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Could this potentially be a bad roommate situation?
I just recently moved into my first apartment with my roommate. She was a little more prepared than I was with saving money so she ended up paying our first months rent and security deposit. I have to pay her back, which isn't a problem. I currently get paid once a month, roughly $1200. Paying all the bills I need to pay and paying her back my half of the first months rent and deposit (over the next three months I am paying her payments until its paid), I'm left with roughly $360 to get me through the rest of the month. She just got cable hooked up and I can't really afford it and I told her she should of just got it in her room, since I don't think it's fair I watch something I can't pay for. Then she asked if I wanted internet hooked up and I told her I'd see. I live in a relatively populated area and as bad as it sounds I'm perfectly happy piggybacking off of someone elses wireless connection. I don't know how to approach her that I only have so much money to live off of. I just don't want things to get uncomfortable. I'm already stressed out enough!
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Im sorry that you are in this tight situation.
The ONLY way the two of you are going to make it sucessfully, is if you have a serious talk with her. Let her know exactly what your earnings are, and exactly what you are willing to spend. Im 21 and me and my fiance live in an apt together.
NEVER ever put yourself in a situation where the bills take ALL your monthly income. Its important to have some "emergency" money because, BELIEVE ME, unexpected problems do happen. There is rent, electricity, groceries, gas, cell bills and some others. Honestly, in order to make it, you are going to have to be very careful and budget your money wisely.
You can make it work, but its going to be hard, and you need to use caution and be honest when it comes to extra expenses.
let me know if you need any support. Im here for ya!
stephanie.ellick@gmail.com
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just let her know that if she wants something that you cant pay for and she goes ahead and gets it, its up to her to pay that bill. so if she does get the internet hooked up and you dont particularly want it, she can pay for that and the cable. maybe i dont sound nice but thats how i would approach it. :)
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