Bearsy

So now that I'm employed I'm looking to get out of my pop's house as soon as possible.

I make ~600 a month, with a serious possibility of a second, better paying/more hours job on the way.

But I still won't really make enough to live somewhere and still be able to eat/party/have a life, so I'm probably going to get an apartment with my friend.

Do you guys have any tips, advice, horror stories, good stories, etc. about sharing an apartment?

For the record, I'd rather live on my own and just have close friends over all the time than live with them, but a nigga ain't got options.

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deadhead94

I did it once. Next time I see that particular person, there is a good chance I will badly injure/kill them.

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adventure

you better know this other person very well. and even if they are your best friend have some kind of agreement in writing. Are you still in school?

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SageTree

Search for listing under bachelor or small one bed room and see what prices you get.

They might not be big.... but you'll have the place to yourself.

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adventure

Do you have any other expenses.... car/insurance/school?

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Snowmayne

good luck on your living with someone and being dead broke goals of 2011

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wellfleation

As usual, Mr. positive!

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wellfleation

My first roommate in Boston was my best friend. We were both moving from Wellfleet to the "big city" together for college so it was cool. But he became upset/jealous prior to/around our move to our Tremont St apt, that summer, I began dating a girl attending BU and living Allston (Boston). My best friend roommate became more and more upset with me because I was never at our portent, never. I was always with my girl and her Delta Gama girls, partying and experiencing the city for the first time for real (cold tea 3AM in China Town, for exp). I think he was lonely but he acted like a jerk instead of taking to me as I would have included him, however, he probably would have had an attitude looking back.

See how weird and complicate fit can get with just one person. Add two or more into the mix and alliances and shit start occurring, which must REALLY suck. I've been lucky and was mostly able to live on my own up till marriage a little more than 1/2 the time. The other times I has one roommate or a girlfriend. The girlfriend got ugly towards the end as relationships typically do. I definitely prefer to live on my own as you are truly totally in powered with no one to answer to.

By the way, when I lived own my own in Boston (about 6 years) I was paying $750 a month for at 1st a steal of a 1 bedroom top floor small but decent apartment in the Back Bay Fens for $750 a month and and then I had to get a bottom floor studio for the same to stay in the same area. I was only making 20k a year and still enjoying myself :-) This was 93 - 99.

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adventure

I have always preferred to live on my own. I love my friends but its just to much tension. And when I lived with my friends it was 5 years ago and everyone was still in party all the time mode. the house was always in disarray and I could never get comfortable.
I love living with my girlfriend that works for me.

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Über King

yeah last year i lived with 3 coursemates, they weren't best friends, but good acquaintances. the fact they were all girls didn't help, but after a year i'm about ready to jack the whole thing in. You'll be fine for the first 6 months or so, but then things they do will really start to grate on you until its almost unbearable. Like whenever im cooking, one of my housemates will say it smells really nice, then lean right over my pan and sniff it like a hound. if you can smell it from the front door - theres no need to shove your long hair and face into my food!!!! next time she does it her face is gonna get a good broiling.

Ive started snapping at my bimbo housemate for claiming the toaster is broke, when its just off at the socket. i mean like really going mental aswell. never fun.

Luckily 2 of the girls are moving out this year, and 2 guys are moving in. hopefully i wont have to put up with much more stupid crap like Housemate: "oh no! the doors broken! WE need to call the landlord and complain" me: "its on the latch..."

As much as i hate to say it this year really brought out the misogynist in me.

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Über King

that said i hate spending time alone - so id always go for a flatshare situation, im just gonna choose housemates a lot more carefully from now on.

Hope you find someone good Bearsy!

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Rubix

I'm making 2200 a month and still haven't moved out. Mostly cuz I want to buy and not throw money into a black hole

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Lloydy

Dont move in with stupid people is good advice.

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Sir-Ex

Moving out making only 600 a month would be pretty hard. Def get that other job.


As for the experience of sharing a place, I have no tips or stories for ya. Just find out yourself.

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Smile

Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

Mercury

I've had two roommates. The first I had a major falling out with over the most trivial issues and the second was just uneventful and lonesome; I spent most of my time in my room. Basically I went from living in a 24 hour party apartment to a dreary apartment with a very distant and odd relationship with my own roommate. Both had the constantly looming cloud of "this can't go on for long".

However it was always very cost effective. I probably made $600 or so per month too and I lived just fine: rent + gas, food, weed and a toy here and there. Just make sure you stay on the landlords good side. My first roommate almost got me evicted because he was so unreliable and a bad tennant and I would have had that on my rental history to deal with.

Generally speaking, at the end of the day I was always satisfied with the state of my independence. Weed smoking aside, there are some things you just can't do when you still live with the family.


Bottom line advice: I say do it but get a good lock for your bedroom door.

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adventure

the whole 600 a month thing is kind of scary

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adventure

so if you get paid $7.00 an hour you would only be working 21 hours a week.

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SageTree

QUICK CALL DR> PHIL!!!!!!! some one is handing out his advice!

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Mercury

^the scary thought is that maybe bearsy IS the stupid people *o0o0o0o* not sure i'd live with him tbh.

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SageTree

I hear he'll get pizza if you want it doooood, no fits required.

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