If you’re sharing a home and you split every cost 50/50, shouldn’t you also get a say before someone else moves in? Let me answer that for you: of course you have a say in that! Living with roommates can get very tricky from time to time, and it requires a lot of patience when …
Seguir leyendo Entitled roommate moved their mom into shared office without warning despite splitting household expenses 50/50: ‘We feel very disrespected’
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20-year-old daughter constantly lets girlfriend stay over, dad is tired of continually entertaining a guest: ‘This relationship seems to consume almost all of her free time’
If it’s your house, it’s your rules, but that gets tougher when everyone’s an adult. It’s much harder to regulate what’s happening in your house when your kids are legal adults. They have more grounds to do what they would like to do. But as long as they’re still living under your roof rent-free, you’re …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old daughter constantly lets girlfriend stay over, dad is tired of continually entertaining a guest: ‘This relationship seems to consume almost all of her free time’
20-year-old rents room from aunt, aunt is annoyed when she refuses to babysit her 5-year-old twins for free: ‘They’re great kids, but they’re LOUD’
Do you need to offer free babysitting to your family members? It’s nice to offer help where you can, but it’s probably not something you want to sacrifice your own needs for. When you’re young and in school, your priority should be yourself. There will be enough chance to be responsible for other people when …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old rents room from aunt, aunt is annoyed when she refuses to babysit her 5-year-old twins for free: ‘They’re great kids, but they’re LOUD’
Heavy sleeper uses rice cooker as 5:30am alarm clock, annoys roommate: ‘He said I should be grateful there’s free rice’
Do we always have to put up with the quirks of the people we live with? A roommate relationship can sometimes be a strange one. This is a person whom you do not necessarily know that well, but you have a front row seat to their most intimate domestic habits, and vice versa. You either …
Seguir leyendo Heavy sleeper uses rice cooker as 5:30am alarm clock, annoys roommate: ‘He said I should be grateful there’s free rice’
24-year-old drains 54-year-old roommate’s soaking laundry, she ices him out for days: ‘She then proceeds to call me ignorant’
Do you soak your laundry in the washing machine? Everyone has different ways of doing things. We all grew up with different traditions and different cultural backgrounds. You really start to learn this when you live with roommates. You find out that some people keep their peanut butter in the fridge and their eggs on …
Seguir leyendo 24-year-old drains 54-year-old roommate’s soaking laundry, she ices him out for days: ‘She then proceeds to call me ignorant’
Parents Live Rent Free With Daughter and Husband, Son-in-law Worries About Becoming Family Financial Support System
Is family always obligated to help family when it comes to money? One of the most important parts of cultivating a good relationship with your relatives is that it offers both you and them a support system to lean on in times of need. We are often told that contributing to a community is an …
Seguir leyendo Parents Live Rent Free With Daughter and Husband, Son-in-law Worries About Becoming Family Financial Support System
Roommate refuses to let the other tenant buy new furniture after announcing she’s leaving and taking everything with her: ‘Wait until I’ve moved out’
You can never know what you’re signing yourself up to when you agree to share your living space with another person. A roommate can be your best friend, or your worst enemy, and you won’t be able to find out which of the two it will be before you actually move in. They can be …
Seguir leyendo Roommate refuses to let the other tenant buy new furniture after announcing she’s leaving and taking everything with her: ‘Wait until I’ve moved out’
22-year-old forces roommate to hide from her parents because they think she’s living alone: ‘Are her parents paying her rent? Is she pocketing your rent?’
Something fishy is going on here. If your roommates don’t do something that annoys you a little bit, you’re probably living with a robot and not a real person. If you decide to cohabitate with other people, you have to get used to the fact that they’re going to do little things that you don’t …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old forces roommate to hide from her parents because they think she’s living alone: ‘Are her parents paying her rent? Is she pocketing your rent?’
Woman forbids roommate from using shared office space for 2-3 hours/day, claims she’s having ‘confidential’ meetings
What if your own roommate locked you out of your shared space? Roommates are not always easy to deal with, even if you have a semi-normal working relationship. Maybe you both keep to yourselves and make sure your areas are clean, but that doesn’t mean you won’t run into conflict. Stuff is bound to come …
Seguir leyendo Woman forbids roommate from using shared office space for 2-3 hours/day, claims she’s having ‘confidential’ meetings
30-year-old’s boyfriend stays over 5-6 nights/week, 36-year-old roommate wants him to pitch in on utilities: ‘Our electric and water bills have gone up’
Negotiating overnight guests is one of the hardest hurdles to clear with your roommate. Is it right to ask them to pitch in on utilities? The cost of living is ever-rising, and it’s tough out there for most of us. And every little cent counts. You don’t want to end up with a cost burden …
Seguir leyendo 30-year-old’s boyfriend stays over 5-6 nights/week, 36-year-old roommate wants him to pitch in on utilities: ‘Our electric and water bills have gone up’