• I'm going to move in with a friend and live without parents for the first time in my life, what are
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Don't whizz on the electric fence.
Don't eat fastfood to much, i know people who just go to the snackbar every day because it is around the corner anway
Disregard all advice given in this thread. That should do it.
[QUOTE=xeo xeo;33599167]Disregard all advice given in this thread. That should do it.[/QUOTE] You heard 'em. Eat some nachos whilst not eating nachos and [I][B][U]always[/U][/B][/I] wizz on the electric fence.
for god's sake don't let your washing pile up [editline]6th December 2011[/editline] it's not a fatal error to let laundry pile up but it's game over if your dishes pile up far enough
Share drugs, no really.
Don't let dirty shit pile up everywhere, obviously. Damn I wish I had enough money to move to an apartment with someone.
Don't forget to pay rent Always always make sure you have enough to pay rent for at least the next two months
Use a vacuum cleaner at least once a month, maybe twice if too much crap starts sticking to the bottoms of your feet. Use the dishwasher often enough. Do your laundry often enough so you always have clothes. Wipe the surfaces sometimes. Keep the bathroom clean(ish). Make your own food. Don't sweat it too hard. That's what I do (pretty much) and I've survived just fine alone for 1,5 years now. Having a proper ruleset is probably a good idea if you're gonna have buddies living with you. ... So pretty much what has been said already.
I would really, really, REALLY recommend against living with a good friend. I've tried it, a few of my friends have tried it. It doesn't work! I don't know what it is, but at first you'll have little pointless fights. They'll escalate and keep getting bigger and bigger, and eventually you'll have to move. Pick a roommate that you barely know or a stranger.
People not doing the dishes is probably the number one headache I have with living in a house. It often means that when it comes to meal times and you want to make something you can't and then spend the next hour washing shit out that you haven't touched. And also clean the toilet every so often.
For the love of God, if you bring a woman home, make sure that you have your own condoms. While you feel like a bro when you give your roomy a condom the first time, it sucks when they ask for the fifth or sixth time.
Living on my own there's one thing I wasn't prepared for. Don't forget to buy toilet paper, you're always out when you need it the most.
Don't drop the soap you might trip and fall when you bend over to pick it up.
[QUOTE=kattolil;33600674]Living on my own there's one thing I wasn't prepared for. Don't forget to buy toilet paper, you're always out when you need it the most.[/QUOTE] Don't mistake the bin for the laundry basket, you want to keep your clothes preferably.
Have a cleaning agreement of some kind. Nothing fancy. If it get broken just stack e.g all the dirty dishes on you roomates bed. They will get the hint. And don't wank. You are living alone now, fuck bitches playa.
Wash your bedding frequently, people don't realise how important that is for both you and your housemates. Also, what is so bad about an apartment specifically.
In all seriousness the number one thing is to make sure you get along with your friend. It is better than living with family but you gotta be careful not to piss each other off to the point where one moves out making the bills and rent creep up on you in a way you don't want. The second rule is to make sure you have fun, lots of fun. Always pitch in, don't slack around making your friend buy all the food or pay all the bills. Welcome to the independent club.
Finding a good apartment is equal parts luck and patience. I would recommend moving to a slightly more urban area, if you're not already. Depending on your luck, it's possible to find an apartment for rent that hasn't been listed online yet. I just got extremely lucky driving around the city's social district. I found a three bedroom, multi-story apartment occupying the upper levels of its own building (bottom floor is a store) for only eight hundred per month. There's a nature trail spanning the length of the state running through its "back yard," and Main Street (home of all the pubs, coffee houses, and nightlife of the city) is a five minute walk down the road. So my advice would be not to go to an apartment complex. Find a private renter, if at all possible. Chances are that you'll be able to get a better piece of property (or at least a more unique one), and that the landlord will be willing to negotiate your price. Ours knocked fifty bucks off the rent because we had a years' rent-money up front. You'll get a better deal in a slightly more urban area than you would a suburban one. Check online, in the newspaper, and drive around your area looking for "For Rent" signs. [editline]6th December 2011[/editline] As far as the day-to-day stuff goes, it works best when everybody simply does their own work. You do your own dishes, you buy your own food, you have your own toilet paper, etc, etc. It can really strain a friendship when you come home to find that your roommate has used the last of your toilet paper, eaten the food you just bought, and left a sink full of dirty dishes.
You'll have to learn to make your own sammiches.
[QUOTE=warflamingo;33599589]I would really, really, REALLY recommend against living with a good friend. I've tried it, a few of my friends have tried it. It doesn't work! I don't know what it is, but at first you'll have little pointless fights. They'll escalate and keep getting bigger and bigger, and eventually you'll have to move. Pick a roommate that you barely know or a stranger.[/QUOTE] thats fucking stupid i lived with someone i barely knew for 3 months and he ended up being a bipolar idiot who kicked me out because he was jealous that his estranged brother was one of my best friends [B]Edit:[/B] so i ate all of his chips before i left the house forever now that i think about it there is no moral but living with a good friend is definitely preferable to living with someone you dont know. even if you do fight, stop bein a bitch-ho and say sorry, you fuck
Make sure you both can give each other space when needed. Be able to go a whole day without talking to each other, because sometimes people just don't wanna be bothered. and definitely have some sort of cleaning agreement, as stated.
always keep each other in mind IE don't eat his crisps because eventually he will eat your crisps and then you'll kill each other over crisps, which reminds me: if you annoy each other leave the house for a while instead of fighting, chances are you were fighting over something stupid.
Ok, so here's my 5 cents, on the money issue, make sure you have the bucks to pay your bills, my approach here is the average scenario eg: Least spent on food for 1 day: 7.5 USD Most spent on food for 1 day: 13.75 USD average: 10.625 USD Multiply that for the number of days between incoming money, say 30: 318.75 USD, that's your budget in food. Do the same for your other usual expenses and you know how much do you need in average, make sure you have it every month, plus something to save for a rainy day. Hope this helps.
[QUOTE=Arkayn;33608307] Least spent on food for 1 day: 7.5 USD Most spent on food for 1 day: 13.75 USD average: 10.625 USD [/QUOTE] that's a lot. i know how to scrounge by on 3 USD a day for food.
[QUOTE=thisispain;33608314]that's a lot. i know how to scrounge by on 3 USD a day for food.[/QUOTE] Pfft, I can got with ~1,5€ a day. A pack of noodles is ~0.50€ and bag of rye bread is like ~0.70€.
[QUOTE=Hullu V3;33608761]Pfft, I can got with ~1,5€ a day. A pack of noodles is ~0.50€ and bag of rye bread is like ~0.70€.[/QUOTE] that's not food that's just empty matter
[QUOTE=thisispain;33608778]that's not food that's just empty matter[/QUOTE] It fills me up, dawg! On weekends I might rip it up and get me some chicken for 2.30€!
I think I might be good with food. For breakfast I'll just have an egg and oatmeal/cereal. Lunch is either a turkey/tuna wheat bread sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, and mustard. For dinner some chicken or any kind of meat with a salad. I think being on a diet is what is going to save my money the most with.
As long as you are good friends and none of you are assholes, then it's just fun living with a roommate. You don't have to feel so lonely! :)
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