I have been living in NYC for the last six and a half years. I have lived in a few different places and with a number of different people. Depending upon my desperation to find a place and my financial situation at that given time I have had both very awesome living arrangements and some.....more interesting living scenarios as well. I figured that this is as good of a topic for a post as any......
The Pros and Cons of NYC roommates:
Pros:
1. Expenses. For the amount I spent per month on my studio apartment on the UES I could have owned a 3 bedroom, two bath with an in ground pool in Indianapolis. With roommates I can afford a place in a lovely neighborhood, that's safe, and I don't have to donate blood twice a month to do so.
2. It's sort of nice to have people around. Living alone can be quite lonesome. Not that I want a roommate who wants to have long, in depth discussions about life and loss, but a quick chat about our upcoming fantasy football drafts is cool.
3. Premium Cable. Split three ways I can justify having HBO and Showtime. Which means I never have to miss Ray Donovan OR Game of Thrones. This should be #1 on the list.
4. Someone to help you move.
5. Safety in numbers. I would not want to break into my apartment when all three of us are there. I do not live with small dudes.
6. Someone to let me into the apartment when I forget my key.
Cons:
1. Not being able to walk around the apartment naked. I mean, that's worth at least an extra $50 a month.
2. Do your dishes!!!!! I can't stand coming home to a sink full of dishes when all I want to do is cook a small meal.
3. Take out the trash!!!!
4. Get out of the fucking shower!!! How long do you need in there? Christ.
5. What the hell was he just cooking that smells THIS bad?
6. Splitting utilities. I never feel like I use as much electricity as anyone else. Ever. I could have a tanning bed in my room and I would still think my roommates are running their own personal AC units 24/7.
7. Bro, you have got to turn the volume down when you are watching your.....more mature content on your computer.
8. Who ate my salt & vinegar chips? Which one of you was it?!?!?!?
9. Jesus, we have to watch the Yankees again? (Not that I mind baseball, but listening to Michael Kay is a new form of torture.)
10. Your girlfriend is going to have to start paying rent soon. Cause you know, she is here 5 nights a week and she is terrible. I mean, TERRIBLE. Where did you find her? Is there a new dating app HOR-ABLE-PERSON?
11. Thanks for getting that work-from-home job. I mean, it isn't like that means you are using electricity all day.
12. Please leave the apartment. At some point. Please.
13. Your alcoholic, idiot friends used to be welcomed here....until one of them peed on the couch.
14. Is your friend from Denver going to leave? Or is he going to start paying rent with your girlfriend?
15. Why did we just get an eviction notice?
16. No, we are not getting a cat.
17. Ok, maybe we should get a cat, but only keep him until he catches the mouse that you named Ricky.
18. What did you do with the cat?
19. Where's your rent check?
20. You lost how much gambling?
21. Is that a loan shark at the door?
Living in NYC has been great to me. Wouldn't change it for anything. All of my roommates have been characters that I have enjoyed (mostly).
The Pros and Cons of NYC roommates:
Pros:
1. Expenses. For the amount I spent per month on my studio apartment on the UES I could have owned a 3 bedroom, two bath with an in ground pool in Indianapolis. With roommates I can afford a place in a lovely neighborhood, that's safe, and I don't have to donate blood twice a month to do so.
2. It's sort of nice to have people around. Living alone can be quite lonesome. Not that I want a roommate who wants to have long, in depth discussions about life and loss, but a quick chat about our upcoming fantasy football drafts is cool.
3. Premium Cable. Split three ways I can justify having HBO and Showtime. Which means I never have to miss Ray Donovan OR Game of Thrones. This should be #1 on the list.
4. Someone to help you move.
5. Safety in numbers. I would not want to break into my apartment when all three of us are there. I do not live with small dudes.
6. Someone to let me into the apartment when I forget my key.
Cons:
1. Not being able to walk around the apartment naked. I mean, that's worth at least an extra $50 a month.
2. Do your dishes!!!!! I can't stand coming home to a sink full of dishes when all I want to do is cook a small meal.
3. Take out the trash!!!!
4. Get out of the fucking shower!!! How long do you need in there? Christ.
5. What the hell was he just cooking that smells THIS bad?
6. Splitting utilities. I never feel like I use as much electricity as anyone else. Ever. I could have a tanning bed in my room and I would still think my roommates are running their own personal AC units 24/7.
7. Bro, you have got to turn the volume down when you are watching your.....more mature content on your computer.
8. Who ate my salt & vinegar chips? Which one of you was it?!?!?!?
9. Jesus, we have to watch the Yankees again? (Not that I mind baseball, but listening to Michael Kay is a new form of torture.)
10. Your girlfriend is going to have to start paying rent soon. Cause you know, she is here 5 nights a week and she is terrible. I mean, TERRIBLE. Where did you find her? Is there a new dating app HOR-ABLE-PERSON?
11. Thanks for getting that work-from-home job. I mean, it isn't like that means you are using electricity all day.
12. Please leave the apartment. At some point. Please.
13. Your alcoholic, idiot friends used to be welcomed here....until one of them peed on the couch.
14. Is your friend from Denver going to leave? Or is he going to start paying rent with your girlfriend?
15. Why did we just get an eviction notice?
16. No, we are not getting a cat.
17. Ok, maybe we should get a cat, but only keep him until he catches the mouse that you named Ricky.
18. What did you do with the cat?
19. Where's your rent check?
20. You lost how much gambling?
21. Is that a loan shark at the door?
Living in NYC has been great to me. Wouldn't change it for anything. All of my roommates have been characters that I have enjoyed (mostly).
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