When was the first time you paid rent?
I moved to college in 1978 and lived with a family of five from whom I rented a room. The room was 20 dollars a week and included the sheets being washed. My tuition and books were paid for by a scholarship. My food budget was 5 dollars a week. My rent was 80 percent of my income.My first apartment was with two other college guys and was 67 dollars a month in 1979 It included all utilities. My food budget was 10 dollars a week. My rent was 67 percent of my budget.In 1980 I got a work study job and got an apartment that was 100 dollars a month with one room mate. We both paid 100 each. My rent was about 22 percent of my income. My life improved dramatically for the first time. My work study job provided me with 270 dollars a month in pay and me allowed me to have a car, which meant registration, insurance and gas. I drove it maybe once a month to the grocery store. We actually had a real phone, which was a luxury and with the electric and gas my utilities were probably 30 - 40 dollars a month. I got food stamps which was about 60 dollars a month. My father retired and I got 109 dollars a month from Social Security. It made a huge difference in my life.Jay Bazzinotti's answer to What is a true personal story that people have a hard time believing?Jay Bazzinotti's answer to Are people who receive food stamps at all ashamed of it?
Should parents charge their adult children rent?
Due to horrific circumstances, I moved in with my dad the day I turned 22 - bringing my 20mth old daughter with me. 11 yrs later, we are still all together.The first month, I paid nothing except groceries.We were starting from scratch and had to replace all of our things we had to leave behind when I fled to live with dad. By the end of that first month, all I really had to get was a bed for me to have finished replacing the essentials. I knew the bed would be expensive, so I was prepared to wait.After that first month, I started paying half the rent, at my insistence. The month after that I started putting a bit toward bills. We'd been there for 3 months when I got my bed. Dad took me to pick it out and bought it for me as a gift because I was, in his words, too stubborn for my own good.After that, I insisted on paying half of everything. And have been ever since. I am an adult, with an income, and a child. Just because my dad was OK with looking after me, it didn't mean it was OK.My younger brothers are still fully supported by dad and their mum, because they are both in university. My daughter, now 13, sees how things work financially in our family, and understands and appreciates it.If I need financial assistance for any reason, dad is there. I pay him back, even though he says it's a gift.I pay him back because it's the right thing to do, and because eventually, we won't be living together.I've been paying my way since I was 14, I can't be any other way. But even if my dad didn't want me to pay towards costs of living, I still would, because I live in the house, I use power, gas, water, and internet. I am not a child, and I am not a parasite. Living with dad has taught me financial responsibility and conservation concepts: power is expensive.So yes, parents should charge their adult children rent or board, if circumstances allow or require it.
When my husband gets deployment orders can we break our apartment lease ?
You should be able to. Check your lease for a military clause or early termination clause. Most landlords will be willing to work with you if you give them enough time and they know your husband is in the military. Explain the situation to your landlord and be honest. Offer to help find a new tenant (not a sub-letter because then you are still responsible for the damage). If nothing else, they may let you break it early but pay an extra month or two to cover the time they will have to find a new tenant.
My parents are forcing me to join the Army/ Military....?
My parents are forcing me to join the Army/ Military and if i dont join they will disown me :/ and i have to pay for college on my own and im trying to get a job right now but its really hard. im 18 and i can make my own dessicions but its really hard because i dont really have a choice and i dont know how everything is going to work and im really stresing out... So what should i do or say to them ? :(
Can fleas move from downstairs apartment to upstairs apartment?
Absolutely possible. Not only that but depending on the infestation simply walking by their apartment could attract one pregnant flea onto you, carry it into your home and BAM. However, you may want to ask your neighbors or possibly call up to the local vet to see if the animal is being treated, otherwise if you spend a bunch of money flea-bombing your apartment, you might not be able to sue/get the money from them without some sort of evidence. Call your landlord and ask him to investigate their apartment and handle the issue. Hopefully your landlord will take it seriously.