So, the new job will be starting in 3 weeks, and FWA/ATLX madness is in two weekends. The question now is, where am I going to live after Tom moves out
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I hear cardboard boxes are quite cheap nowadays. It would be easy to relocate, and you could always grab a second box for a fursuit/tech workroom :P
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Well, it sounds like you really have two questions to ask yourself. One, do you want roommates, and two, where do you want to live. Here’s my views on this, since I’ve been considering housing a lot recently…
Living alone vs living with roommates:
The last time I was living alone, I was pretty miserable. But that was during the summer between my freshman/sophomore years of college, and everyone I knew was out of town. Like you said, it might be different if you know people nearby who can come and visit.
On the other hand, it is extra money, and it adds up. That’s money you could be saving for a lot of really nice things.
So, that’s two votes for “find roommates”. Of course, this assumes that you can find decent roommates, and that can be tricky. Nothing is worth living with bad roommates. I speak from experience.
Living in San Francisco vs elsewhere:
In my case, I’m debating moving to the South Bay as opposed to Berkeley, but the argument is the same.
SF is a great place to visit. Whether you’ll enjoy living here is another
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I really like living with people as I do in my house in Tacoma. If it was me, I'd say stay where you are, and if John is fine with moving into a smaller place, then have him move in. He'd be awesome to live with! Crazy aussie shennanigans! But, it's up to you. Having a landlord like yours is pretty awesome. Our landlord in Tacoma is just crazy nice, comes by right away whenever something is wrong, and really really likes us. he said he was raising the rent on his other houses, but wouldn't on ours because he liked us so much. I think having a landlord that you have a good relationship with and is drama free is a very very important thing. Like the others have said, it's up to you. But if it were me, I'd see if John was ok with moving into the smaller place, and stay there with him :3 Best of luck! Go kick some google ass
I can't speak from personal experience, as I've only ever lived on my own, so to speak for about a month before going back to my parents. But what I did learn in that span of time is that having a good roommate is CRUCIAL. I was rooming with one of my old high school friends, and it was fine until he started letting other people stay there. Let's just leave it at it wasn't the best solution. So, if you do decide to go with finding a roommate, make 100% it's someone you are comfortable living with
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Gee, I guess it's hard to say which direction life will take you in from here. I know changes like this can be frightening, but since either way will be workable for you it sounds like no matter what happens things can work out!
If you know from experience that you're the kind of person that would get lonely on your own, you'd probably be more comfortab;e rooming with someone again...but on the other paw, you don't want to end with with the wring kind of roommate. That can make ALL the difference.
Do you know the San Fran folks well? If not, maybe it would be worth it to spend the next few months getting to know them (and their landlord situation) for a bettter idea of what the living conditions would be like. Another approach might be to live on your own for just a little while, and then put out an offer to share your lodgings with a rommate; that way if they're a problem, you're in an easier position to change things...and if not, you might make an exciting new friendship.
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Well, it sounds like you really have two questions to ask yourself. One, do you want roommates, and two, where do you want to live. Here’s my views on this, since I’ve been considering housing a lot recently…
Living alone vs living with roommates:
The last time I was living alone, I was pretty miserable. But that was
during the summer between my freshman/sophomore years of college, and
everyone I knew was out of town. Like you said, it might be different if you
know people nearby who can come and visit.
On the other hand, it is extra money, and it adds up. That’s money you
could be saving for a lot of really nice things.
So, that’s two votes for “find roommates”. Of course, this assumes that you
can find decent roommates, and that can be tricky. Nothing is worth living
with bad roommates. I speak from experience.
Living in San Francisco vs elsewhere:
In my case, I’m debating moving to the South Bay as opposed to Berkeley, but
the argument is the same.
SF is a great place to visit. Whether you’ll enjoy living here is another ( ... )
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But, it's up to you. Having a landlord like yours is pretty awesome. Our landlord in Tacoma is just crazy nice, comes by right away whenever something is wrong, and really really likes us. he said he was raising the rent on his other houses, but wouldn't on ours because he liked us so much. I think having a landlord that you have a good relationship with and is drama free is a very very important thing.
Like the others have said, it's up to you. But if it were me, I'd see if John was ok with moving into the smaller place, and stay there with him :3
Best of luck! Go kick some google ass
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If you know from experience that you're the kind of person that would get lonely on your own, you'd probably be more comfortab;e rooming with someone again...but on the other paw, you don't want to end with with the wring kind of roommate. That can make ALL the difference.
Do you know the San Fran folks well? If not, maybe it would be worth it to spend the next few months getting to know them (and their landlord situation) for a bettter idea of what the living conditions would be like. Another approach might be to live on your own for just a little while, and then put out an offer to share your lodgings with a rommate; that way if they're a problem, you're in an easier position to change things...and if not, you might make an exciting new friendship.
Good luck!
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