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And I thought I was the only one.

Moved in with a friend, we were both from different cities.

Both living off of savings while finding a job, end up having to borrow some cash from my parents for a month.

we're both employed, but yet i'm having a hard time getting everything paid on time (rent, bills, etc).

roomates truck breaks down. as a friend I let him use my truck (don't ever do this, EVER!). Kept getting it back with an empty tank, and he would constantly destroy my oil. Never did anything to help out my truck, even tho he used it more than I did.

we decided to rent out the 3rd bedroom to a local college student needing help.

He some how decides he can pay rent, but never bills.
Loves smoking pot (doesn't bother me that much really, just bills + rent before weed).

Still has hardly paid bills, never does his dishes. Never helps clean house, but then again, he stays in his room 24/7.

My friend moved out due to loosing his job, and being severly home sick. Leaving me screwed on the lease, and the bills that i'm severly behind. Thank goodness I got a new job that will pay me very well, but still not enough to live in this place for another winter.

Now i'm looking for another place, but i'm not sure if I want to continue living with a roomate, as I have other friends that make just as much, if not more than I do and are mild mannered and I know them way better than the 2 roomates I've had this year, or stick it out in a 1 bedroom apartment / studio till next year and see what I can't do with a friend moving to my town next year.

sigh.

Things I suggest to new comers;

A. Don't move in with your best friend, cause living with them 1 on 1 changes things, and you begin to see them for who they truely are, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

B. Don't be passive agressive when you're having issues. My problem is, my roomate works night shift, and during the day he games so much, that I have a hard time talking to him. He eats my food, drinks my beer, and consumes everything when i'm out of town as if I wont notice it missing.

C. Keep up to date with bills. If you're on the lease by yourself, and you ahve somebody new moving in, re-do the lease have there name put on it, or have some sort of written agreement of what they're paying. That way if they move out unexpectingly, or before the lease is up, they're bound to an agreement and may not be so quick to make rash decisions.

D. Write everything out, show them the bills and make sure everybody understands what they're paying. This has been an issue with me I guess. My word for what they owe was never good enough, I had to make sure they saw the bill.