with us until he was 28.
It was okay with us.
Martha can have her opinion.
Not that I agree with it.
Every situation, is different.
Different strokes, for different folks.
It is different for each family. I'm sure you would feel differently if he sat around in his underwear playing video games all day & smoking pot. You taught him to be responsible & now he & his lovely new bride have a beautiful house. My brother did the same thing. He was living at home & started his business from my parents garage. The he bought his first house at around the same age, not sure of exact age but late 20s.
Roger that, Lexxy.
That's why I'm saying, Martha is too narrow minded, with her opinion.
Rents are crazy high, in our area. Two years ago, when Conor and Jessi were looking at apartments, they wanted $1250 a month, for a two bedroom, 1000 square foot apartment, in a nice area.
You can buy a lot more house, if you save up for a few years, and dive into the market.
(And, even that is becoming harder and harder. Conor got his house, in the nick of time.)
(The house that he paid $158,000 for, in October, 2014, he could list at $190,000 today, if he wanted to sell.)
Which, he doesn't. He'd be a fool if he did! I'd have to smack him.

That is still way cheaper than here. A two bedroom will run you almost $2,000. It actually cheaper to rent a town house than an apartment but then you would have to pay all your own utilities. You would not want to live in a neighborhood where your house cost $158,000. But other regions would look at those prices and think it's cheap.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

In my hometown in Ohio, $250k will get you a McMansion with all the bells and whistles. Huge home and all he upgrades. Here in Minnesota, that same $250k will get you a basic starters house that needs major remodeling and probably has shag carpet from the 70's and some cosmetic damage inside. And the neighborhood will be sketchy as well. It's location location location. However Ohio has no jobs to speak of and Minnesota has lots of job openings.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Lexxy wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
We didn't mind that Conor skipped the "renting an apartment" stage.
And lived with us, until he saved enough to buy a home.
He was going to school, and working full time. We hardly ever saw him.
He wasn't a pain in the butt.
He appreciated, everything we did for him.
So, he lived with us until he was 28.
It was okay with us.
Martha can have her opinion.
Not that I agree with it.
Every situation, is different.
Different strokes, for different folks.
It is different for each family. I'm sure you would feel differently if he sat around in his underwear playing video games all day & smoking pot. You taught him to be responsible & now he & his lovely new bride have a beautiful house. My brother did the same thing. He was living at home & started his business from my parents garage. The he bought his first house at around the same age, not sure of exact age but late 20s.
Roger that, Lexxy.
That's why I'm saying, Martha is too narrow minded, with her opinion.
Rents are crazy high, in our area. Two years ago, when Conor and Jessi were looking at apartments, they wanted $1250 a month, for a two bedroom, 1000 square foot apartment, in a nice area.
You can buy a lot more house, if you save up for a few years, and dive into the market.
(And, even that is becoming harder and harder. Conor got his house, in the nick of time.)
(The house that he paid $158,000 for, in October, 2014, he could list at $190,000 today, if he wanted to sell.)
Which, he doesn't. He'd be a fool if he did! I'd have to smack him.
That is still way cheaper than here. A two bedroom will run you almost $2,000. It actually cheaper to rent a town house than an apartment but then you would have to pay all your own utilities. You would not want to live in a neighborhood where your house cost $158,000. But other regions would look at those prices and think it's cheap.

I'm sure it is less expensive here, Lexxy.

But, it's pretty dumb, to throw money at rent, when you can own, for less.

(Mortgage, property tax, and insurance...cost Conor less, than an apartment would have.)

We were happy he stayed with us.

And saved up. wink

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Ohfour wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
apple wrote:
VetteGirl wrote:
I couldn't wait to move out when I was eighteen. And I agree that the mentality of wanting your kids to have a better life has been pretty warped. Most parents seem to think that means to not have to do anything. SO's son literally has no chores and sometimes it really makes me mad when I'm doing all the housework and he's sitting there playing on his iPad. I can already see he's going to be a real prize someday *eyeroll*
Same here, I moved out at 17. Never looked back.
Its a different world now.
Maybe there, but not here. My DD bought her first house at 22. She's on her second house (upgraded sine she now has 2 kids) at 26. Probably 90% of her friends own their houses...
Which is yet another example of the fact that you DON'T know how many people live.
DS2 bought his first house at 19. It's a nice starter house, but he'll have to keep it because a new house is not in his budget.
flan
I KNOW how people live...I just choose not to live that way.
Your son could probably come here and get twice the house for half the price. He chooses not to. That' fine with me, but when people beyoch and moan about not having a job or not being able to afford a house, I give them a link to our classifieds that have literally thousands of job openings. And you an get a 1 BR apt just outside of Nashville for about $500 a month.
It's all about priorities...
I think I just decided where I'll live after I retire Great music & cheap housing. I'll just have to remember not to order tea with my meals. You Southern folks ruin a good crisp glass of tea with all that sugar!
Come on!!!!!! I would love to have you! And you can order tea, you just have to specify UNSWEET tea. If not, you are definitely getting sweet tea...:)

Pffft. Even when I order unsweet tea, half the time they bring me the sugared version. UN - sweet, people, it is a thing!

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Lawyerlady wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Ohfour wrote:
apple wrote:
VetteGirl wrote:
I couldn't wait to move out when I was eighteen. And I agree that the mentality of wanting your kids to have a better life has been pretty warped. Most parents seem to think that means to not have to do anything. SO's son literally has no chores and sometimes it really makes me mad when I'm doing all the housework and he's sitting there playing on his iPad. I can already see he's going to be a real prize someday *eyeroll*
Same here, I moved out at 17. Never looked back.
Its a different world now.
Maybe there, but not here. My DD bought her first house at 22. She's on her second house (upgraded sine she now has 2 kids) at 26. Probably 90% of her friends own their houses...
Which is yet another example of the fact that you DON'T know how many people live.
DS2 bought his first house at 19. It's a nice starter house, but he'll have to keep it because a new house is not in his budget.
flan
I KNOW how people live...I just choose not to live that way.
Your son could probably come here and get twice the house for half the price. He chooses not to. That' fine with me, but when people beyoch and moan about not having a job or not being able to afford a house, I give them a link to our classifieds that have literally thousands of job openings. And you an get a 1 BR apt just outside of Nashville for about $500 a month.
It's all about priorities...
I think I just decided where I'll live after I retire Great music & cheap housing. I'll just have to remember not to order tea with my meals. You Southern folks ruin a good crisp glass of tea with all that sugar!
Come on!!!!!! I would love to have you! And you can order tea, you just have to specify UNSWEET tea. If not, you are definitely getting sweet tea...:)
Pffft. Even when I order unsweet tea, half the time they bring me the sugared version. UN - sweet, people, it is a thing!

I hear you! If I'm at a drive thru I always taste my tea before leaving. It's a crap shoot. And that is exactly how I order it UN-sweet. Heavy emphasis on the UN.