I live with my grandparents at the moment, but the situation is a little different. I take care of them. Grandpa has Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. 🙁

$500 a month? I'm not surprised she's still at home. Sharing a 3 bdrm house here with 2 others, rent + utilities is $500/month each, and if you're blowing your whole paycheck on rent, how the hell do you survive for food and transport? IDK, maybe you live in some deep rural area where rent is a hell of a lot less, but otherwise I suspect you just have no scale of idea of how expensive it is to live.

Or are you saying she should parasite off friends & not contribute her fair share? because that always ends well.

If her parents are prepared to support her through college like this, being a judgemental asshole about it only makes you look bad.

My parents would be sad if I ever moved out. 😔

Rent
Rates
Gas
Electricity
Phone
Food
Transport costs to and from work/college
Laundry
Insurances

Life is expensive if you're independent.

My kids lived with me until after college. Adulting is expensive and life sucks intil you have a career instead of an hourly job.

Well, you also gotta buy food, pay bills on top of rent, car/car insurance, phone bill, health insurance if she has it, and lots of other minor expenses. She's at least going to college and working, which is better than just sitting at home. Some people take a awhile to move out depending on their situation.

Bruh, living alone ain't cheap. You gotta eat, too. Can't spend all your money on freaking rent. If anything, it's good that they're staying home while in school. When I'm older, I'm planning on having my mother live with me. Because of Asian values or whatever.

Rent here is a minimum of about $700-800 a month.

Not necessarily. Everyone is different.

In my area $500.00 will get you just a room.

I live on my own and my parents want me to come back.