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spindles · 08-05-2007, 10:46 PM

Something no one seems to have mentioned:
ok this roommate pays $x a week. What do they get for that?
Is there an expectation that they will pay part of any other bills (internet/power/phone etc.)?
What are the arrangements regarding food/cooking etc.

While my house sharing is quite a while in the past (and was exclusively in rental properties), I always thought it was important to be up front about these kinds of things. This varied from "everybody has their own food cupboard" to "everything is shared and costs are distributed equally".

I have some really close friends that I became friends with purely by sharing house and I've also shared with people who I happily have never seen again, but by and large I found it to be a positive experience.

08-05-2007, 10:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	Something no one seems to have mentioned: ok this roommate pays $x a week. What do they get for that? Is there an expectation that they will pay part of any other bills (internet/power/phone etc.)? What are the arrangements regarding food/cooking etc. While my house sharing is quite a while in the past (and was exclusively in rental properties), I always thought it was important to be up front about these kinds of things. This varied from "everybody has their own food cupboard" to "everything is shared and costs are distributed equally". I have some really close friends that I became friends with purely by sharing house and I've also shared with people who I happily have never seen again, but by and large I found it to be a positive experience. __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?