Roommate Stories

Opinion Wanted: When is it OK to be Lenient on the Rent Payment

August 7, 2010

Quick post this Saturday morning.  The title says it all, but here’s the details: Yesterday, I learned that my roommate, S quit or was fired from her job.  I don’t know the details, it’s none of my business, but I get a little anxious when a roommate looses their job because it makes me wonder [...]

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Can You Trust Your Roommate After a Missed Rental Payment?

August 5, 2010
Tiny Kitchen

A few months ago, my roommate failed to make the rent payment via direct deposit, causing me to overdraft on my account.  Apparently, what happened was she didn’t have enough money in her account allowing the amount of rent to go through. I don’t know how she budgets her money that’s none of my business.  [...]

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Returning Home After a Week Long Trip: Pictures Included!

July 17, 2010

So far, I have been very candid with the financial relief and freedom the rental income provides for me.  In this post, I want to be candid on what’s its like returning home from a week-long trip living with roommates who were complete strangers when they first moved in. Going away on vacation or for [...]

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A Minor Occurrence While I was on Travel

July 5, 2010
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What happened? Last week, I was on work travel leaving my roommates by themselves.  Usually, nothing eventful happens while I am away, but this time, something minor did happen and I want to write a post about it.  My roommate, D, who is in the Navy returned from his Ops at sea while I was [...]

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My Current Roommates: Who Are They?

June 19, 2010
Dsi Ds

Some of you may be wondering who my current roommates are because I had seven different people cycle through my place and in my about me.  I’ll write about them briefly and describe what the do for work. I currently have one male and one female roommate.  I’ll call them D and S respectively.  Both [...]

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Roommates with Significant Others, The Good and the Bad

May 17, 2010
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In the past and currently, I have roommates with significant others.  I’m a very easy going person, so I don’t mind that a roommate’s significant other visit or visit often or even stay over for a few days.  I wanted to write a short post on the positive and negative aspects with a roommate significant [...]

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Tactfully Getting Rid of Non-Paying Roommates and Ensuring You Receive your Rent Money

May 6, 2010
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The story of a non-paying renter Out of the seven different roommates, I had only one roommate so far who had difficulties paying the rent.  I’ll refer to this roommate as Kathy, which of course is not her real name. Kathy moved in late summer of 2009 after finding my post on a roommate subscription [...]

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