I've often stumbled upon this stupid idea all over the Internet and outside of it that once you finish high school or even when you start college, you should not be living with your parents any more. It's not a "rule" and it's not something that people know it SHOULD happen.
But it is something that makes you cool, if you succeed to move out, or like a looser if you still leave with your mom and dad. And for the love of God I cannot understand why. I cannot understand why people love to make fun of others for living with their parents, especially when they struggle to live on their own.
For me, it goes like this - if you don't have a great job yet and if you can't live a decent life on your own while being able to pay for everything you need, there's absolutely no reason to move out. You should spend as much time as you can with your parents, if they're okay with it, of course, and save money.
That, for me, it's a much better option than to hurry, move out and then struggle to pay the rent from the little money you make each month. Why work 12 hours a day just to be able to sustain yourself and look "cool" in front of others when all you have to do is let your parents keep you in their house, maybe even help them pay some bills and buy things you're all using, all to save some money and buy a house or a small apartment for yourself in the future.
I guess this is simply a "caprice" of this generation, an idea that you should move out as fast as possible and have fun in your new place instead of spending time with your parents and not be able to do whatever you want.
The main reason I wanted to write this article is because I keep seeing people being shamed for still living with their parents despite them working and making quite a lot of money. For me, that seems like a smart thing to do, especially if you have a plan to move out in the future using the money you saved for years.
If you're in that position, if you're still living with your parents because of financial reasons or because you want to work on something you like, then do just that. You're not a lesser person simply because you live with someone else and as long as you're working, making money and contributing when it comes to paying bills or buying stuff, then you shouldn't be ashamed.
Spend time there, work, save as much money as you can and when you're ready, buy an apartment and let those who laughed at you in the past struggle to pay the rent while you focus on what you love most and make progress without stressing yourself every month over a certain amount of money you need to pay to live there.