Well, hey, you guys. So according to a 2023 Harris poll for Bloomberg, around 45% of Americans,

ages 18 to 29, live with their parents. And here's a little fun fact. This percentage was

actually about the same as it was in the 1940s. But the reason behind

this decision obviously has changed. But today I want to share my thoughts on all sides of this

conversation and kind of give you some signs that it might be time to take the next step

if you or someone living at home with your parents. Now, before we dive in, make sure to hit that

subscribe button so you don't miss an episode. So first, here are a few reasons why people are

making the decision to keep living with their parents. Some of it is really good motivation.

You know, people are like, well, I want to save money. I want to pay off debt. You know,

things are just so expensive that I can, again, lower my cost of living by living with my parents, and I can save and pay off debt. You know, things are just so expensive that I can, again, lower my cost of living

by living with my parents and I can save and pay off debt, right? So, like, there is a lot of good

motivation to this. And I'm all for, to a degree, that idea of saying, hey, how can I cut my expenses?

What can I do? But also, we want to make sure that you as a whole person are thriving

in life. So while some of that motivation is good, it can have its downside. But people, again,

have so many heated opinions on this. But this also can be very nuanced because there are times

that it is a really, you're in a dire situation

and your family is a gift in that that are able to help you out. You know, I've talked to people

and, you know, they've lost a spouse and they move back in with their parents for a season.

I was talking to a guy and he was a truck driver and he literally was home two weekends a month

and that was it. And he was like, I just spend the night with my parents on those two nights and I'm

like, yeah, that totally makes sense. I have another friend and her husband's in the military

and he's going to be deployed for nine months. And so she's going to go and live with her parents

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