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Key signs of adulthood1 are no longer relying on mum and dad for financial decisions, being able to cook an evening meal from scratch and owning a lawn mower2 according to the Skipton Building Society. Here are the 50 things that prove you are grown-up:
1. Having a mortgage
2. Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions
3. Paying into a pension
4. Conducting a weekly food shop
5. Written a Will
6. Having children
7. Budgeting every month
8. Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch
9. Getting married
10. Having life insurance
11. Recycling
13. Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean
14. Watching the news
15. Owning a lawn mower
16. Doing your own washing
17. Taking trips to the local tip
18. Planting flowers
21. Having a view on politics
22. Keeping track of interest rates
23. Finding a messy house annoying
24. Being able to change a light bulb
25. Owning a vacuum cleaner
26. Holding dinner parties
27. Listening to Radio 2
28. Enjoying gardening
29. Spending weekend just 'pottering'
30. Mum starts asking you for advice
31. Carrying spare shopping bags just in case
32. Like going round garden centres
33. Wearing coats on a night out
34. Going to bed before 11pm
35. Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week
36. Classing work as a career rather than a job
37. Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away
38. You iron
39. You wash up immediately after eating
40. Enjoy cooking
41. Buying a Sunday paper
42. Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes
44. Work keeps you awake at night
45. Filing post
46. Having a 'best' crockery set
47. Being able to change a car tyre
48. Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime
49. Being able to follow a receipt
50. Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels'
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