Posts with tag empty nesters

Empty Nest Syndrome? 9 DIY Projects to Shift Your Focus

By Scott Gamm Sending your kids off to college is a bittersweet moment: You're excited that they're about to embark on a great journey, but you're sad to see them leave the house. While they'll be home for the major holidays and during the summer, your household undoubtedly changes as you're now considered an "empty... Continue Reading »

I'm Home! Adult Children Moving Back In

By Les Christie NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- With job openings scarce, getting adult children to leave the nest is becoming a lot more difficult. The number of adult children who live with their parents, especially young males, has soared since the economy started heading south. Among males age 25 to 34, 19% live with their... Continue Reading »

Young Workers See Sharpest Salary Drop, Flock Back Home

With the revelation that another 2.6 million Americans fell below the poverty line last year, the most unlikely victims of the recession might be parents' social lives. The New York Times reports that the group that saw the sharpest decline in median income was young Americans, between the ages of 15 to 24. What that means... Continue Reading »

Forget Empty Nesters, We Now Have Full-Nest Syndrome

Remember when parents packed the kids off to college and misted up over becoming empty nesters? Relax, Moms, the recession has fueled a generation of boomerang kids, and you can pretty much bet that yours will be moving back home even as they clutch a university diploma in their hands. While college graduates are not... Continue Reading »

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