Parents and "Lodge" Money

Parents who charge their offspring "lodge" money are pretending to be the government. I'm guessing it's because they are in pain because they are, in fact, NOT the government. Having zero power...it hurts people.

It's even worse when they charge as a percentage of income. It's clearly pretending to be the taxman. Yep.

Parents who charge their offspring "lodge" money are pretending to be the government. I'm guessing it's because they are in pain because they are, in fact, NOT the government. Having zero power...it hurts people.

It's even worse when they charge as a percentage of income. It's clearly pretending to be the taxman. Yep.

So move out. But you might find the real cost of "lodging" elsewhere is somewhat higher.

This is not about the financials. It is true that some things are more expensive than others, but the issue here with is that the parent is confusing their relationship with the child as being akin to a Monarch and his/her subject(s). It's actually sick, if you think about it.

I had no problem paying board or lodgings. Considering what they they did for me and how much mess i made and food i ate, it seemed fair.

Come on. Charging lodge?

It's your mother pretending she has another provider (read: husband/wife) and your father pretending that you work for him. I.e. the boss at work. OR, worse still, the Government taxing the people.

No, before she passed away last year, she was a wheelchair bound disabled person. Tell me how me staying in her house rent free, eating her food, all on the measly allowance she got from the Tories would be beneficial. I paid because of the benefit I got. If I didn' have bills myself I'd have given most of my wages to her.

No. Once you turn 18, you should be paying your parents rent.

Why should a grown adult expect to have everything handed to them on a plate for free? It should be a case of cough up or you're out the door.

Nope. You are talking here about entitlement and responsibility.

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Parents who charge their offspring "lodge" money are pretending to be the government. I'm guessing it's because they are in pain because they are, in fact, NOT the government. Having zero power...it hurts people.

It's even worse when they charge as a percentage of income. It's clearly pretending to be the taxman. Yep.

If they are using food their parents buy, water, electric etc, they should as they are adding to the monthly bills.

Not necessarily. Relationships are more than just money. Also, for families/households that work together and for each other there may be an overall benefit for offspring not to pay lodge money. e.g. In the same way children U16 are not commonly expected to do so, or a househusband/wife naturally doesn't. It depends on the circumstances of the household and in a lot of situations I would say a more effective long-term plan would be not to charge.

That's a different issue.

No. Once you turn 18, you should be paying your parents rent.

Why should a grown adult expect to have everything handed to them on a plate for free? It should be a case of cough up or you're out the door.