[Avulon]

As a late graduate myself, I'd say support your son in his dream (I don't mean financially) As a professional who has worked continuously since graduation a year out won't put him at any disadvantage. I didn't graduate until I was 40 - starting late I immediately bought our first house as soon as possible.


With your son at 24 it's a different situation: without any other obligations or responsibilities aside his job, then why not? Doubtless he'll spend most of his current savings + not saving anything for the year. So he'll have 3 years? of savings to catch up on to buy a house etc... - I had zero money (for such frivoulous things as purchasing houses) until after I graduated. Luckily I didn't have to save for a deposit due to some small inheritance. Although there's little that I regret - and nothing I'd do differently. If I had gone to university earlier I might well have gone to see the world myself.