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[bengalbelle]

I don't even want to think about what kind of motel (particularly when you factor in boarding the dog) is a better deal than renting from this friend, but I agree with you on that one. Do the friend a favor. Board the dog and take the motel.

 

[crashbb]

After reading your second post, I'd seriously suggest using the motel and boarding your dog option.

 

[SandrA9810]

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[kieras nana]

just from your tone,it's never gonna work out!
i'm not so sure,i would want to share with you!
tracy

 

[kaseyC]

It's a bad deal... for the young lady willing to rent you a room.

Seriously, you should look at other options.

 

[Crystal0608]

Sounds like a bad deal for the friend to me.

Two extra people will increase the power and the water bills, so personally I would contribute. On the water, thats 2 extra showers a day + dishes & laundry. My water/sewer/trash bill averages to $17.50 per person in my household per month. My power bill is about $21 per person per month- laptops, tvs, mini fridge for your room... its adds up. This is for a 2 br/1 bath. It sounds like your "friend" is doing you a favor, so I would meet in the middle, especially since it should be temporary.

My MIL rented a room to an individual a few years ago for a couple months. I helped write up the contract & 1/3 of the utilities were included in the amount.

 

[Darcy03231]

I think you should definitely put your things in storage, board the dog and rent a hotel room. You obviously dislike the "friend" and nothing good will come of living with her, even short term.

 

[Disney Doll]

But if we'll be the same off by staying in a motel and boarding the dog for a month, I'd rather do that than have her and Kari kill each other. I don't mind that Kari wants to hang on to the friendship even if the work thing isn't going so well. But I don't think it's going to last, especially if we move in.

I would look into this possibility, because if I was opening my home to someone, their spouse and their dog and they came in with your kind of attitude, I'd be telling them within a few days that they needed to go.

 

[SandrA9810]

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[Caropooh]

We're not big electric users, nor water users. And trust me, we have enough clothes to last 2-3 months without doing laudry. That's including enough socks and underwear. And Kari can go to costuming to get a fresh costume every week, if it comes down to not using her W/D.

You each own 90 pairs of underwear and socks? And clothes to last you 90 days with no laundry? You must have huge closets and dressers!

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Please we are begging you...do not move in with her.

 

[Tuffcookie]

SandrA9810 wrote: I find she's highly jealous of what Kari has gotten in two years, everything she has in the area, and it's taken her 8 years with the company

I hate to point this out but she has a house!

OP, GROW UP!!!

TC

 

[java]

Are you being serious? You are griping about the ONE person that is willing to let you move in with your dog.
How much do you think it costs to board a dog? Around here it's at LEAST $25 a day.

I don't know who everyone is in relation to you. It's you the dog and your partner or your friend? And this other woman a friend of your friend is opening her home to you. She made the offer. If it's not good enough for you find someplace else.

Ungrateful is a very ugly thing to be. If you don't want to "owe" anyone. Stand on your own 2 feet.

 

[Traveliz]

If she's not willing to conserve energy, why should I pay for her to waste it? I know I'm not perfect at it, but I do try.

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Cause its her house and she gets to decide how things go....

Liz

 

[SandrA9810]

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[pfishgirl]

Why are you still arguing?? You wanted advice we all said NO..

If you are going to do it anyway.. why ask for advice?

 

[Kath2003]

No, it's only one bedroom.

Like if we moved into this other person's place, it doesn't seem like it would bother me as much. Partially because they're not looking for a room-mate to get money out of it. And would be willing to settle on a couple hundred for rent and extra for utilities.

But that other person isn't offering you a room. And you're being evicted in 10 days time, three days before the holidays, and you have no job and a dog. Beggars cannot be choosers.

This person sees "room-mate=$$$". She's been complaining about how sour things went with the first person. (the girl would let her b/f sleep over and let him stay even if she wasn't home, eat more than what she would buy at the grocery store). So it just doesn't seem right that she's pre-accusing us of things because her last room-mate did that to her. We had a room mate for about a month before she skipped out on us. After that I told Kari no more room-mates, I don't like the idea of some one else living with us. And I don't like having to live with some one else. Me and Kari have our ways, ways that've taken 5 years to kink out, but we're used to it.

The woman is offering you a home. Do you want it, or not? You have the right to refuse, as does she. Perhaps someone should show her this thread.

And if it was a role reversal, I would only charge as much as the other person could afford. It would be my house, my responsibilities whether another person was helping me pay for things.

Yes but it's NOT the other way round, is it? YOU are the ones who are potentially homeless, SHE owns a house and SHE is asking for what she thinks is fair. That's her right as the homeowner, the same as your right as the tenant to refuse.

I'm not going to be a stickler to some person that needs a bit of help. And when she was in the process of buying her house without a place to live, we offered her our second bedroom. Free of charge, furniture and all. It was her choice not to take us up on it.

And it's your choice not to take her up on this. Sounds like she made the right move by refusing to live with you the first time around.

 

[SandrA9810]

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[Magic Mom]

YOu don't like her, you don't want to pay her anything substantial, you think she's being unfair.....why are you considering moving in with her? Go out and pay for your own house and then you won't have to worry about paying too much for a room at another person's house.

 

[aprilgail2]

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I appreciate the fact she's willing to open her house to us. But if we'll be the same off by staying in a motel and boarding the dog for a month, I'd rather do that than have her and Kari kill each other. .

What the heck kind of motel can you get that would cost you less than 400 a month- plus boarding the dog is at least 15.00 a day so that alone would take up your whole 450.00 right there for the one month.
If you don't even have 450.00 to put a deposit down on something you guys are in bad shape- one of you needs to go out and get a second job and start saving some $$$