How much rent do you pay your parents?

I'm at uni but I was at home last year and never paid rent. I find it pretty bizzare when parents suddenly start demanding rent from their kids the moment they turn 18 (unless they genuinely can't afford it, but they should be able to since you've lived there all your life!)

I'm at uni but I was at home last year and never paid rent. I find it pretty bizzare when parents suddenly start demanding rent from their kids the moment they turn 18 (unless they genuinely can't afford it, but they should be able to since you've lived there all your life!)

dis pusyhole drops bare stacks on da geezers u get me?

man be like toss a K like its nothing, 22 years young fam, hustlin like a 50 ceo nikka



( but seriously, 22 and hit em up with 1k a year , still at uni, bout to do 4th year)

Dun no.

Can someone explain why parents do this?

Do they do it to teach life lessons?

Or cos they need the money?

It depends on the parents, but in my experience, it's mostly because they need the money, or otherwise feel it is fair that an adult should pay their own way. I tend to agree that adults should never live rent-free unless they're in education, there's something a bit child-like about it otherwise.

If I have children, I'll let them stay at home beyond the age of 18 with cheap rent if they wish, but even if I'm comfortably wealthy they'll still contribute financially. I'd hate to raise kids who think it's normal that someone else will pay for them when they're an adult, irrespective of whether I'm their parent or not.