I'm 23 years old and will be moving to a new city soon for work. I need some advice because I'm having trouble deciding if I want roommates or not. In the past, I have not had the best luck with roommates, so I was looking forward to living alone. The issues i've had in the past were: 1) my roommates were really messy (cats living in the place and litter box was barely cleaned, garbage hardly thrown out, and i didn't have enough confidence at the time to really call them out. 2) another basically had a live-in boyfriend and it was just awkward with him around every single night.
It really sucked because I was close friends with all my ex-roommates before, but living with them has caused us to drift apart. I'm worried I will be dealing with issues regardless of who I live with because I don't really like confrontation. I want to say I have become more confident, but honestly I don't like tension and I am worried that I will be dealing with the same BS. (aka sucking it up and not doing anything).
Here is the issue. If I have roommates, my rent will be about $1000 (sharing a space with 1 other person - they would be a friend of a friend, since I only know about 2 people in the town i'm moving to).
If I live alone, I'm looking at spending $1600-$1800. Also I would have to pay for all my own bills instead of splitting.
It almost seems like no-brainer....I just was really looking forward to finally having my own space. I really value my alone time and hate planning around other people. Would saving 7G be worth it? I would probably try to invest the money I saved or use it pay off some student debt. On the other hand, if I lived alone I might spend more time doing things to improve myself like reading, painting, etc. and less time hanging out with someone else just because we live in the same space.
I'm totally torn. Both situations have their benefits and risks. TLDR (but please read)
A) Live with a roommate, save $7000/year. But have less privacy and have to potentially deal with roommate problems
B) Live alone: spend way too much money but get to enjoy being by myself and doing whatever i want when i want.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? I'm looking for some foresight, or maybe things to think about that will help me clarify my decision so I don't have any regrets.
Thanks guys.
April 13, 2019 at 04:38AM
