Why I live with my PARENTS
Saara Mowlana (26) is a content producer who earns an entry-level salary. She lives at home with her parents, her grandmother and two siblings.
‘Ideally I would love to move to the CBD, which is closer to work, but property in the CBD is overpriced,’ says Saara. A tiny bachelor apartment in the middle of Cape Town costs about R12000 a month, she says. ‘And that’s just one little room – it’s ridiculous. For now, it’s just cheaper to stay at home.’
Most of her peers are in the same boat. ‘A lot of people who are studying – and some I studied with – still live at home because they literally can’t afford to move out.’
‘My plan is to find my own space and move out as soon as I’m able to sustain myself. I don’t think getting married is on the cards for me right now because it’s a bit rough with the current economy of men.’
Her faith is another reason Saara still lives at home. While her parents aren’t too strict
