{"id":4368,"date":"2015-06-11T15:03:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T15:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=4368"},"modified":"2018-02-21T10:49:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T10:49:09","slug":"living-with-your-parents-vs-living-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/living-with-your-parents-vs-living-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Living With Your Parents vs. Living Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p>We spend half of our lives \u2013 just from that same moment when we reach our scary teens \u2013 thinking about the time when we will be finally free from mum and dad and their rules&#8230; because who hasn\u2019t heard that \u201cmy <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a>, my rules!\u201d phrase at least a hundred times?! Living alone definitely has its advantages, but don\u2019t be fooled, it has its disadvantages as well.<\/p>\n<p>Doing whatever we want, when we want, is definitely THE advantage. We can lay on the sofa for hours if we feel like doing it, we can have breakfast, lunch and\/or dinner in bed, we can invite friends, as many as we like, <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/housing-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01rtvp;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Housing_estate\" >home<\/a> and throw a party&#8230; You don\u2019t have anyone on your back telling you to tidy up your <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >room<\/a>, and you certainly don\u2019t get that annoying look that your parents give you when they have just woken up and are having breakfast and you are just coming back from a wild night out. Oh, sweet freedom!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/living-alone-and-loving-it1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-4370 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/living-alone-and-loving-it1.jpg\" alt=\"living-alone-and-loving-it1\" width=\"600\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/living-alone-and-loving-it1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/living-alone-and-loving-it1-260x203.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/living-alone-and-loving-it1-400x312.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/living-alone-and-loving-it1-100x78.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/living-alone-and-loving-it1-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/living-alone-and-loving-it1-200x156.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/living-alone-and-loving-it1-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/living-alone-and-loving-it1-450x351.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But&#8230; wait! Who\u2019s going to look after us when we are not feeling well? Who\u2019s going to cook lunch or dinner after we are back from a long day at university or work? If we think about it, living with our parents is not that bad. We don\u2019t have to worry about bills, <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Renting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/renting\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renting;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01y857;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Renting\" >rent<\/a> or a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Mortgage loan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/mortgage-loan\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/mortgage_loan;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0273t5w;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Mortgage_loan\" >mortgage<\/a>, there is always food in the fridge and the house is always tidy. But money is the real problem when you decide to move out. You need to pay rent or a mortgage and you will need to pay taxes and bills, buy food, etc. all with that money you earn working so hard and that will be hardly enough to cover all the expenses. You\u2019ll have to get used to tight budgets!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bills_living_alone.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-4371 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bills_living_alone.gif\" alt=\"bills_living_alone\" width=\"472\" height=\"429\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many of us miss our time at out parent\u2019s house as much as we might have complained about it. Don\u2019t get me wrong, living alone is amazing, you get used to it quickly, and it is an experience that will teach you <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"lot\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land-lot\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land_lot;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gs32y;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land_lot\" >lots<\/a> of life lessons\u00a0and is a time that we all enjoy. But there are moments when we would give anything just to go back to that time when we didn\u2019t have to worry about bills, the lack of food in the fridge or the amount of unwashed clothes in the washing basket&#8230; Here\u2019s to the good old days!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GoodOldDays.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-4372 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GoodOldDays.jpg\" alt=\"GoodOldDays\" width=\"734\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GoodOldDays.jpg 734w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GoodOldDays-260x140.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GoodOldDays-400x216.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GoodOldDays-100x54.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GoodOldDays-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GoodOldDays-200x108.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GoodOldDays-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GoodOldDays-450x243.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/GoodOldDays-600x324.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are in search of a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >property<\/a> to stay in, why not consider becoming a property guardian? There are plenty of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.global-guardians.co.uk\/available-guardian-properties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/www.global-guardians.co.uk\/available-guardian-properties\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1505471826631000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEmrDXFGlnEHdQbjJC6r5ujBPHJKw\">property guardianship London<\/a>\u00a0availabilities right now that are waiting to be filled!<\/p>\n<p>by Sandra Martinez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spend half of our lives \u2013 just from that same moment when we reach our scary teens \u2013 thinking about the time when we will be finally free from mum and dad and their rules&#8230; because who hasn\u2019t heard<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/living-with-your-parents-vs-living-alone\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":4369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[11,14,16],"tags":[95,158,157,156,30],"wl_entity_type":[602],"modified_by":null,"_wl_alt_label":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/parents.jpg","wl:entity_url":"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/post\/living_with_your_parents_vs-_living_alone","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4368"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15427,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4368\/revisions\/15427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4368"},{"taxonomy":"wl_entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wl_entity_type?post=4368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}