Nearly Half of All Young Adults Live with Mom and Dad – and They Like It

There was some article I remember about how the Millennial generation was choosing not to buy houses or consumer goods at at large of a volume as previous generations because they preferred things that way. It was like this one, a bunch of statistics + one or two anecdotal examples.<p>It&#x27;s nonsense, it&#x27;s economic circumstances, and coping.

Another elitist article telling us we are happy with lower standards of living

The fastest path to these &quot;milestones&quot; is to skip the traditional incremental steps. If you want to own a home, living with your parents and saving your entire paycheque is the fast track. Not to mention how much cheaper retirement is if you purchase it with younger dollars.<p>That is what I am doing and a lot of my friends are doing. Skip the roommate&#x2F;renting phase of life in exchange for faster ownership of property and an earlier&#x2F;richer retirement.

Now they should do a article on parents who move in with their children.

You&#x27;ll own nothing and you&#x27;ll be happy - at World Economic Forum

Till they decide to have kids, or some privacy. I know having kids is not en vogue like it used to be, but still plenty of folks want and will want them, plus you cant erase biological needs of women that easily.