I think it’s a really good idea if it works for your family. Was having this chat with my mum earlier. They’re mortgage free & have a lovely big 4 bed detached forever home in a desirable area. We rent a 2 bed home. They have got, by their own admission, too much space and we could do with more space as we want to start a family soon. If we were to move in with my parents and pay all of their utility bills and food shopping, we would still be better off than we are now and they wouldn’t have to pay a penny.
I can really see why multiple generations stay in the same house and I in many ways wish it was feasible to move back in with them. As it stands, it’s not- main reason being we have different lifestyles, it’s hard to negotiate use of a kitchen for cooking (they like very particular food) & DH is a shift worker so him getting home or getting up at 4am and bumping around would disrupt their sleep.
I wonder if with rising costs more people will turn to living with relatives and this will become more normalised again? I know in some cultures it is already what most families do but you can easily see the positives to it i guess especially if the house you’re all living in accommodates different people
What are your thoughts?