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Moving Home: Five Tips to Surviving a Move Back Home as an Adult

Beware of Unidentified Calls or Attempts to Gain Access to Your Online Banking Account

If you receive an unidentified call or voicemail about your online banking account, and you believe it to be suspicious or fraudulent, please hang up immediately and contact us at 800-475-1150. We are available to assist you.

Important Tips: Never provide your credit or debit card information, or online banking credentials to someone who calls you unsolicited. Be suspicious of any caller who asks for your personal information, such as your Social Security number or bank account number. If you are unsure about the legitimacy of a call, hang up and call us directly at 800-475-1150We will never contact you to ask for your personal information or login credentials. A message from Collins Community Credit Union will always include identification.

Published on Jun 12, 2012

 

If you’ve moved in with parents or other family, you’re not alone! *According to a recent survey by the National Endowment for Financial Education, 40 percent of Americans ages 18 to 39 either live with their parents or have done so in the recent past. After living in Des Moines for nearly seven years, nine months ago, my husband, 4 year old daughter, and I moved in with my mom, step-dad, and twenty-something brother.  

Our reasons for moving back to the Cedar Rapids area were largely our aging parents and the need for a close family support system. Moving was not a simple decision, it meant finding new jobs, selling our home, and leaving many of our friends. In an effort to make our move easier my parents graciously offered to allow us to live with them until we could get settled.

Whatever your reasons for moving home, try to make the best of it, patience and understanding is key.
 
Here are few tips that helped me survive living at home:
  1. Have a plan. Before you move in sit down with your parents, discuss how long you think you might be living with them and who will be paying for what. Discussing these topics in advance can make a big difference for all involved.
  2. Remember who’s boss. Your parents are doing you a favor, it’s their house, be appreciative! Let Dad control the television remote.
  3. Contribute. Pay rent if you can, buy groceries, cook dinner, do chores, and wash your own laundry
  4. Communicate. Be respectful, if you’re going to be late for dinner let them know. If there are children involved discuss beliefs on discipline and nutrition.
  5. Alone time. Plan some time away from your parents during the week; this will give them and you a chance to unwind.  
So, now that you know you’re not alone, are there any other Gen Xers out there willing to share your comments on living with Mom and Dad? Or Moms and Dads who have the pleasure (yours or theirs?) of having your adult children back home?
 
P.S. I am happy to say in March of this year, my husband, daughter, and I moved out of my parents' house and into our own home. Thanks Mom and Dad for all of your help!
 
Cherie T.
Marketing Assistant/Graphic Designer
 
 *Source: the National Endowment for Financial Education

 

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