Navigating Financial Constraints and Cultural Influences

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The chapter follows Layla, a recent college graduate, as she discusses the challenges of living with her parents due to financial constraints despite being employed. It explores the financial sacrifices made to support family homeownership and the shift in roles between parent and child. The conversation also delves into societal judgments on young adults living at home, personal relationships, and cultural norms surrounding dating within a Muslim family setting.

Living with your parents is so hot right now, with more adults doing it now than at any other time in the modern era. First, we hang out with a member of Gen Z who’s moved back in with the folks. Then, a closer look at the trend with Donna Butts of Generations United.

This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.

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