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I Live With My Parents

I have never lived on my own in my entire life and I am 30 years old at the time of this writing. I have a full time job but I do not earn enough to afford the ridiculous cost of rent on my own, even with a roommate the utilities would break the bank. I work a 12 hour schedule and while I get more time off than I did working 8 hours, the pay of course decreased dramatically. My younger sister is getting married in a few months and already lives with her fiance. All of this just makes me look like a loser in life and I probably am. At this rate, I doubt I'll ever live on my own before the economy finally crashes to the bottom. At least I have a job however, not everyone can say that.

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unitX · 36-40, M

@Serenitree, the mortgage is paid off so if the house is lost it would be from a natural disaster. If my parents died in an accident, I would probably inherit the house so I would only have utilities to pay off and that is managable.

And thank you. I would consider the job to be a bit below me, the other coworkers who work different shifts are all immigrants, but I know the state of the economy and would rather stay there than have to jump through the unemployment hurdles again. I've been unemployed 4 times so I'm aware how painful that process can be.

It is a manufacturing position in machine operation (yes, it still exists in America) so I am of a rare breed these days. Many of these types of jobs are located in city areas, far from where I live now. This area is saturated with landscapers who probably have the same idea as far as contracting goes.