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The Homestretch | Feb 5, 2013 | 6:35

Boomerang generation

With high student loans and a soft economy some adult children are returning home to cushion the financial blow. Doug Dirks talks to Gillian Best, after studying for her PhD she went back to the family home. She offers tips on how to survive the temporary return to the nest.

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