My brother didn't move out of our parents' house until he was 30. By that point he was an 8 year veteran of the NYPD and had been paying rent to our parents for 12 years. He also paid half the grocery,electric and gas bills, all of the phone bill, and his own car payments and insurance. He spent his vacations in places like Cancun and Jamaica and had lots of fun. I had been out of the house 8 years at that point.
We both bought our first homes within a year of each other. I had a $42,000 mortgage on my $47,000 townhouse. He had a $50,000 mortgage on his $150,000 townhouse.
Its going to catch up to them someday.
It sure has caught up with him. He's retired from NYPD, owns 3 apartment buildings, a bar (where he works 7days a week,) and is a partner in 3 or 4 other businesses.
Not all 30 year old "kids" are irresponsible.
I said there are LOTS of 30 year old “kids”, never said ALL. There are notable exceptions, like your brother, to every rule but its pretty clear that we have an epidemic of young adults hanging around the house too long. And it often retards their development into adulthood. That’s not a good thing for them in many instances.