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The Roomie Presentation Your Guide to Successfully Living with Other People
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People Issue Who Should I Live With? Strangers vs. Friends Many vs. Few Opposite sex vs. Same sex Roomie’s significant other Pets Which one is best for you?
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Sharing Food: Plan to have people eat your food! Even if you have your name on it. Come up with a system Clothes: Plan to have people borrow your clothes, claim them as their own, and ruin them Come up with boundaries
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Sharing Showering/Bathroom Use When people shower? In what order? Towels How long do people get the bathroom Other Items: CD’s, DVD’s and other personal items
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Cleaning Who does what? When do they do it? How do they do it? And What happens when they don’t do it? Establish a system early!!!!!! Chore board—cheesy, but so effective. Community items and cleaning products? TP, dish soap, garbage bags…
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Bills Establish this EARLY!!! Split the bills evenly among the roomies Put the bill in the name of the person who is in charge of that bill—the collecting/paying Have a spot for the bills—cork board, magnet clip TIPS: NEVER EVER have long distance and ALWAYS avoid having the heat or utilities in your name
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Other Issues Phone messages Parties—ALWAYS remember that the party is ALWAYS at someone else’s house TV time Quiet time Laundry
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Tips Establish communication early about: cleaning, guests, food and bills Clarify roles and boundaries Don’t expect perfection Label everything Be prepared for conflict Try living with different types of people Learn from each situation for future living arrangement
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