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moving out
I moved into an apartment with my friend and now I wanna move out. The problem is, we don't know who gets what (lamps, tables, couches, kitchen stuff...). Honestly, everything in MY room is what I paid for, and I bought most of everything else, but I can't remember exactly who bought what. How do we decide fairly who gets what? How do I handle something like this better in the future?
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in the future, dont move in with someone else and if you have to keep all of yor recepits. as for your present situation... take all of the stuff in your room of course... and since you cant remember who got what i would sell all of it and split the money, i know you probably wont get what you paid for and it might be a hassell if you need funiture for the new places the 2 of you are moving to but i mean how do you split a couch, or like end tables and the coffee table, you dont want to break the set. maybe with kitchen appliances you can split them based on who really uses what more often... but my only suggestion is to sell it all and split the profits.
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My suggestion would be to decide together.
What you want to take.
Sit down with your friend & decide do you want to keep this or not.
I know you don't want her having 'your stuff'. But if you think about it..you guys shared your apartment, you can share your items.
To handle something like this better in the future, I would suggest knowing what you own.
I mean, putting labels down are smart but also tacky.
So in other words, talk to your friend about things. Ask her if she would like to have this. I mean if you seriously really want a specific couch and she doesn't want it [whether she owns it or not], shes giving it to you. And Honestly, you need the basic things in life to live in a house [lamps, tables, couches etc.]. You can't have all of it, cause your friend needs it too!
First, get a pad a pencil and write down [your friend's name] on 1 side and [your name] on the other. Make a list of all the things in your room that you will be taking and decide who is getting what.
That would be my solution.
If you have any other questions.
Let me know :D
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In the future you put labels on things and hold on to receipts for large furniture pieces or appliances. (Holding on to those receipts is a good idea anyways, just in case anything ever goes wrong or needs to be replaced.)
Now that you are in the situation however, you just do your very best. Sometimes maintaining a friendship means sucking it up, and letting them have something even though you are *sure* it's yours. I’ve had about thirteen roommates in my life now, and I know some of them have walked away with some of my stuff (I also know I still have some of their things that they just forgot or never came back for, got a nice coat rack actually.)
Just stay open minded and relaxed, after all it’s just stuff, and you'll make it through.
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