Parents Give Kids Shocking Amounts of Money

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This is kind of scary because I was looking at how to get off my in-laws dole. I think they thought they were helping but they actually intervened when my husband I could possibly have solved our own problesm

Elizabeth of CA 8:34PM March 29, 2012

The world is full of extremely outliers. Just be glad you're not a parent.
Don't give up!

16 & Pregnant of CA 8:52PM July 04, 2011

Hi Veronica,
Good point! I included that emotional stat too just because I thought it was also interesting and shows how close 20-something still are with their parents ... we never grow up! But like you mention, maybe 50 percent isn't that high, considering emotional support is free...

Kimberly Palmer of DC 9:31AM May 26, 2011

I'm slightly amused that emotional support is lumped up with financial support. I mean, I'm not a parent....but aren't parents sources of emotional support. Is it really all that astounding that over 50% provide emotional support?
As far as a move out date is concerned, it works when the adult child is stably employed. I know I'm an extremely outlier, but while I was employed at the same agency for almost a year and a half, I wasn't stably employed. My hours were so erratic getting on top of my finances was next to impossible.

veronica of NH 7:03PM May 25, 2011