Living at home and living away from home

In my country, the time in life when people leave home depends on several aspects. Usually, people leave home when they go to college in another city or, if they don’t go to college, people only leave home if they have a well paid job or a job in another city. The decision of whether living at home or living away from home depends on the social status and on the incoming that one has. Despite the fact that living with parents or alone depends on whether people are able to afford household expenditures, living alone or with family has both positive and negative sides. When living at home, people don’t need to be responsible for all the household finances, they have emotional support from their family, and they are in a comfortable and well known environment when they have lived all their lives. On the other hand, living away from home gives the opportunity for people to be responsible for themselves and their expenses, they don’t have emotional support all the time, and they are in a new and challenging environment.

The first difference about living at home or away from home is the financial issue. When living with their parents, people are not responsible for all household expenses, they don’t have to pay all the bills and sometimes, they don’t even have to worry about basic things such as food. In contrast, when living alone, people have to manage all the house finance, they need to pay all the bills and be aware of their needs and the house maintenance. That’s one reason why some people chose to be in their parents’ hose, so they don’t have to spend a considerable part of their income with “house stuff”. On the other hand, some people chose to leave home and be financially independent and take care of themselves.

The second contrast about living in home and away from home is the emotional issue. Living at home is emotionally comfortable because people have their families around to support them, help them making decisions, and giving advises. In opposite, living alone give people the opportunity to actually grow emotionally and be able to make their own decisions without the support of their families. Moreover, living alone makes people more independent and self confidents, as they have to decide things by themselves. While some may argue that living at home makes the children dependable and not emotionally mature, other believe that it is good and healthy to be around their family and to get all the support needed to live their grownup lives. In contrast, it can be argued take it’s emotional independence which makes people mature and healthy.

The last difference between living at home and away from home is the environmental issue. Life at home is secure and well known. Furthermore, home is where one has lived their entire life and they are well adapted to the surroundings. On the other hand, the new home can be in a complete different neighborhood or city. Also, it’s not always similar to the home people are used to since the new house is usually smaller, less fancier, and it’s usually located in a less attractive neighborhood them the parents’ home. While those who choose to leave home may think that it’s not a big deal to confront a decrease in their living status, those that choose to stay home might think that the difference in the environment is a major drawback.

In summary, living at home or living away from home is not a difficult decision to make. Furthermore, it’s more a cultural decision than a decision based in pros and cons. Nevertheless, the biggest differences between living at home or away from home are financial responsibility, emotional support, and environmental change.