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No_hite_pls
Joined: 05 Mar 2007
Location: Don't hate me because I'm right
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| radcon wrote: |
| jvalmer wrote: |
| My thoughts... who cares if others thing it's 'weird', if someone wants to live with their parents it's nobody's business. Traditionally most societies found it 'normal' to live with parents for as long as you are unmarried. And in many divorced ladies move back with their parents. It's just childish ridiculing someone for that choice, it's family and nothing wrong with wanting to live with family. |
Interesting viewpoint. I think that in only white Anglo Saxon culture is it the norm for children to move out of the family home asap after high school. Maybe they are the strange ones? |
My sister didn't move out until she got married at 31 and saved over 150,000 in the states. My parents charged me rent to live at home after school but not my sister. Maybe that's why I am in Asia now.
From my experience the people (women) who lived at home the longest were the richest in the end. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Chimie wrote: |
| Who the hell graduates college at 21? It's taking 4 1/2 years on average these days with many students going 5 years... Not sure I've heard of many who can pull it in 3 without some sort of caveat. |
I did. Could've pulled 20 (started everything a year early for some reason) but went overseas for a year. AP classes rock even if you don't do awesome in them.
However, I'm nowhere near having 100K saved.  |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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I've lived independently since 17 years old. I was still in high school when I moved out of home. So I washed dishes in restaurants and got what I could from the dole (not much).
Tough times, but I was young and having fun so I didn't notice my poverty much.
Went through college by my own means too.
It seems it's not only Koreans who live with their parents these days.....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15602714 |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Chimie wrote: |
| Who the hell graduates college at 21? |
A lot of people do. If you finish high school at 17 (starting grade 1 at 6) then you can easily graduate university at 21. |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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I think the difference is in the mindset. If someone is okay living with parents, then great.
Otherwise, it could be a hassle if you built up a certain lifestyle. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
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| Who the hell graduates college at 21? |
A lot of people do. If you finish high school at 17 (starting grade 1 at 6) then you can easily graduate university at 21. |
Most British students who don't take a gap year after secondary school graduate at 21......something to do with British kids starting P1 (grade 1) at 5 years old. So they do 14 years of schooling before they go to uni.
How come British kids do two more years of schooling than Americans? Always wondered that. |
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fermentation
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't really get the big deal of living with one's parents as long as he/she can stand living with them. You save money by not paying rent and if it's an issue of bringing people with you, Korea is full of motels for that reason. Of course can't hold house parties, which is something that does suck. But you have to have your priorities in order. I feel in the US there is too much pressure on needing to become independent. It's great to be independent, but most people in their 20s are not financially stable enough to do so without living in a really crappy environment and racking up debt in the process. I think it's great most American college kids pay their own tuition too but I think it's better to have your parents pay for it and paying them back later than going into debt and spending years of your life just paying back your student loans. |
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soulofseoul
Joined: 23 Mar 2010
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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I dont understand why people back home enjoy house parties???
Either something gets stolen or broken. Place is a mess and friends of friends start
showing up that werent invites
yeah I miss that so much :roll: |
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chrisinkorea2011
Joined: 16 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I only put away 500K a month but im sure it will be even more money with coming months although that bastard called christmas is calling soon right? lol |
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UknowsI
Joined: 16 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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I dont understand why people back home enjoy house parties???
Either something gets stolen or broken. Place is a mess and friends of friends start
showing up that werent invites
yeah I miss that so much  |
I found college house parties to be great. We were typically only close friends plus close friends of close friends. If someone brought a friend, it would be their responsibility to take care of their friends. If you live with your parents in a 3 story house and you invite 50 people, of course things can get stolen and out of hand. But when you live in a 50 square meter apartment and invite friends, it can be great fun. I think a small apartment is the key because unwanted guests will simply not have enough space to fit in and you can easily see everything that is going on.
We had parties at our house pretty much every second week during my undergraduate days, and the only time something got damaged, it was because of our own drunkenness and not our guests. Of course our guests threw up a few times and such, but it was all easy to clean up. |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: Koreans living with parents |
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Today my Kgf just told me she has about $40k saved and is on track to have about $100k by the time she's 30  |
So she is 25 now, and is expecting to save 60k in the next 5 years. That is 12k/year, and 1k/month.
The question isn't how she's managing to do it, it's how you are having trouble wrapping your head around this rather modest goal. I don't know how much your loans are, but considering you get free rent just like your girlfriend you might want to look at your other expenses to see why you are saving so much less when you probably make a lot more. |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
Location: Here
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| jvalmer wrote: |
| Chimie wrote: |
| Who the hell graduates college at 21? |
A lot of people do. If you finish high school at 17 (starting grade 1 at 6) then you can easily graduate university at 21. |
Most British students who don't take a gap year after secondary school graduate at 21......something to do with British kids starting P1 (grade 1) at 5 years old. So they do 14 years of schooling before they go to uni.
How come British kids do two more years of schooling than Americans? Always wondered that. |
We finish high school at 16. |
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Skipperoo
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Also in England, a typical degree will only take 3 years. In Scotland it's typically 4 though (not sure about Northern Ireland). |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| The Floating World wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
| jvalmer wrote: |
| Chimie wrote: |
| Who the hell graduates college at 21? |
A lot of people do. If you finish high school at 17 (starting grade 1 at 6) then you can easily graduate university at 21. |
Most British students who don't take a gap year after secondary school graduate at 21......something to do with British kids starting P1 (grade 1) at 5 years old. So they do 14 years of schooling before they go to uni.
How come British kids do two more years of schooling than Americans? Always wondered that. |
We finish high school at 16. |
Who is we?
Brits take their 'A' levels at 18 years old, usually. Americans do the SAT at 18. Usually. |
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chrisinkorea2011
Joined: 16 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| The Floating World wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
| jvalmer wrote: |
| Chimie wrote: |
| Who the hell graduates college at 21? |
A lot of people do. If you finish high school at 17 (starting grade 1 at 6) then you can easily graduate university at 21. |
Most British students who don't take a gap year after secondary school graduate at 21......something to do with British kids starting P1 (grade 1) at 5 years old. So they do 14 years of schooling before they go to uni.
How come British kids do two more years of schooling than Americans? Always wondered that. |
We finish high school at 16. |
Who is we?
Brits take their 'A' levels at 18 years old, usually. Americans do the SAT at 18. Usually. |
Actually we can take the SAT or ACT depending on the area of the country you are in. Normal age is 18 or 19 however ive seen some 20 year old seniors, and i graduated when i was 17 so thats about right. And college can be finished in 3 years IF you are lucky and go full time (including 2 summer sessions) this is costly and only those who had the money for it could do it. most people take 4 - 5 1/2 years or like me take 6 because they screw up a year partying and being stupid lol |
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