Episode 36: You Live With Your Parents?

Episode 36: You Live With Your Parents?

Published on Aug 14
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<p>This week, we talk rent.</p><br><p>In the UK, the minimum cost of living by yourself is anything from £18,000 - £27,000 per year. It's of little surprise that 2 out of 3 single twenty-somethings live with their parents.</p><br><p>With multi-generational homes being common in countries around the globe - why do so many British people see it as a bad thing?</p><br><p>We find out why the idea of not moving out has become so demonised and its links to immigration in the UK and the USA.</p><br><p>Plus, we take a look at some of the ways people have been able to live cheaply in London (and find out how companies stop it from working).</p><br><p>Articles:</p><br><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/04/21/474691141/half-your-brain-stands-guard-when-sleeping-in-a-new-place" target="_blank">Half Your Brain Stands Guard When Sleeping In A New Place</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/2015/6/10/8756765/return-trip-effect" target="_blank">The Return Trip Effect</a></...