The Nest…

This new six part series on SBS is all about the lives of those 20 something year olds still living at home, more commonly referred to as Generation Y.

The series follows the conditions of three different families with the children given the challenge of moving out of home, with two groups the over 25 year olds and the under 25 year olds. There are two experts on hand to guide the group, a finance expert Scott Pape and a family psychologist.

The first family is that of 27 year old IT Marketer Jeremy Curran, who lives at home and in addition to having a full time job, has many sources of income. He openly admits that he has the income to be able to move out of home, but says he knows if he were to move out he would not be able to live the same sort of lifestyle he currently has. He also says he feels he is taking advantage of the situation as he has his own bathroom, large room, and is fairly lazy around the home.

Jeremy’s mother says that she feel’s she can use the term “being used” and hopes that the reason he is staying home isn’t purely for financial reasons, such as enjoying the fact that he is home with his parents. His father acknowledges that the longer he is at home the more emotionally dependent he will become on them, with that not being a good thing.

The second family is that of 25 year old part time student and Electoral Officer Anielka Troche, she explains that the family used to live in a two bedroom apartment but have recently upgraded their living conditions as a result of her staying at home to live; she adds that if she were to leave she would feel guilty.

Anielka’s mother says that she is the only daughter they have, with her father saying that she is not ready to leave home but the truth is it looks like he is not ready to let go of her.

The third family is vastly different from the previous two, first of all there is Scott Wilkinson who is a 27 year old self employed mechanic, he says that with the ability to stay at home it has allowed him to spend more money on luxury items, adding that by now he could have put a deposit on a few units. There is also 26 year old Aaron Wilkinson who has a “live-in girlfriend” Fernanda, he says that while many of his friend do have places of their own they have not been able to have the experiences he has been able to have by living at home, such as travel.

Next there is 23 year old Tara Wilkinson who is a Receptionist, and 20 year old Child Care worker Elise Wilkinson. Their father Paul explains that they love having the kids around and living at home, but as a result they have a lot more bills that they have to pay.

Each of these people will move out of home into a share house, with the over 25’s moving out first they all meet at the house and are instructed that with $500 each they have three days to fully furnish their house. If they pool their money together they will have enough to get the job done, however if they don’t and decide to work independently there will not be enough money, giving the house mates their first lesson in working together.

Next it was time for the two final girls without a home to get the news they were waiting for, it was revealed that they will get their own share house, this was because in order to experiment the idea is that people under the age of 25 adapt much better to change than people who are older. Once they moved in they had a little trouble finding the power box, firstly mistaking it for the hot water service, then the gas service before finally realising that it was located near the front door, on top of that locking themselves outside of the house.

This is only the start of what will shape out to be an interesting six part series and will provide an insight into what the generational changes are like in the current context of things. The series will try and answer what the reasons are for people living at home longer from the high cost of living to just the pure laziness of Generation Y.

The Nest can be seen on SBS 7:30pm Saturday night’s.

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