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Episode 36: You Live With Your Parents?
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This week, we talk rent.
In the UK, the minimum cost of living by yourself is anything from £18,000 - £27,000 per year. It's of little surprise that 2 out of 3 single twenty-somethings live with their parents.
With multi-generational homes being common in countries around the globe - why do so many British people see it as a bad thing?
We find out why the idea of not moving out has become so demonised and its links to immigration in the UK and the USA.
Plus, we take a look at some of the ways people have been able to live cheaply in London (and find out how companies stop it from working).
Articles:
Half Your Brain Stands Guard When Sleeping In A New Place
The Return Trip Effect
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Music by Grapes & Evan Schaeffer
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Follow us on social media and send us your questions!
Email: whynotadoc@gmail.com
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53 episodes
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This week, we talk rent.
In the UK, the minimum cost of living by yourself is anything from £18,000 - £27,000 per year. It's of little surprise that 2 out of 3 single twenty-somethings live with their parents.
With multi-generational homes being common in countries around the globe - why do so many British people see it as a bad thing?
We find out why the idea of not moving out has become so demonised and its links to immigration in the UK and the USA.
Plus, we take a look at some of the ways people have been able to live cheaply in London (and find out how companies stop it from working).
Articles:
Half Your Brain Stands Guard When Sleeping In A New Place
The Return Trip Effect
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Music by Grapes & Evan Schaeffer
-------------------------------------------------
Follow us on social media and send us your questions!
Email: whynotadoc@gmail.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
53 episodes
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