How much rent should my parents charge me?

LKRDN_Morgan

esuhl wrote: »

Why would anyone have kids and then charge them for their existence?

How are kids ever going to save enough money to buy a house if their parents take their money?

Ah but that's doing them a favour. They'll turn into sponging parasites.............apparently

suki1964

LKRDN_Morgan wrote: »

I don't understand any of your post. Why does your mum living with you and making use of so many rooms mean anything? Why would she move out into a 3 bed if she would be living alone? Then the talk of a 2 bed jumps in from somewhere.

Sorry I don't understand your point. My post clearly wasn't aimed at you (unless you're charging your mum rent to teach her budgeting skills?)

No need to be offended. It's just an opinion

Ok I break it down for you

I have a HUGE house and gardens ( yes I'm very lucky)

Mum and dad not coping on their own where they lived came and moved in with us

Because of the style of home, they actuallly have more of the house for their own personal use then we do ( ok only mum now dad is dead)


So we ( me and DH ) bought and paid for a 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom house so we could accomadation the olds

At HUGE expense

A wee 2 bedroom flat or bungalow would have done us grand.

So the olds pay ( 1 old now) pay the difference in what it would cost us

The Olds would be costing us money to keep this house to keep them homed. Understand now?

So why me ( charging) asking them to pay the difference in rates and heating is any different then asking an adult child?

I'd love to move to a smaller cheaper place, but I can't cos I'm saddled with olds. Are olds not allowed to feel the same about kids?

just_trying

Thunderbird4 wrote: »

That makes no sense.

Why would taking a token payment teach him how much it costs to run your own house?

The only way to show him this is to charge him the same amount of money as if he was renting a room privately. Although that would be personally financially lucrative that's not how I roll.

Read the whole thing I wrote. I said no one said they were making money from there Adult children, yes. Twist it how you want.

I then said DOES he know how much it costs to run your household, yes.

Then I suggested maybe taking a token payment so he's paying something. I charge my son something and soon my daughter, they seem to understand things aren't free in the real world, and yes it's less than a room.

Thunderbird4

suki1964 wrote: »

Ok I break it down for you

I have a HUGE house and gardens ( yes I'm very lucky)

Mum and dad not coping on their own where they lived came and moved in with us

Because of the style of home, they actuallly have more of the house for their own personal use then we do ( ok only mum now dad is dead)


So we ( me and DH ) bought and paid for a 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom house so we could accomadation the olds

At HUGE expense

A wee 2 bedroom flat or bungalow would have done us grand.

So the olds pay ( 1 old now) pay the difference in what it would cost us

The Olds would be costing us money to keep this house to keep them homed. Understand now?

So why me ( charging) asking them to pay the difference in rates and heating is any different then asking an adult child?

I'd love to move to a smaller cheaper place, but I can't cos I'm saddled with olds. Are olds not allowed to feel the same about kids?

I still don't understand why your mum needs three bedrooms. Can't you downsize to a smaller three bedroom house?

Thunderbird4

just_trying wrote: »

Read the whole thing I wrote. I said no one said they were making money from there Adult children, yes. Twist it how you want.

I then said DOES he know how much it costs to run your household, yes.

Then I suggested maybe taking a token payment so he's paying something. I charge my son something and soon my daughter, they seem to understand things aren't free in the real world, and yes it's less than a room.

I provide a accommodation and food free of charge.

I don't provide anything else so my son is perfectly aware that things aren't free in the real world.

You don't need to get money off your child for them to learn they have to pay for things.

just_trying

esuhl wrote: »

Why would anyone have kids and then charge them for their existence?

How are kids ever going to save enough money to buy a house if their parents take their money?

There adults and guess what the parents may be paying rent along with everything else.The op parents aren't asking for much, parents you mean ask for a contribution not take their money.

Charge for their existence, I think not, adults can choose to move.

LKRDN_Morgan

suki1964 wrote: »

Ok I break it down for you

I have a HUGE house and gardens ( yes I'm very lucky)

Mum and dad not coping on their own where they lived came and moved in with us

Because of the style of home, they actuallly have more of the house for their own personal use then we do ( ok only mum now dad is dead)


So we ( me and DH ) bought and paid for a 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom house so we could accomadation the olds

At HUGE expense

A wee 2 bedroom flat or bungalow would have done us grand.

So the olds pay ( 1 old now) pay the difference in what it would cost us

The Olds would be costing us money to keep this house to keep them homed. Understand now?

So why me ( charging) asking them to pay the difference in rates and heating is any different then asking an adult child?

I'd love to move to a smaller cheaper place, but I can't cos I'm saddled with olds. Are olds not allowed to feel the same about kids?

Again unless you're making money from your mum my post doesn't apply to you.

Is that easier to understand or shall I break it down for you?

Peter333

suki1964 wrote: »

Oops my bad

Forgive me?

Still I cannot see how asking earning children to contribute to the household is profiteering and tbh that discussion does belong to a different/new thread

In this case the op has been told £50.

How the parents came to this amount we won't ever know as we have only one side of the story. The op can afford this out of their income but wants to save End of the day the op either pays up or moves to cheaper accommodation, or increases their earnings.

Detroit wrote: »

Forgotten already:)

Completely agree. This has been my view throughout.

I was quite offended by the profiteering remark, even though this doesn't apply to my personal circumstances, and as a result seem to have become embroiled in some handbags at dawn type exchange with Thunderbird, which is irrelevant to the OP.

Have to admit I am not offended by someone suggesting parents charging children 'board' are profiteering.

I just find it hilarious. I have literally never ever heard anyone say or suggest this before. :rotfl:

What a supremely strange thing to say.

just_trying

Thunderbird4 wrote: »

I provide a accommodation and food free of charge.

I don't provide anything else so my son is perfectly aware that things aren't free in the real world.

You don't need to get money off your child for them to learn they have to pay for things.

That's right most adults understand they have to contribute.

Thunderbird4

Peter333 wrote: »

Have to admit I am not offended by someone suggesting parents charging children 'board' are profiteering.

I just find it hilarious. I have literally never ever heard anyone say or suggest this before. :rotfl:

What a supremely strange thing to say.

Its strange that you don't seem to realise that if you charge someone rent you are making money from that person.