Live alone or live with parents?

[Jun aka Pekto]

The situation is like this. My friend works in the family business and live with his parents but the thing is he feels he cannot mature as a man when he still is with his parents. That is the reason why he is contemplating on living alone. However living with his parents has a lot of pros money-wise. They pay for his gas, living expenses are free, trips abroad, eat at fancy restaurants, nice car, good name
and stature. [SIZE=3]If he decided to leave and try his luck alone, he would be deprived of all these[/SIZE] but he would have the freedom however there is always that guilt feelings that he has left his parents behind and his parents is very vocal in telling him this. Now he is torn. Should he follow the dictates of his heart that is to be free live alone and have that satisfying feeling or should he follow what his mind is telling him that is to still live with his parents and enjoy those economic and social perks but at the expense of his manhood?

Why would that be? He can still mooch off his parents and make them pay for his expenses even if he's not living under the same roof.

But, it's all a matter of pride. I had the urge to live my own life as soon as I hit 20. Once I left, I never looked back. It was hard. But, I've gotten this far without any further help from my folks. So, I'm satisfied where I'm at.