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It’s no secret that millennials are broke AF. Between earning low salaries and monthly student loan payments, we tend to end up pretty strapped for cash at the end of the month. However, as poor as we may be, we put up with it for one purpose and one purpose only – to get out of living with mom and dad for even one minute longer than necessary. For millennials in New Jersey though, it looks like this just isn’t possible.
Thanks to just-released Census data, inhabitants of 49 states now know that we really have nothing to complain about because it’s abundantly clear that it could be much, much worse. 47 percent – almost half! – of 18-34 year-olds in New Jersey are still living with their parents, a number that completely blows my mind. You can check out where your state falls, but take some comfort in the fact that at least things aren’t as bad for you as they are in New Jersey.
Unsurprisingly, living at home as an adult is roughly correlated with living in a higher cost-of-living state, so Californians and New Englanders are hit especially hard when it comes to saving up for an apartment to call their own. Even if you’ve managed to pull together the funds to scrape by with a roommate or two, this news still impacts you greatly. Imagine going out to a bar and knowing that if you were to go home with half of the individuals there, you’d be awoken to breakfast in bed served by none other than mommy dearest herself. This should horrify each and every one of you.
Let’s all take a minute to pour one out for our friends in Jersey, because let’s be honest – any problems we may have with roommates, pets, or significant others pales in comparison to moving back in with the ‘rents. Hopefully things start looking up sooner rather than later for residents of the Jersey Shore, because this is a problem that no one, and I mean no one, should have to live through. If things don’t look up for you, don’t worry – you’re probably only a couple years away from leaving this age bracket anyway. .
[via Time]
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Steph W.
Steph W. is a new Master's degree graduate with an intern's salary and six-figure taste. She realizes her expectations far exceed reality, so she spends her days pinning away Loubs she pretends are in her physical closet instead of her virtual one. Her hobbies include attempting to trapping her boyfriend into marriage before he finds out how insane she is and pretending that Black Box wine tastes as good as the kind she could afford when she was gainfully employed. Send her tips for getting out of student debt at recruitchairtsm@gmail.com
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Yo, chill. It’s Friday. Stop yelling.
What do you expect? His behavior is unproductive
New Jersey isn’t exactly the cheapest of states to live in.
My only experiences with NJ are flying into Newark and training for 2 weeks in Weehawken. Needless to say I firmly believe if our nation were to build a wall it should encompass NJ.
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I think I’d rather live in a van by the river than live with my parents in Jersey
The trouble with these numbers is the age range. People between 18-23 (even 24) are still in college and often have their home addresses to their parents. It would be more realistic to ask how many college graduates live at home because its after college we start working. But to give you a blunt answer on that question it’s still gonna be a high percentage…
As a Jersey resident (who doesn’t live at home) that number feels low. People around here never leave home. Idk if it is cultural or just plain lazy, but WAY more than half my high school still lives at home 6+ years after graduating. Guess NYC being insanely priced and Philly being garbage contributes.
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There are few jobs that pay good rent for anything up North.
Lot of factors at play here. A healthy portion of these are people who work in NYC which has insanely expensive rent, but have an easy way to commute to the city. 50K doesn’t go that far when rent and utilities are 2K+
I’d say the rule of thumb is by 24/25 you should be out of the parents house, and this is coming from someone who is 24 and living at home. Fuck you unfriendly housing market.
1st “Jersey suckssss” comment.
Every guy I’ve dated this year still lives with his parents #PGNJP
I live in NJ and I have my own place…sup?
I’m 30 with a good job but if I didn’t have a wife aka roommate, it’d be very tough to live in North Jersey alone unless I lived in Newark or Paterson or some other shitty town. The inner suburbs of NYC are nearly as expensive as NYC itself. The salaries are lower out here and if you commute to the city like I do, you’re double taxed and have to pay for the train ($210 a month for my 2 daily 30 min rides). Friend of mine just moved to the ATL suburbs. He talks about getting a great meal for $30 and how he’s about to buy a 6 bedroom home on 2 acres for $350K (would be about 2 mil in my town). He says he doesn’t get why people live in the Northeast and I’m starting to agree.