Stay at home as long as you are welcome! My (now) husband and I started dating in 2012 and made the decision to live at home until we were able to afford a house. Those 4+ years of living at our family homes (45 minutes away from each other) afforded us the opportunity to save our money towards a down payment on our house in 2018. While we definitely wanted to live together way earlier, I’m glad we made the more financially sound decision. We never would have afforded a down payment on a home if we got an apartment together beforehand. We were actually able to afford our home based off of my husbands income alone (I was a nanny at the time). We were both 27 when we bought our house, but 2018 was basically a completely different time economy wise. I don’t see how anyone manages to afford these prices now unless they’re loaded.