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No. 390364
So my parents are moving nearby because my dad has allergies to wheat and corn dust/pollen so Iowa isn't working out too well for them. Plus my mom got a nice job in the area and has been mostly just telecommuting, flying in for a week every few months or so.
Anyway, one thing she mentioned to me was the idea of moving in with them when they get their own place, assuming it's large enough, though I would pay some rent (primarily to help them offset their mortgage payment, not because they're mean parents). However, even if this rent saved me 50% after factoring in the cost of travel (as I currently can walk to work, but doubtfully will be able to do so wherever they move to), I don't know that I'd want to.
1) That would only be $300. It's enough to pay off my massive debt faster, but not immensely so.
2) I would have to deal with the stress of driving; I HATE driving (but I hate riding more) because of the number of idiots I have to deal with.
3) I probably wouldn't have the biking opportunities that I currently have (not that I use them, but they continually seduce me.)
4) While I love my parents, we are not close by any stretch of the imagination. Plus, they're conservative Lutherans while I'm a mostly-liberal atheist, so we don't see eye to eye about many things. (I don't know if they'd care to snoop, but I'd probably encrypt my porn drive just in case.)
5) I also curse pretty frequently when playing games, and unless I do get the basement I would have to watch my language more around them.
6) If they come to rely on my rent, it will make it harder for me to get a different job and potentially move away (not that this is happening anytime soon.)
There would be some positives.
1) I'd likely have a larger room or, potentially, most of the basement to myself (if there is one) so I could do a lot more with the stuff I have.
2) I don't have to get used to a new roommate every 6ish months (or, worse, potentially wind up with a horrific roommate)
3) The guy that I rent a room from now has no fucking idea how to take care of his own house; it's not trashed, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was all kind of shit hiding in the walls and making me ill. (My mom isn't the most organized person, but with my dad's allergies the house would be kept pretty clean.)
4) Despite the disparity in our characters, whatever social net my parents would set up (and I guarantee it would be a large one) might drag me into it now and then, which may be useful.
5) Slightly decreased food bill, plus my mom makes some excellent meals.
6) Even if low, it would still be enough to help pay off most of my smaller debts within 1-2 years instead of 3-4.
Of course, I've long guarded my independence like crazy (a reason I hated being in the military, though I didn't realize it until I was already in), and living with my parents in any capacity is negative both personally and socially (not that I have anyone to possibly think less of me for doing so...)
What would you do, /sym/?
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