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I can see the temptation of moving out. However, for the few years that she would be there to get through school and find a really good job, it's well worth putting up with a little crap. She could agree to pay them a small amount of rent to help them loosen up on her. That way she can learn the value of paying bills. Maybe they could even agree to put that money into a savings account for her that she couldn't touch until she finishes college. Then she would have a jump start into a new life outside of her parents walls.

I don't know her personally, but I've noticed alot of people that were given everything when they were young, don't tend to care as much about what they have. They don't know the value of a dollar because they never had to truly earn it. I've seen some rich kids from my old high school that got brand new cars while they were in school, crash them, and get another brand new one from their parents. I know that I'm generalizing here, but I am not directing it at any particular person here. It just bugs me when i see that. We had to scrimp and save for everything that we had.

Bottom line, show the parents some grown up financial responsibility and they should show some respect and loosen the rules. Hang in there for a few years and it will be worth it.