@npr: Polling shows most Americans believe young adults in the U.S. have a harder time, financially, than their parents did at their age — and many parents are helping to support their children well into adulthood. The share of adults under 35 living with parents shot up dramatically in the past two decades. And AARP finds most parents also provide financial support to grown children — needed or not — though many say they give even when it hurts their own budget. Find “NPR News Now” wherever you listen to podcasts. Host: Ryland Barton/NPR Reporter: Jennifer Ludden/NPR Producer: Michael Zamora/NPR
Costs gone way up, salaries been flat for 30 years
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FriendlyFoe :
Thanks republicans.
2026-08-10 23:18:22
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torviland :
Let's give Israel some more money
2026-08-11 13:37:10
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Denise can’t run :
My dad bought our home in 1981 at 29 for $20k. Sold it in 2017 for $650k.
2026-08-11 01:52:22
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AvoBBB :
Yeah really wish my mom stopped at 2 kids, I would’ve appreciated that
2026-09-06 06:19:01
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Christian Ludwig :
This is old news. How long until this gets fixed?
2026-08-11 05:43:58
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pikeplacemike :
It’s ironic because it’s the parents generation that screwed us over
2026-08-11 00:18:11
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danny 🦆🏳️🌈 :
I’m a teacher in my mid 20s. I live with family because it’s all I can afford. Teacher salaries are criminal
2026-08-11 01:37:58
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Jade :
and those of us without parents that help or are good people, we drown 😭
2026-08-10 23:48:10
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Fee 🦋 | Lets Try It :
Because boomers still have the money
2026-08-11 13:20:54
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Wasabrie :
Rent even just 6 years ago was hundreds of dollars less a month. WE NEED RENT CONTROL!!!
2026-08-11 02:49:14
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ballessnlawless :
I’m still on my dads phone plan,.. my husband is still on his dads. We’re 37/39 😭
2026-08-11 02:41:05
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LaurenSt :
My oldest are still with me (23 and 19) and they can stay forever. It sucks they will never be able to have a 500.00 apartment like I did.
2026-08-11 00:59:00
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spacemountain007 :
Maybe because costs keep going up but wages don’t
2026-08-11 10:44:34
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kiana 🖤 :
Federal minimum wage hasn’t increased in 25 years but young adults “believe” they have it harder….. We KNOW we have it harder.
2026-08-11 00:40:05
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Tyler :
minimum wage hasn’t risen since 2009
2026-08-11 16:35:22
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Jam 💤 :
But 😭 Israel needs 1 trillion dollars
2026-08-11 06:19:28
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Evan :
well yeah when minimum wage hasn't increased in 17 years, housing prices nearly doubled with some first time homes being priced at a million USD and no companies underpaying employees intentionally so they can make their record profits. what do you expect? and congress does nothing
2026-08-12 23:17:13
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fina :
I am mexican, it's never been embarrassing to stay with your parents amd contribute. they are retired and me and my brother pay all the bills together so they won't have to. I'd rather contribute to a mortgage then throw money in the trash. I'm 33.
2026-08-11 05:03:49
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clementine :
They kept saying raising the minimum wage would make costs go up. Well costs have gone up anyway.
2026-08-11 02:54:55
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Hyperbolic Paraboloid :
& all the current administration can tell us is “fuck you brats eat ramen”
2026-08-11 01:25:00
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Ashley | CPT 🏋🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️ :
I literally have a master’s degree but live at home bc that’s all I can afford
2026-08-11 12:08:13
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soρhỉ :
average age of buying your first home in the US in 2026 is 41
2026-08-11 17:51:45
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Tu Titi Borrachona :
Correction- GOOD parents are helping their adult children if they are able to because of the cost of living. Some of us have parents with plenty of money that they would never give to us because they're selfish a holes 🥰
2026-08-11 21:16:38
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