It's been a while since I've had a roommate rant post, so after yesterdays events - I thought it was time.
We have had quite a few trials with one of our roommates lately it seems, at least twice a month, mid-week - we get phone calls from neighbors complaining about loud music during the day. Further to that, we often get woken up in the middle of the night with music or friends coming home from the bars (mid-week). Yesterday was the breaking point when I got called at work with a complaint!
We've had a few conversations with this roommate already about his general lack of respect for our space, our things and our home - and he's brought us far to close to potential eviction with all his nonsense. So, we've asked him to find another place to live. He has until January 30 to have all of his things removed.
Not that he has that many things - this is the roommate that was renting a fully furnished bedroom.
I'm concerned because we know that there is a whole in the closet wall and he's moved huge TV's up and down the stairs so many times there's quite a few hits and dings. I would like to give him back his damage deposit - but it's all going to have to be puttied and cleaned otherwise, it'll be a no-go.
Thankfully, he pays he rent in advance so he's already paid January's rent. He'll owe us fro December's and January's utilities - but there's never been any problems with paying, so I hope there's no problems in that area now.
So, Jordan and I have a choice to make.
1. Pay the increased rent - $850 and 2/3's utilities (instead of $350 and 1/2 utilities)
2. Find another (short-term) roommate
The kicker is that we want to save as much as possible between now and the wedding, when we want to be out on our own. An extra six months of roommate hell = $3,000....which is why we've kept this guy around so long. But our sanity and the potential for eviction just isn't worth it (neither are the fights between Jordan and I). Not that they are plentiful, but the situation add's irritation to a lot of otherwise normal conversations and we wind up getting itchy with each other.
I'm partial to continuing to save like mad for the wedding, and dropping the house savings down a bit and just enjoy less roommates. We might not be in a house as fast as we'd like, but really it's not the end of the world of we rent for a while longer.
Roommates - Le Sigh
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I say don't bother getting another room mate & just cut back on saving for the home down payment. It'll take you longer to get into your own home but at least you'll still be together. Living with your hunney can be hard enough as you start your new life together. It'll take a little bit for you to readjust your thinking in regards to savings but it will be really worth it in the long run.
ReplyDeleteIf you both aren't on board with the financial benefits of having a roomie, and you can pay all your bills, then I would not get one. Try the home with just the two of you until spring. By then you will be able to see what finances and savings looks like with just the two of you.
ReplyDeleteYou made the right decision, there. And if the house waits, it waits. I vote for sanity, also.
ReplyDeleteBad flatmates definitely took a toll on my relationship, especially as we were down to one income.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I've had more than enough of those, so I'd be inclined to slow down a little on the house fund too.