I'm 25 and my parents pay my bills and rent. I plan on supporting them in the future and letting them retire early.

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• Nadeshiko Zhang (25) lives with her parents in Baldwin Park, California to save money.
• She attends graduate school and her parents pay her bills to help her focus on her studies.
• Zhang plans to support her parents and help them retire early once she secures a well-paying job.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nadeshiko Zhang, a 25-year-old graduate student from Baldwin Park, California, about living at home with her parents who are helping to pay her bills.