Shiva.Bailiegrace said:
»WWYD RANDOM ROOM MATE QUESTION:
WWYD?
If you had a choice, what would you do?
I live in a 900 sq foot trailer, on property, in a quite area with a month to month rental agreement.
Rent is $400 and utilities aren't more than $30 a month.
I am going back home to WA state in December for a month and I am debating moving out and living with a room mate.
People around here only charge around $200-$250 with utilities to share a place.
I could save $100-$200 easily by living in dorms or living in a house with other people. It would only be for 1/2 of January through 1/2 of May. Or, I could stay with a friend for the remaining part of January and just rent out a place in feb/march/april/ 1/2 of may.
Decisions. Stick with it? Even though I will be paying rent for a month I am not living here and having the privacy of the location and whole place to myself or save a considerable amount of money?
As it is now, I am working a measly job that covers my expenses 100% but leaves 0 left over.
I am saving nothing, but with my husbands income it isn't that big of a deal other than the fact I am always looking for ways to save.
I had a roommate once. It was
awful. The thing is, I liked the person and we were pals and everything. But forcing us both into each other's personal space was a disaster. Given a choice, I would never have a roommate again (besides my husband, obviously. He can be in my personal space all day long!)
If you are hurting for money, maybe it would be an ok temporary solution. But from my own personal experience, if you are not hurting for money, I'd avoid rooming up. Even people that you really like are going to really get under your skin when there's just no place you can go to get away from them.