Current Events > I just did the math. Why tf do I live alone?

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American encouraging independence is the biggest scam of the nation.

I live in a 900 sq ft 1bdr unit with 1.5 bath and a study. I pay $930 in rent ($970 after renewing).

Thats pretty good given what other states costs.

But Im looking at some of these more spacious and luxurious units around my area. A 3 bedroom with 2+ bathrooms cost between $1000-$1800 in rent.

Like, just rooming with ONE other person could literally cut my expenses down in half while also giving me MORE space than I do now. Wtf? I live alone. I dont even USE my living room unless guests come over.

What the fuck am I doing wasting so much money???

I lived with a shitty roommate when I was in my younger 20s, but even she has matured a lot to where I really dont think grown ass adults cant cohabitate.

Like, I legit am hitting a massive realization here.

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Where the fuck do you live?
A 1 bedroom here is like $1300

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Turbam posted...

Where the fuck do you live?
A 1 bedroom here is like $1300

I live in shitty ass Indiana. But its affordable as fuck as the tradeoff.

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Turbam posted...

Where the fuck do you live?
A 1 bedroom here is like $1300

That's on the cheaper side for the Nashville area.

https://www.apartmentguide.com/apartments/Tennessee/The-Gulch/1-beds-1z141xt/
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because living with others is a huge gamble tbh

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cuttin_in_farm posted...

I dont even USE my living room unless guests come over.

Good point.

sauceje posted...

because living with others is a huge gamble tbh

If you dont know them or theyre immature, maybe.

Hiw tf could two people who barely do much anyway possible cause conflict?

I stay in my room as is. Whats the difference between living alone in a 1bdr vs living with someone who stays in their room 80% of the time in a 3 bedroom?

What? You cant walk around in your underwear? Is THAT truly whats important versus saving shitloads of money???

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Because roommates are overrated af

By the time you're "done" with that sharing shit, you've already decided to tolerate paying an extra few hundred to live on your own rules.

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I think that is why you are supposed to get married. Someone you can stand living with for awhile that can share the expenses.


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cuttin_in_farm posted...

If you dont know them or theyre immature, maybe.

Hiw tf could two people who barely do much anyway possible cause conflict?

I stay in my room as is. Whats the difference between living alone in a 1bdr vs living with someone who stays in their room 80% of the time in a 3 bedroom?

What? You cant walk around in your underwear? Is THAT truly whats important versus saving shitloads of money???

I'd rather live alone personally.

cuttin_in_farm posted...

If you dont know them or theyre immature, maybe.

Hiw tf could two people who barely do much anyway possible cause conflict?

I stay in my room as is. Whats the difference between living alone in a 1bdr vs living with someone who stays in their room 80% of the time in a 3 bedroom?

What? You cant walk around in your underwear? Is THAT truly whats important versus saving shitloads of money???

knowing someone and living with them are two different beasts
might be your best friend at whose place you may have even slept at before is a person who doesn't put their dishes away or leaves clothes in random places, doesnt clean up after themselves etc.

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You live alone for the convenience of having your own kitchen and bathroom

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But then you have to live with someone.


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People looking for roommates aren't always the "stay in their room all day when they're not at work" type.

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sauceje posted...

knowing someone and living with them are two different beasts
might be your best friend at whose place you may have even slept at before is a person who doesn't put their dishes away or leaves clothes in random places, doesnt clean up after themselves etc.

I dont give a rats ass what they do with dishes so long as its rinsed off. If your room is messy with clothes, I also dont care.

Hey, make sure you rinse your plates.

DONE.

My previous roommate wasnt shitty because she left clothes in the dryer, or never put back the public vacuum, or never washed things out. I can tolerate that shit for an extra $200-$500 a month. Its when she couldnt pay a damn bill. Which is kid shit.

BilalPowell posted...

You live alone for the convenience of having your own kitchen and bathroom

These units have 2.5 baths. You do get your own bathroom. Idgaf about my own kitchen. If I dont always have to cook, thats exclusively a good thing. I am actually MORE motivated to cook when Im not the only one eating.

Flockaveli posted...

People looking for roommates aren't always the "stay in their room all day when they're not at work" type.

People should like having more money.

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and Im sorry for being a bit aggressive. Im just very pissed off Ive been leaving money on the table for so long.

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Because living with another person will cut down on your freedom and happiness unless you both like eachother.

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BeyondWalls posted...

But then you have to live with someone.

Yeah, and I can imagine this sucks bad a pretty decent amount of the time.

Conflict posted...

You really have never lived with a roommate, huh

There's several factors that could come into play. Them taking your food/stuff without asking, them not cleaning after themselves and attracting pests, them not doing their share of taking out the garbage, so on and so forth

Bro, this is kid shit. I have lived a roommate. I used to be very adamantly against it.

But heres the deal. Rent prices are going up. A few years ago, finding a place for $700 a month was pretty easy.

But everything is $900+ now. Like, its like the pandemic INCREASED costs.

I refuse to be milked of my money just because I wont compromise.

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so you can perform extracurriculars with the door open

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I feel like I'd rather just live at home with family than get a roommate. At least I know I get along with my family. It would especially suck having a roommate that brings their friends over a lot etc

Whats actually funny is that I am more than willing to do all the cleaning and chores.

Its what I do anyway living alone.

The only times I would be annoyed by roommates is if they frequently have company, smoke, or play music loudly without headphones.

Like, the bad roommate is as bad as a boogeyman as dating your coworker.

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You pay 930 to live alone? Lmao

its like 1500-1600 over here, 1300 if youre lucky

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The one year I was in college, my best friend from high school was my roommate.

That

was

a

huge

mistake

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RedLuigi posted...

You pay 930 to live alone? Lmao

its like 1500-1600 over here, 1300 if youre lucky

There are still plenty of places in America with affordable living. You just have to deal with dumbass Trumpers.

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cuttin_in_farm posted...

If you dont know them or theyre immature, maybe.

Hiw tf could two people who barely do much anyway possible cause conflict?

I stay in my room as is. Whats the difference between living alone in a 1bdr vs living with someone who stays in their room 80% of the time in a 3 bedroom?

What? You cant walk around in your underwear? Is THAT truly whats important versus saving shitloads of money???

not everyone stays in their room, like seriously are you so unaware of yourself that you think everyone lives like you? Holed up in their rooms 80% of the time? Fuck that makes me sad.

I live alone in a 2 bedroom apartment and pay about $1300 for rent and utilities. I'd much rather pay $1300 and live alone then pay $650 and have a roommate.

I actually have someone staying on my couch right now, but it's just a temporary thing and I'll be back to being alone soon.
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Rent is $1700 where I live not including hydro for a 1 bedroom apartment. I'd personally rather pay the extra to live on my own.

I don't want any roommates unless it's my gf

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I prefer living on my own because I was the only boy of 4 children and became use to my own space.

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American "encouraging of independence" is more about moving out of your parents house than living alone.

That said, fuck having a roommate. It costs more for a reason, cause it's great. If I wasn't married with a child I'd gladly still live alone.

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I would SO much rather live on my own and have to eat the extra expenses than love with someone.

But that may also be because I wasnt able to move out until I was like 30 so Ive had more than my fair share of living with ppl

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Yeah, I'd rather live alone than with random strangers. You don't know what kind of roommates you are getting to if it was just you and someone else.

You do save money though if you live with a bunch and whoever the home owner is, they are going to want strict rules about cleaning up.

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Renting a room makes sense if you're saving up money to buy a house.

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cuttin_in_farm posted...

and Im sorry for being a bit aggressive. Im just very pissed off Ive been leaving money on the table for so long.

Get over it.

apocalyptic_4 posted...

Rent is $1700 where I live not including hydro for a 1 bedroom apartment. I'd personally rather pay the extra to live on my own.

I don't want any roommates unless it's my gf

In San Francisco?

Cocytus posted...

In San Francisco?

unless it's studio, I think it would cost more in SF

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The neck beards swarming this topic talking about how terrible they think roommates are.

If you've had an issue with the majority of people you lived with you're the common factor.

Just set boundaries and rules before you move in. Write up an actual contract if you're really unsure. Make sure both of you are on the lease so you share liability.

Don't expect them to be your bestfriend, and use a shared calendar app for due dates on bills.

Just be an adult if there's an issue, and don't be passive aggressive. Don't expect anything to get resolved if you're not willing to communicate with the other person.

I've had nothing, but fantastic roommates.
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harley2280 posted...

The neck beards swarming this topic talking about how terrible they think roommates are.

If you've had an issue with the majority of people you lived with you're the common factor.

Just set boundaries and rules before you move in. Write up an actual contract if you're really unsure. Make sure both of you are on the lease so you share liability.

Don't expect them to be your bestfriend, and use a shared calendar app for due dates on bills.

Just be an adult if there's an issue, and don't be passive aggressive. Don't expect anything to get resolved if you're not willing to communicate with the other person.

I've had nothing, but fantastic roommates.

I'm a success in life. I don't need roommates in my 30s. lmao

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I own my home (3 br and 2.5 ba) but have my brother and his partner as roommates. The home costs me about $1400/mo and I collect $900/mo from them.

Everyone is going to have something annoying about them though. My roommates use an ungodly number of dishes for every meal and we have to run the dishwasher twice a day to keep up with it. I've also had to replace the dishwasher already after 3 years of living here (not sure how old the other one was though). Any time I want to cook a meal, I have to do a full load of dishes to clear the sink so I can use it to clean vegetables and stuff, then go back and do another load to clean up my own dishes that I used while cooking. It pisses me off enough that I've had arguments with them but they don't seem to have any inclination of changing their habits, so I just have to live with it and think of the $900 I pocket every month.

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Pepys Monster posted...

harley2280 posted...

The neck beards swarming this topic talking about how terrible they think roommates are.

If you've had an issue with the majority of people you lived with you're the common factor.

Just set boundaries and rules before you move in. Write up an actual contract if you're really unsure. Make sure both of you are on the lease so you share liability.

Don't expect them to be your bestfriend, and use a shared calendar app for due dates on bills.

Just be an adult if there's an issue, and don't be passive aggressive. Don't expect anything to get resolved if you're not willing to communicate with the other person.

I've had nothing, but fantastic roommates.

I'm a success in life. I don't need roommates in my 30s. lmao

And?
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harley2280 posted...

And?

And you should step up your game and get on my level.

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Pepys Monster posted...

harley2280 posted...

And?

And you should step up your game and get on my level.

I also own a home. This was clearly advice for TC who doesn't.
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harley2280 posted...

I also own a home. This was clearly advice for TC who doesn't.

You win. I admit I was in the wrong.

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Because living alone rules.

If you don't mind living with someone, then renting a house with people is an even better deal. You can rent a 3 room house for like $1600.

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Pepys Monster posted...

harley2280 posted...

I also own a home. This was clearly advice for TC who doesn't.

You win. I admit I was in the wrong.

It's all good. It happens.
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cuttin_in_farm posted...

What? You cant walk around in your underwear? Is THAT truly whats important versus saving s***loads of money???

Lol my roommate and I walk around naked in front of each other >_>

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