My question stems from a 2023 article of a woman who charged her daughter $75 per month to add to their bills since she now works.
Generally, working-class children who stay with their parents do so to be able to save up enough money to start a fresh journey in life. Although it's still cheap to contribute to the bills like paying rent, buying groceries, etc compared to when they live outside their parent's house. But, young people like the girl in the article find it outrageous. Going through the article I saw responses from parents who admit they do the same thing. Do you think it's fine as a parent to demand bills such as rent from your working-class child because s/he stays in your house?
It seems perfectly normal to charge rent as your kid gets older. Maybe wait until they are 21 if possible to give them a little breathing room, but these parents also made a lot of sacrifices and have bills to pay as well. It usually ends up as a token amount which helps the child understand the dynamics of the real world and the fact we must all pay for somewhere to live. It still allows them to save if they are paying half or a third of normal rent for the area and they should be grateful for that help. Often what happens is the money gets saved by the parent on their behalf and given at the time the child moves out, but there's no obligation to do this if course.