50% of people say they’ll become parents before leaving their parents’ phone plan

More and more, it seems like people are staying on their parents’ phone plan longer and longer. And like Carrie Bradshaw, we couldn’t help but wonder…just how long? So we surveyed over 600 people between ages 18-49 and asked them about life milestones they’ve reached or will reach in relation to leaving their parents’ phone plan. Unlike Big leaving Carrie for the tenth time, the results may surprise you.

25% of people who left their parents’ plan told us they became parents before leaving their parents’ phone plan

Life only seems to be getting more and more expensive, which is why we listen and we don’t judge when it comes to saving any way you can—like staying on your parents’ phone plan longer than expected.

As you can see in the graphic above, a good percentage of those surveyed said they’d reached some pretty big milestones before hopping off  their parents’ phone plan…including becoming parents themselves. Other milestones mentioned were moving out of their parents’ house (56%), buying a car (56%), filing their own taxes (63%) and becoming a pet parent (61%). Here is the full list of milestones people said they had (or hadn’t) reached before leaving their parents’ plan:

29% of people said they think they’ll become grandparents before leaving their parents’ phone plan

But it goes beyond just good old-fashioned adulting, like filing taxes and buying a car. Over half of respondents said they think major life events like marriage, kids and retirement planning will happen before they ever leave their parents’ plan.

Half of respondents also said they thought they’d create an estate plan before leaving their parents’ plan, and nearly 30% said they’d be a grandparent before doing so. Maybe it’s concern over affording their own plan and uncertainty around how to cut the big wireless apron strings? Check out the image below to see what other milestones people think they’ll hit before leaving their parents’ phone plan:

Mint makes it easy to leave your parents’ phone plan

Luckily, there’s no need to become a grandparent or have a will before you can afford to switch to Mint, thanks to plans that start at $15/mo with all the fixings: unlimited talk & text, flexible data options and more. So maybe it’s time to start thinking of getting off your parents’ phone plan…or having the whole fam switch to Mint with you.