After my divorce, I moved back in w/my mom for a year. I rented out a storage unit to store all my furniture and stuff. I also paid rent to my mom (1/2 the mortgage) and paid the cable bill. I also helped out with the food bill and electric bill.

It was such a huge help, considering I didn't (and still don't) make enough to afford an apt. here in Jersey.
It was also amazing of her to take in Neko and Tama with me, considering she doesn't like animals...she actually warmed up to Neko quite a bit!

I wanted to make sure that I wansn't mooching off of her and that I was essentially renting out 1/2 the condo. Luckily for us, we had pretty much the same work schedule so we weren't stepping on each other's toes.