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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/7/2006 11:35:51 AM | Mecheng001, tell me you didnt ask your parents if you should move out? good golly miss molly
from reading your post it appears to me you just like to argue for the sake of arguing, you choose to live at home , good for you, your parents are fine with it, good for them, but those of us who dont live at home and have great relationships with our folks are not just abiding by society so call norm, its just we chose to be on our own, most people parents taught us responsibility and that partially comes from living on your own.
It has nothing to do with " being a player,struggling to make ends meet etc" If youre living at home helping out the family financially like posters like THE CHAMP IS HERE ( which I applaud) that to me is cool.
People living at home mooching off the parents and they have good careers, and the mom doing laundry,cooking,cleaning etc well thats just plain bullsh!t.
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/7/2006 11:42:11 AM | People living at home mooching off the parents and they have good careers, and the mom doing laundry,cooking,cleaning etc well thats just plain bullsh!t.
Hey, I do my share of cooking & cleaning...
I love to cook!
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/7/2006 2:31:03 PM | I'm curious - do you buy your own groceries?
No, only when my ex and I want to make some kind of special dinner or something. My mother is a coupon freak, she still shops for many of my brothers & sisters and takes stuff to their houses, lol. She always tells us we don't know how to shop properly... I don't intend to waste time on coupons when I'm on my own...
My parents keep a list of everything they want to charge me for, including room & board. It's usually around $400/month. And like I said, I give my dad all the free firewood in the winter so we don't have to run the furnace... With what I've been spending on working on my land, my bills are about $2000/month... Not sure how that compares to a current day single person renter/home owner in my area...
My mother will sure let me do the dishes, but she will not let me near the washing machine to do laundry, for some reason that's her domain and if I try to wash my own clothes she gets upset, I still don't know why... I've asked her many times for a specific reason, but never got a straight answer. (she washes so much, all my black clothes get ruined so fast...)
I buy and maintain their computer & some other electronic equipment for them, as older ppl tend to get really ripped off at computer places, etc...
I really do hate grocery shopping... I can stand doing cooking & cleaning (I like cooking the best), and all that, but standing in line at grocery stores is a kind of like road rage for me... I'll probably have to pay someone to get my groceries when I move out... I can shop with my ex for female clothes & shoes, but for some reason, grocery shopping is my number one enemy... I honestly can't take it, the shopping cart becomes a weapon for me, and I run ppl over with it when they don't move out of my way...
Hey sickntired, your profession says science geek, that sounds interesting. What exactly does that mean? | |
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/7/2006 3:12:17 PM | /\./\./\. Pleeze /\./\./\
Mech this really is getting pathetic.
If you can honestly tell me you are not using any illegal substance, fee free to email me. I have no blocks.
I say this because the philanthropist in me feels the need to pay for some psychology counseling.
I think I'd be willing to write a check for the first 6 week.
In the mean time. You obviously do not have the financial means ( or gonna) to hire for all the adult responsibilities you seem to loath. 2,400 a month in bills....wooo-weee. Isn't that the bills of any semi trade guy who makes 18 bucks an hour???? What happened to the $250 a day you were saving?? That alone is $5,416.67 a month.
WTF? LMAO@U You haven't managed to scrape enough money in over a decade to manage a home, yet you would ridicule your own mother for being fugal with coupons.
bungk....shezt dissss,,,hesss,dfghjk
I'm back...sorry...that was my head hitting the keyboard in disbelief.
Smoke and mirrors...to me there Mech. I'm just glad yahoo doesn't have a aroma software program in my Internet connection ...LOL... I'd have a swarm of flies hovering around my monitor.
People living at home mooching off the parents and they have good careers, and the mom doing laundry,cooking,cleaning etc well thats just plain bullsh!t.
Er...Ummmm. onegreatm8 I think the 20-100's PC term is Parental-welfare.
Keep up the good post Mech, entertainment factor of this thread alone is worth my 24.95 a month IPS.
Ummmm. you do know what that bill is?????
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/7/2006 5:50:07 PM | Uhm, the money I'm putting away is tax free retirement, ya know, the stuff you can't touch until your 65??? (unless you want to ruin the tax free part, and pay a hefty fee as well) So not sure what you mean by that...
Illegal substances? No, I don't even drink that often, so not sure where you're going with that...
I'm glad you enjoy my posts so much!
2,400 a month in bills....wooo-weee. Isn't that the bills of any semi trade guy who makes 18 bucks an hour???
Exactly, hence the finacial benefits of living at home... Yes, I know once I'm out on my own, 20k a year will no longer be going towards 401k's, Roth IRA's & Mutual Funds... But having a few hundered K in retirement & no mortgage in my mid to late 30's will be pretty sweet if you ask me...
You can send me a check if you like, but I'll probably use it towards a dump trailer rather than counseling, as I don't need any...
Merry Christmas dude! Hope you get something nice for your daughter there... (she definitely is a cuite. I have 20+ nieces & nephews, looking forward to our huge christmas party here) | |
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/7/2006 6:29:07 PM | | HEY!!! I am 32 yrs old and still living at home. I pay rent when I can (which is almost every month) so, maybe the guy or girl can't find a good place to live? Cut them some slack. I realize it is your ex but still, why are you so rude???? Maybe you should go to counseling or something. | |
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/7/2006 6:31:55 PM | Ummmm. you do know what that bill is?????
Actually yes I do, and it's ISP not IPS...
I pay for the internet access to this house, unfortunately I pay over $50/month here... | |
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/7/2006 6:56:25 PM |
Illegal substances? No, I don't even drink that often, so not sure where you're going with that...
R U sure? Dipping into some of mom or dads anti-depressants, eh??
If not could you enlighten us on this quote ??....
But having a few hundered K in retirement & no mortgage in my mid to late 30's will be pretty sweet if you ask me...
Ummm....you haven't even dug the footers of this dream house, and at 33 1/2 you are already in your mid thirties.....
Oh...My Bad...stupid me....You ment you will still be living with mom and dad in your mid to late 30's...Disreguard question 3.
Continue to justify the means...rather entertaining.
I'm glad I was out of the house and saved enough to buy my house at 62K 12 years ago... who would have ever guessed the market in the 21161 zip code would have went Total F'in' NUTZ. Single acre lots now going for 250-400K. With well 275-500K. (of course taxes going from less then 700 dollars to over 3K SUX) Plus the eight years left at $337.57/month aint that bad for real.. Funny thing MECH the the $418.42/month escrow for taxes&insurance is there even with a pay-off.
Point is, property tax, insurance, and things like food shopping are always there in the adult world. However, it's not that bad.
I am one of the happiest M Fer's knowing I lucked into the market instead of bunking in with mom and dad another decade.
Life is what u make of it MECH.
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/7/2006 7:30:24 PM | Single acre lots now going for 250-400K
Well, that's just silly... I paid less than $1000 per acre...
Yes, life is what you make of it, you seem to be happy with yours, and I'm definitely happy with mine...
And how dare you say something like that about my parents dude, now you're just getting nasty...
Good luck with your wonderful life man, I do hope you find someone, as I hope I do...
Have a good holiday. I'm done with this thread as it's getting too personal, and that's not what this forum is supposed to be for... | |
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/7/2006 9:18:03 PM | I will just say this mech... lots of people have given you some good advice and opinions.. lots of people have told you some not so good stuff...
I will agree with you though that this thread has kinda turned into an "everyone against mech" thread and that isnt fair.
Just do me a favour though... read all the posts here with a not so defensive mind and learn a little from it.
Sometimes we all need to be told things we dont want to hear. I know I have...
Have a merry Christmas and happy new year.
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/8/2006 3:49:41 AM | Hey Bruce for the record I think Mech is living totally in his own world. A mostly make believe one at that. Just my opinion. His posting just don't jib period.
For the record I was just busting on his arrogant post. The bragging and falsified justifications of his actions in his own mind.
A person who would boast of
Somehow I don't think a deadbeat puts himself through a mechanical engineering program at a university by working at a transmission shop. or putting away 65,000 a year since college
Actually, I've been putting away ~$50.00/day towards retirement since I graduated from University
Now a man of the aforementioned caliber would not snivel about 2k/month in bills. Nor would they be so lackadaisical to take years to clear and start a building lot .Even bunk in my mom and pop for another decade or two.
FYI: I clear several building lots a year for a living , thou that's not my speciality.
Nope, I think Mech lives in his own world. He's discovered POF and a whole new world to spread stories. That's just my thoughts. I took the liberty to link up to his sites he posted, read through his archive post, and even provoke him enough to the rest of us could take a look at the mind of a almost 34 yo that never left the nest.
Fact is I'm happier that has parents pick up the slack for him, then my tax dollars. I'm done with his more then 2 dozen post.
Personally, I have nothing against how long a parent wishes to keep a child in their home.
But the shear arrogance that smells in some of these post??? Well, just brings to my lips a weekly quote of mine. ...Don't piss in my face and tell me it's raining.
Mech Merry Christmas and good luck. Best advice try to think outside of the box..er....Uh......I ...mean...Try to think outside of the bedroom you've spent 3 1/2 decades in.
In closing I could only find government stats in USA for single men from ages (grouped 24-35) living home, which in totality was 11%
However 30-34 yo males in Canada is a Un F'in' unbelievable 34%.
http://www.ccsd.ca/factsheets/athome.htm
Makes me think now wonder this dating site is so big in Canada .
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/8/2006 4:12:17 AM | or putting away 65,000 a year since college
$50 x 365 = $65,000?
And I did go to school, and paid for it via working at a transmission shop, I made about 6K a year at that tranny shop, my tuition/books/gas/car insurance, etc was about 6k/year...
I never sniveled about $2400/month bills, I said that's about what I pay... I assumed that was lower than what someone living on their own, never sniveled... You're putting not only words into my posts I never said, but also assuming intent & my emotion when posting!
But, I guess it doen't really matter if you believe me or not, it's not going to change anything, we are obviously both extremely stubborn, and are at great odds on this issue...
And I'm glad you clear lots, and do it faster than me, good for you! I don't have 50-60 hrs a week to work on my land, nor the desire to hire out the work, so it's weekends only...
I thought 400-500 tree logging & stump removal in 1 year was a pretty good rate for doing it with my dad & myself, I guess it's a good thing we don't do it for a living like you do! You seem to be so much more of a man than I am, you go Mr. hero! I'm sure you'll have ladies crawling all over you in no time!
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/8/2006 4:21:10 AM | | Lookin4onemore - are you out of your mind??? you "pay rent when you can" - hello, get a freaking job and pay your own way in life!!!! | |
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/21/2006 10:45:39 AM | im 34 and i live with my mom. Im blessed coz I have free cable tv, internet and heat and AC, so i do what i can around the house. Mow the Lawn, Paint, do laundry, dishes. general cleaning, carry groceries.
I buy my own food and cook for myself to 90% of the time. I have total privacy to do whatever i want.
The thing is she is helping me out, becoz, I lived on my own since i was 18 and moved back in after a long term relationship ended and i was real depressed and didnt want to live on my own. AND THEN NOW - i went back to college to get a computer science degree. The degree is very difficult so i thank god we get along so well and i can fully concentrate on school. Also she has poor health and I am glad we get along so well, i have a good relationship with my mom and she is still alive. But when i get out of college I cant wait to move the **** out of herre! lolololol 
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/22/2006 6:16:20 AM | glad that you are getting a kick out of someone else's pathetic life... at least you are over him and ready to move on with a healthy relationship.
I will not date a girl living at home, I have in the past and she was just not grown up at all.
That being said if they are:
1) taking care of thier parents
2) culturally supposed to stay at home
3) if they are in transition (just out of a marriage, or unwed mother)
then I understand it, but if they are trying to get back on thier feet, is it the right time for a relationship?
so try to remember that there are times where this does happen, but I am glad for you that you are getting a lot out of your x living that "pathetic life" I am glad I have read this as well cause I would not touch you with a 100 foot poll as you do not seem ready for a relationship! | |
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/23/2006 10:24:57 PM | | I am over 30, have gone through many 'rough patches', I have an incurable neurological disorder, and yet, *I* still live on my own. After renting for years, I bought a house last year on my own. I pay my own bills, mow my own lawn and care for all my household needs in addition to working full time. It takes me longer to do the yard work than most people since I have physical limitations, but I would rather struggle than turn tail and go home to mom and dad. | |
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/24/2006 12:34:08 PM | good for you keljo, maybe someone like you can teach guys like mech and others that it isnt ok to mooch off of mom and dad, there is only one word for guys like like that LOSERRRRRR,
Treeman, I couldnt agree with you more | |
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/24/2006 2:10:51 PM | so you live on your own, big f'in deal. I lived on my own for 18 years and across the country, so what.
F u, im sure you have guys running over to your doorstep with your perfect body and life. Saying the right one will ocme along? yeah if you are a hot girl who gets hit on all the time.
i dont WANT to live on my own and why pay rent to a stranger, we own our house, why should i pay a stranger my money when my family owns a big home and we get along. I also dont want to go live alone, im lonely enough as it is.
I love my mom, and i am not Mooching, she WANTS me here, she asked me to stay, so take your insulting self rightousness and shove it up your a$$.
Also for me, im working my way through college and i am so blessed to have my mom and be closer to her then ever, and to be able to concentrate on studies. When i am done with school im going ro make more money then both my parents and can give back and buy my own house somewhere.
I could really do with out poop booty pompous insulting - spreading stigma, people stereotyping and insulting which is ususally to make them feel better about their own pathetic lives.
You live on your own, your still on plenty of fish, which is essentialy for losers who cant find a date in the real world coz they are fat or have kids or are divorced or out of a unsuccesful relationship. It makes sense for someone living at home to be on here, (for me its temporarily), until I can move out then ill meet a girl out in the real world. If you live on your own and are on pof your even more pathetic than us!
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/24/2006 2:14:04 PM | | I have been shocked over the past few years that women frown upon me helping my mom out financially when she got laid off. Many said she should be able to fend for herself. Sad. When you only have one parent as your family and you are close to that person and they raised you all by themselves you want to help out when needed. But most do not understand that and think it is just a cover up. Glad to say I will be moving out back on my own next summer when the lease is up, then maybe I will get some respect in return from people. Never knew helping your parent(s) out was a bad thing..what a wake up call. | |
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/24/2006 2:53:24 PM | Well, I hope my kids would be willing to help out if I ever fall on bad times...personally I think you're a star.
have a great xmas!  | |
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/24/2006 7:47:07 PM | Hey champ, I and many others here dont lump you in the same catagory as a lot of the freeloaders here. I said it before and I'll say it again. You are a man who is doing the right thing.
Dont let what is said about mooches effect you. It isnt written about you.
Merry Christmas.
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/25/2006 12:10:46 PM | Yeah Champ, their is a difference between a temporary situacion, a move back in situcacion, and a I never left situacion.
But still i odnt beleive in social stigmas, and you have to give everyone a chance based on individuality and circumstance.
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| over 30 and still living at home
Posted: 12/25/2006 2:29:34 PM | @champ is here, as I said before in my last post, what youre doing is cool, and even most women I know admires guys like you, as Edmguy said "dont let what is said about mooches affect you"
To me if a woman says that about you ? the hell with her and make sure the door hits your a$$ on the way out and leaves a mark to remind you of how misinformed a few people are
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