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Money Fix: Young adults living at home

November 5, 2011 12:42 AM By PATRICIA KITCHEN patricia.kitchen@newsday.com

Quick ReadWhat are the financial issues when grown children return to live at home?

Setting house rules is important for adult children

Photo credit: iStock | Setting house rules is important for adult children returning to live at home, experts say.

Patricia Kitchen

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What Long Island parents may know already the U.S. Census Bureau has confirmed: More young adults are living at home.

The Bureau reported that the percentage of young men ages 25 to 34 bunking in with mom and dad rose from 14 percent in 2005 to 19 percent in 2011. Make that a jump from 8 percent to 10 percent for young women.

Here are suggestions from Roberta Schroder, acting vice president...

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