22yr live at home,work fulltime,charge... $300 month room/board,must help w/yard-house duties,house rules.Fair?
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It just depends on where you live... the standard of living of your area....
If a one bedroom in your area is $400 dollars a month then I say no and I'd put a little more with that and get my own place. Dont get me wrong it will be a lot more than 300 but yard work and rules... that sucks having to pay for it. Freedom is worth a lot to me... I own my own condo and I have a roommate that pays me 350 a month everything included. With that said if the cost of living is high in your area like rent being 1000 dollars for a 1 bedroom apartment you are getting off very easy. Have you thought about going in with a friend as roommates or looking in a college newspaper for one so you wont have to pay everything on your own? I'd stay away from a standard Newspaper though... they could be anybody of any age. There are options out there however 300 dollars will be your cheapest though.
Think about this: You'd have to pay....
Rent, renters insurance, electric bill, gas bill if all appliances are not electric, cable bill, water bill, food bill, internet bill, possibly car bill, phone bill, credit card bill if you have them, and every day necessity bills.... if you can do that go for it!! It will be more than 300 bucks though.
Daniel
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Totally fair. If you don't like it, move out.
Yes its fair. If you lived on your own you would be paying much more than that. And you would have to do all the chores yourself.
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If you don't think it's fair, then move out. Who cares what the rest of us think? Depends on the house rules, I guess, I don't think having to help with the yard/housework is so bad, after all you would have to do that at your own place. And I don't know what prices are like in your area, so I don't know if that is typical of the going market rate or not.
I think it is fair. I paid $200 but one of the house rules is that you can't shut your door (no privacy) so I moved out with my first boyfriend at 19. We are still together, still in love, and have a baby girl. Worked out for the best!!
um, im not so sure about the yard work/ house duties part. paying for board and have to do chores ?
Hell yeah its fair... try going out and getting your own place. On top of paying over double that for rent, you'll have to pay water, electric, gas, phone bills, etc. I'd take that deal if I could :)
it doesn't matter if it's fair or not, it's your house, they are of age where if they don't agree they can move out and find a roommate or something
Right on to the parents!! If the 22 year old thinks they can do better than $300 per month then they can move on down the road.
yes. your definitely being prepared for the future.
You'd be doing the same amount of housework (if not more) if you lived alone or in a roommate situation, and you'd surely be spending more money on rent and utilities.
I think you've got a pretty fair deal. But moving out is always an option. :)
it is your house. Anyone should respect that no matter you they are.
Fair.
Room and board is ridiculous..
In the old days.. (sound like i'm old enough to be grizzled)
kids who stayed at home became bredwinners and shared all their earnings with the family
Sounds like they are trying to prepare you for the REAL world. When your out on your own, 300 will seem VERY cheap. Thank them, and go mow the yard.
More than fair. You should also wash Mom and Dad's cars. When you live on your own completely, then you get to make the rules. Until then, you live by your parents rules. Not because they want to rule you but because it's their house and they deserve to have it and their ideals respected.
Can you tell I'm a Mom? ;-)
Absolutely!
If you moved out, you would be paying way more than $300 a month for rent, utilities, food, etc plus you would still have to do the yardwork and chores. As for the house rules, think of it as the sacrifice you have to make in order to save all that money. The alternate is to sacrifice money to rent, electric bill, cable bill etc and get your "freedom" in return.
well, they may be putting it away for you for when you move out-thats what my parents did...i don't live there anymore, but i still help out-always had too, always will have too! They are your parents, they sound like mine-if you live there, you have to help out!
Very fair. I wish I could get a deal like that.
I'd give anything if that's all I had to do. I pay more then that a week in daycare. count your lucky stars daily it could be much much worse.
Totally fair, because as one person has already pointed out, if you lived on your own or even in a 'share' house you'd still have to pay rent/board & your share of bills. Not only that you'd also have food, utlities, etc AND still have to do your share of the chores as well... so make the most of it, you never know your parents might be saving some of this $$ for you for later, like my hubby & i are doing for ours... they just don't know it yet
It is more than fair! you would pay anywhere from $ 400- 600.00/mo; be appreciative & thankful that your parents will let you; I charged one of my twins,age(20) $200.00/mo & he bought all his special food that he wanted & absolutely no alcohol or drugs allowed & what privacy he had was shared with his 12 yr old Down Syndrome brother, who just loves & adores him; he worked ft plus & helped out; so please be appreciative; thank you.
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EXperience, been there & done that, also, will make you a better person.
if you don't like it, move out and quit whining.
Yes, it is totally fair. Your child can't live off of you forever. I applaud you and your husband for making your adult child have responsibilities.
Yep, their house, thier rules....
I stayed with my parents after being married for 15 years and with 5 kids. Guess what?? I followed their rules. It's their home-you're a boarder-try living on your own that cheap.
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