Tag Archives: roommate
10 Tips for a Pleasant Roommate Experience
Living with people takes skill and patience. It’s one of those things everyone should do at least once to learn life lessons that may not be learned otherwise. You’ll form life long bonds (or disdain) for the people you room with. … Continue reading
Don’t Forget! Enter our Halloween Roommate Horror Story Contest
Don’t forget to send in your roommate horror story submission for our Halloween contest to ask@splitwise.com. We’ve got some amazing submissions so far, but we want more! Do you think your horrible roommate experience can top the competition? The horror story can encompass anything involving roommates: … Continue reading
The Multi-Purpose Home
Today in Dear Splitwise, we talk about a unique housing situation in which one occupant makes considerably more than the other, and how rent should be handled when in that situation. Dear Splitwise, I have been utterly in love with … Continue reading
Splitwise Halloween Contest: A Quest for the Best Roommate Horror Story
Have you ever lived with someone so terrible that you couldn’t ever forget the horror that ensued? I sure have, and I’m sure many of you have too. Here at Splitwise we get some pretty good stories about the insanity … Continue reading
Living With the Same Sex – Is It Even Possible?
I read a wonderful blog post from Lisa DeCanio last week on why she couldn’t live with a co-ed roommate. It got me thinking about my past living situations, and I realized that I’ve never actually had a successful female roommate experience yet. They’ve all started … Continue reading
Shelling Out for Dish Duty
Ever have one of those roommates that just can’t seem to ever do their share when it comes to chores around the house? Today we discuss that person who don’t get the importance of cleaning up after themselves while leaving … Continue reading
Latrines’ Galore
Today we’re talking about some sweet unconventional housing, hardwood floors, and figuring out how much rent each housemate should pay. Dear Splitwise, I am trying to arbitrate a living situation for my daughter and want to share some thoughts. Your … Continue reading
Saving the World, One Microwave at a Time
In today’s Dear Splitwise, we consider the troubles of a super-intense treehugger who lives off-campus with his roommates (and their girlfriends). Dear Splitwise, I live in an student-style apartment with 3 roommates, and we all have separate leases. The only … Continue reading
Fridge Overlord
Dear Splitwise returns this week to settle the issue of shelf space in a fridge that is owned by a roommate. This is common in places like Europe, where household appliances being included with a rental isn’t necessarily the norm. Hi Splitwise, I … Continue reading
Divvying Up the Dishes
In this week’s Dear Splitwise, we return to the question of how to split shared items that one person will keep when you eventually move out.
