2 Bedroom Condo in downtown Chicago is my primary residence during the week... don't ask what I pay. It makes even me sick. But I also have a 2 Bed/2 bath house two and a half hrs outside the city when I want to relax during the weekend. I'm just fortunate I'm self sufficient enough to pay for both of them. Though, truth be told, as I get older every year, I'm just not seeing the use of the condo anymore as I don't live it up in the city as much as I used to.
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Im 16 right now so I live with my parents.
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I live alone in a 2-floor mini-townhouse/apartment and pay about $150 a month.
With bills and such, it usually ends up being about $4-500 a month.
Mind you I live in bum
NOWHERE Japan and it SUCKS. :lol:
I'm planning to move to Osaka this summer, and I'm 99% sure I'll still be living alone.
I'm pretty sure I've got a roomy 1-bedroom place lined up that's literally 2 minutes from a train station and about $6-700 a month (before utilities... :shock: ). That'll take some getting used to..
With bills and such, it usually ends up being about $4-500 a month.
Mind you I live in bum
NOWHERE Japan and it SUCKS. :lol:I'm planning to move to Osaka this summer, and I'm 99% sure I'll still be living alone.
I'm pretty sure I've got a roomy 1-bedroom place lined up that's literally 2 minutes from a train station and about $6-700 a month (before utilities... :shock: ). That'll take some getting used to..
I don't know how people can have roommates. We've had a few over the past several years and never, never, NEVER again! Friendships always ended up ruined.
The last ones were the final nail. They refused to chip-in for cable/internet because "We never watch TV and don't have a computer." Two months later, many numbers were worn off of my TV remote from their incessant channel flipping, and myself never getting to watch what I wanted. My computer ended up loaded with spyware from them going on unsavory sites. Needless to say, after another month or two of them refusing to chip-in, everything went into my room so they couldn't use it. Things got very hostile near the end.
Before we moved into the apartment, they took it upon themselves to make sure they got themselves on the lease and not us. Then they tried to hold that against us. "We're the lease-holders, so we get the parking space and the biggest room." "You follow OUR rules" etc etc... They also made sure they put themselves on all of the utilities. After living with them for a year or so, we moved out, right before rent and utility payments were due. Taught them a valuable lesson. Mid-summer in Palm Springs (100+ temps) in a poorly insulated apartment with that diva-bitch always having the AC cranked made for a very high electric bill. They sent a letter to the house that we moved into, demanding we pay them for our portion of the utilities or they'll sue us. We sent one back demanding their portion of the cable and internet they used for the past year (which exceeds what we "owed" them). We never heard from them again.
EDIT: And this doesn't even include our drug dealer, party all night neighbors. Because of this experience, I'll never have roommates or live in an apartment complex ever again.
The last ones were the final nail. They refused to chip-in for cable/internet because "We never watch TV and don't have a computer." Two months later, many numbers were worn off of my TV remote from their incessant channel flipping, and myself never getting to watch what I wanted. My computer ended up loaded with spyware from them going on unsavory sites. Needless to say, after another month or two of them refusing to chip-in, everything went into my room so they couldn't use it. Things got very hostile near the end.
Before we moved into the apartment, they took it upon themselves to make sure they got themselves on the lease and not us. Then they tried to hold that against us. "We're the lease-holders, so we get the parking space and the biggest room." "You follow OUR rules" etc etc... They also made sure they put themselves on all of the utilities. After living with them for a year or so, we moved out, right before rent and utility payments were due. Taught them a valuable lesson. Mid-summer in Palm Springs (100+ temps) in a poorly insulated apartment with that diva-bitch always having the AC cranked made for a very high electric bill. They sent a letter to the house that we moved into, demanding we pay them for our portion of the utilities or they'll sue us. We sent one back demanding their portion of the cable and internet they used for the past year (which exceeds what we "owed" them). We never heard from them again.
EDIT: And this doesn't even include our drug dealer, party all night neighbors. Because of this experience, I'll never have roommates or live in an apartment complex ever again.
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[quote name='sp00ge']I don't know how people can have roommates. We've had a few over the past several years and never, never, NEVER again! Friendships always ended up ruined.
The last ones were the final nail. They refused to chip-in for cable/internet because "We never watch TV and don't have a computer." Two months later, many numbers were worn off of my TV remote from their incessant channel flipping, and myself never getting to watch what I wanted. My computer ended up loaded with spyware from them going on unsavory sites. Needless to say, after another month or two of them refusing to chip-in, everything went into my room so they couldn't use it. Things got very hostile near the end.
Before we moved into the apartment, they took it upon themselves to make sure they got themselves on the lease and not us. Then they tried to hold that against us. "We're the lease-holders, so we get the parking space and the biggest room." "You follow OUR rules" etc etc... They also made sure they put themselves on all of the utilities. After living with them for a year or so, we moved out, right before rent and utility payments were due. Taught them a valuable lesson. Mid-summer in Palm Springs (100+ temps) in a poorly insulated apartment with that diva-bitch always having the AC cranked made for a very high electric bill. They sent a letter to the house that we moved into, demanding we pay them for our portion of the utilities or they'll sue us. We sent one back demanding their portion of the cable and internet they used for the past year (which exceeds what we "owed" them). We never heard from them again.
EDIT: And this doesn't even include our drug dealer, party all night neighbors. Because of this experience, I'll never have roommates or live in an apartment complex ever again.[/QUOTE]
You can't expect to have roommates and not setup some sort of house rules. I haven't had any other problems other than one roommate being extremely OCD about everything in the past, but he is gone thankfully, and that's a completely whole other story.
Maybe my situation is uncommon, and yours to be more of the norm, I don't know. But everything has been fairly good thus far and we've lived in the same place for over 3 years with various different room mates. If you have a good leaser that is responsible in managing the apartment then it's a whole lot easier to maintain order. Especially if a document is signed stating the various "rules" of the lease.
The last ones were the final nail. They refused to chip-in for cable/internet because "We never watch TV and don't have a computer." Two months later, many numbers were worn off of my TV remote from their incessant channel flipping, and myself never getting to watch what I wanted. My computer ended up loaded with spyware from them going on unsavory sites. Needless to say, after another month or two of them refusing to chip-in, everything went into my room so they couldn't use it. Things got very hostile near the end.
Before we moved into the apartment, they took it upon themselves to make sure they got themselves on the lease and not us. Then they tried to hold that against us. "We're the lease-holders, so we get the parking space and the biggest room." "You follow OUR rules" etc etc... They also made sure they put themselves on all of the utilities. After living with them for a year or so, we moved out, right before rent and utility payments were due. Taught them a valuable lesson. Mid-summer in Palm Springs (100+ temps) in a poorly insulated apartment with that diva-bitch always having the AC cranked made for a very high electric bill. They sent a letter to the house that we moved into, demanding we pay them for our portion of the utilities or they'll sue us. We sent one back demanding their portion of the cable and internet they used for the past year (which exceeds what we "owed" them). We never heard from them again.
EDIT: And this doesn't even include our drug dealer, party all night neighbors. Because of this experience, I'll never have roommates or live in an apartment complex ever again.[/QUOTE]
You can't expect to have roommates and not setup some sort of house rules. I haven't had any other problems other than one roommate being extremely OCD about everything in the past, but he is gone thankfully, and that's a completely whole other story.
Maybe my situation is uncommon, and yours to be more of the norm, I don't know. But everything has been fairly good thus far and we've lived in the same place for over 3 years with various different room mates. If you have a good leaser that is responsible in managing the apartment then it's a whole lot easier to maintain order. Especially if a document is signed stating the various "rules" of the lease.
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Hard to say.
I live by myself when I'm at college. I live in a 2 bedroom apartment, all by myself. I only pay $360 a month (doesn't include electric, cable, and phone, but my apartment has internet). I got a good deal (It's 792 square feet) because my apartment complex had several two bedrooms left and wanted to get rid of them, so they promised in the lease they would never rent out the 2nd room (they locked it, but you can easily open it with a screwdriver). My previous apartment (a studio) was $460 a month (it was much closer to campus compared to now), and did not include electric, internet, cable, etc.
On some weekends and when I'm off college, I live at home. Like I said many times, I never had a roommate in my life and don't know if I could ever have one.
I live by myself when I'm at college. I live in a 2 bedroom apartment, all by myself. I only pay $360 a month (doesn't include electric, cable, and phone, but my apartment has internet). I got a good deal (It's 792 square feet) because my apartment complex had several two bedrooms left and wanted to get rid of them, so they promised in the lease they would never rent out the 2nd room (they locked it, but you can easily open it with a screwdriver). My previous apartment (a studio) was $460 a month (it was much closer to campus compared to now), and did not include electric, internet, cable, etc.
On some weekends and when I'm off college, I live at home. Like I said many times, I never had a roommate in my life and don't know if I could ever have one.
[quote name='Gameboy415']I live alone in a 2-floor mini-townhouse/apartment and pay about $150 a month.
With bills and such, it usually ends up being about $4-500 a month.
Mind you I live in bum NOWHERE Japan and it SUCKS. :lol:
I'm planning to move to Osaka this summer, and I'm 99% sure I'll still be living alone.
I'm pretty sure I've got a roomy 1-bedroom place lined up that's literally 2 minutes from a train station and about $6-700 a month (before utilities... :shock: ). That'll take some getting used to..[/quote]
Damn, that's a somewhat nice situation you have there, sir. Well, aside living in the middle of nowhere, of course. Unless you like solitude, which isn't a bad thing.
I pay about one-thousand a month, before utilities and bills, for a condo. I live alone as I cannot live without other people and love privacy.
With bills and such, it usually ends up being about $4-500 a month.
Mind you I live in bum
NOWHERE Japan and it SUCKS. :lol:I'm planning to move to Osaka this summer, and I'm 99% sure I'll still be living alone.
I'm pretty sure I've got a roomy 1-bedroom place lined up that's literally 2 minutes from a train station and about $6-700 a month (before utilities... :shock: ). That'll take some getting used to..[/quote]
Damn, that's a somewhat nice situation you have there, sir. Well, aside living in the middle of nowhere, of course. Unless you like solitude, which isn't a bad thing.
I pay about one-thousand a month, before utilities and bills, for a condo. I live alone as I cannot live without other people and love privacy.
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im 21, still living with my parents...i plan on moving out in the next year or 2 (no cash due to really bad car accident a few years back 
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[quote name='Sleepkyng']I pay 500 euros a month for an 11m2 (that's about 110 square feet) room with a shared toilet in the hallway, a nasty shower and a two stove burner and sink...
but *cue scene from Aladin*
it's got a great view:
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That is a nice view. Where is this?
but *cue scene from Aladin*
it's got a great view:
That is a nice view. Where is this?
Our roommate is essentially a hermit. He's a former Marine finishing up a history degree - quite possibly the nicest guy I've ever met.
My previous roommates were insane - the worst was an incredibly shady and vindictive girl who got her sister to move in with her to help out with rent, but gave her no space or benefits to doing so. In the end, she told us she'd been considering moving out because "the rent was too high", and then proceeded to tell us her timetable was approximately a week. The sister, completely caught off guard, had to make arrangements for all of her stuff over one weekend. Thanks, asshole. No worries - the angry and used sister decided she'd grab a few choice items out of her closet and put them in the laundry room marked "free". Her final night in the apartment ended in an all out catfight between the two sisters and one pretty awesome headbutt.
Fun times.
My previous roommates were insane - the worst was an incredibly shady and vindictive girl who got her sister to move in with her to help out with rent, but gave her no space or benefits to doing so. In the end, she told us she'd been considering moving out because "the rent was too high", and then proceeded to tell us her timetable was approximately a week. The sister, completely caught off guard, had to make arrangements for all of her stuff over one weekend. Thanks, asshole. No worries - the angry and used sister decided she'd grab a few choice items out of her closet and put them in the laundry room marked "free". Her final night in the apartment ended in an all out catfight between the two sisters and one pretty awesome headbutt.
Fun times.
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Live with my girlfriend and our two dogs.
My roommate and I pay about $1,350 each a month for a one bedroom. It isn't so bad. The living room is mine, and he just stays in his room with the door closed, so it's almost like living on my own. My view is quite decent as well:
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I live on a ship with 4000 other people. I don't see a choice for "Live with 4000 other people"...
I've been living alone for the past two years and it's been nice. Although that'll change in August when my lease is up, then I'll have to move in with my mom for a month...then move into a dorm in Japan (but you get your own room and mini kitchen, so the only thing that is shared is the bathrooms). I'll miss the privacy. I don't like living with other people...like my peace and quiet.
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I rent a townhouse with 2 pain in the goddamn ass housemates. We're not supposed to share anything but housework, but it never works. I'm the only one who cares enough to keep anything clean. Someone also opened and wasted a 1/3rd of a bottle of my maple syrup this morning. I wouldn't care if it was that Karo crap, but it was the expensive $6 a tiny bottle stuff harvested from trees by lumberjacks and mounties on their day off because I can't have corn syrup. Which then makes me wonder what the hell else they've been in (I seem to be the only one that actually has real food in the house). Thankfully one's moving out soon because she got knocked up. The other one comes and goes 6 times a day at odd hours so I can't catch her at anything.
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I could never live with a roommate. They'd probably end up in a garbage bag in the woods.:lol:
Well, I live with my parents because for some reason I don't like being alone (would live in apartment with my girlfriend but she is too busy with trying to pay for school to move out at the moment). I would move in my with some of my friends but I know how they are with money so that wouldn't work out well. I've lived with other family before but I like the house we live in and I chip in on bills so it's not like I'm living here for free.
I would move into a cheap apartment but I have a feeling from the experiences of my family that somebody would try to steal my stuff which has happened to my sisters and my brother on several occassions. I do realize that I live in one of the top areas for foreclosures on homes in the United States so I try to be happy that I have somewhere to live.
I would move into a cheap apartment but I have a feeling from the experiences of my family that somebody would try to steal my stuff which has happened to my sisters and my brother on several occassions. I do realize that I live in one of the top areas for foreclosures on homes in the United States so I try to be happy that I have somewhere to live.
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