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’
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27-year-old constantly sets the thermostat to 80 degrees, roommate locks him out of the thermostat and sets it to 72 degrees during the day and 68 at night: ‘He just said I’m being controlling and that the temperature isn’t that big of a deal.’
He either needs to pay for all the extra utilities he’s using or buy a nice cable-knit sweater to wear around the house! It’s totally unreasonable to expect your roommate to tolerate 80 degree weather indoors.
Roommate insists on keeping apartment at 80°F in the winter and refuses to bundle up, roommate develops hack to trick the thermostat: ‘She also told me she doesn’t even look at the cost of her electricity’
Who hasn’t had an argument about the thermostat with a loved one or a roommate? It’s like that episode of Peep Show where Jez identifies that Mark’s new roommate likes the temp slightly lower while he likes it slightly higher, so they compromise and remain «Both one degree uncomfortable.» Nobody wants to be one degree …
Seguir leyendo Roommate insists on keeping apartment at 80°F in the winter and refuses to bundle up, roommate develops hack to trick the thermostat: ‘She also told me she doesn’t even look at the cost of her electricity’
‘I don’t think it’s fair for her to take advantage of me’: 24-year-old woman living with her brother refuses to keep doing her lazy sister-in-law, Lara’s, personal laundry after being repeatedly treated like the «household maid»
A fork washed or sock spun now and then is one thing, but expecting someone else to wash your personal laundry is a whole different league of crazy expectations. This 24-year-old girl lives with her brother and his wife, and whilst she is grateful for their hospitality, she equally contributes to the finances and utilities, …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t think it’s fair for her to take advantage of me’: 24-year-old woman living with her brother refuses to keep doing her lazy sister-in-law, Lara’s, personal laundry after being repeatedly treated like the «household maid»
30-year-old daughter is exhausted after financially and emotionally supporting her «live-in» parents, she wants to move out and reduce expenses, demanding they move in with her brother, but fears being seen as selfish: ‘Treats my finances as his’
We often hear of adults who still live with their parents…but how often do we hear about parents who voluntarily live with their adult children? Most adults, especially those with their own little family, value personal space and a life of independence. If their parents needed them, of course, they would open up their homes …
Seguir leyendo 30-year-old daughter is exhausted after financially and emotionally supporting her «live-in» parents, she wants to move out and reduce expenses, demanding they move in with her brother, but fears being seen as selfish: ‘Treats my finances as his’