Time magazine=Millennials Are Lazy, Entitled Narcissists Who Still Live With Their Parents

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175. Has it occurred to you that the reason

so many are living with parents is because of the mess we're in with the economy? I know some people who live at home, not because they live in the basement eating cheetos and playing WOW all day, but because they fell on bad times. Then you have the ones that never moved out in the first place because frankly, they can't afford to, most especially the ones who finished college and can't find an adequate job that pays them enough for living expenses AND those loans that suddenly come due a few months after graduation.

I live with my parents and I'm Gen x, but I have two reasons for this. One is because I can't afford my own place right now, not where I live anyway. I did fine up until a couple years ago. Things are so much more money since then, the wages don't keep up with rising costs. Many families are having to do this. Another reason is my father is disabled and my mother is not getting any younger herself so I stay around to keep my eye on them, help them out when needed. I'd far rather have my own house, even if it was just next door, but I don't see that happening. Heck I'd rather be living in a different (and warmer) state since my state has got to be one of the most expensive to live in. I did read it was in the top 5 most expensive.

There are exceptions, the ones that simply have no ambition but for most of us that do out of necessity, it's embarrassing. Most of the people who do live at home really do wish they didn't have to.

Millenials are having a harder time than us Gen xer's. Used to be if you worked hard you could get somewhere decent, but in recent years, the opportunities for making something of yourself are much harder to come by for them, with lack of money being the primary reason.