by zagor 7 Replies latest jw friends
I've been asked by two colleagues to rent one of my rooms, not that I have too many, it is an average studio with 2 bedrooms. Just wondering if any of you had experience with that and what thought of it.
To add: I'm not often at home anyway and neither are they so for now it is mostly a place to have a sleep lol
Is a colleague someone from work or a friend? I wouldn't really say yes to someone at work unless I had been friends w/ them for a while and knew they were trustworthy. IF it's a friend that you know and trust, then I'd say go for it. It would be nice to help someone out, right? Plus, you're not using that bedroom for anything anyway- it'd be nice to have someone help w/ the rent. Just make sure you KNOW they're financially responsible. If they have bad credit or have gone bankrupt in the past, or can't keep a steady job, bad feelings will brew and bridges will be burned if they end up bailing on you!
Just be careful Zag. Having room mates is just like any relationship. You never "really" no someone until you live with them. So be careful and be safe other than that it's not so bad to have some company around so if you know these people pretty good I say 'why not?'. It's just a matter of how important you view your privacy, because you won't have as much when you share the place and I happen to really value mine ;-)
Good luck whatever you decide to do.
Aaaa hahaha.
I read this as "Do any of you have experience with having flatulence?"
:P
Oh, and yes to both. I kind of enjoy flatulence when it is loud, rumbly and satisfying. i enjoy flatmates less. I LOVE living alone. I will however be moving in with my sweetie soon.
-K
themonster123, these are actually two doctoral students, one from New Caledonia and one from US/Colorado. I've known them admittedly only for a couple of months but they look like normal people to me.
Misanthropic, yes I thought about that a lot, I do LOVE my privacy, I don't know, will see. There is actually plus side, I told them jokingly "only if they agree to do my meals" to which they readily agreed, lol. But thank you for your concern.
LOL Kudra, well good luck to you :)
You better be ultra careful because there are too many deadbeats around.
I know of too many instances where some well-meaning person allows somebody to come into their home to rent a room with a full understanding of what is required of them. The problem arises when this person does NOT live up to what they promised. It is VERY hard to get somebody out of your house once they are there. You better think twice.
LHG
Well, I've had experience with having roommates - a looooooong time ago.
I had just moved out from my mom's, and was on my own. Not making much income-wise, so having roommates seemed like a good idea at the time.
Pros - rent is split 2 or 3 ways. (Back then it was $50 per month - split 3 ways was like $16.66 apiece)
Cons - any groceries that I bought automatically became community 'property' - no matter how much I protested.
Even though the electric bill was split - if I used more electricity than my roommates - or vice-versa - I still only paid the half - or third - of the bill.
If my roommates decided to 'throw a party' - I had no place to go - unless I left.
Would I do it again? Probably not. I like my privacy.
Regards,
Jim TX
