| You'll never lack for company when you have | | | | guarantee that your housemates will stump up their |
| housemates around. It doesn't matter if you're not up | | | | portion of the bills when the time comes either. |
| for a chat at the moment; sometimes just having | | | | Having housemates around is a good way to learn |
| people around can keep loneliness at bay and make a | | | | how to cooperate and compromise with others. They |
| bad day slightly better. However, if you're more of an | | | | can water your plants, feed your pet and collect your |
| introspective sort, having people around all the time can | | | | mail if you're out of town or otherwise inconvenienced |
| become wearying. Your privacy is guaranteed if you | | | | and vice versa. Plus, chores and other household |
| live alone, and you can have friends around only when | | | | duties can be divided between all members of the |
| you feel like it. | | | | household. However, you might be unlucky and end up |
| Finances are one of the main reasons people search | | | | with housemates who fail to pull their weight around |
| for housemates at the same time they're looking for | | | | the house, leaving you lumbered with all the work |
| apartments to rent. Three people can afford a larger | | | | anyway. |
| apartment more easily than one person could and | | | | If you do decide to live with housemates, don't be shy |
| there's also the benefit of splitting the rent, utility and | | | | to ask questions during the screening process. You |
| grocery bills. On other hand, living with wasteful | | | | want to make sure you get good companions and not |
| housemates may mean you wind up paying more than | | | | people who wind up driving you up the wall. |
| your fair share for expenses. There's also no | | | | |