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The Difference Between Conscientious and Anal?

Posted on: September 07, 2009 at 12:12 PM

Hey everyone.  I have a personal question that I need answered.

My friends and I are currently living on campus in a new apartment.  They are very conscious about money, and recently it's gotten to the point that we all must buy our own bread and food, put our names on our things, and not touch anyone else's. 

They have a list of "who-owes-who" on our fridge, with amounts like $1.00 to Liz. 

Nobody is allowed to touch anything that others buy, even something like paper towels.

This morning, we signed a "constitution" on our things.

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It's really bothering me, because I wasn't raised like this.  My house was usually open to everyone, and everything I had I offered to others, just to be hospitable.

It was only right.

Friends usually share things with others, especially when you live with your best friends.  Having three heads of cabbage in a fridge does not make much sense to me.

 

Is this a bit nit-picky?

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    Report Inappropriate Content! By gilliebean September 10, 2009 at 05:36 PM
That's tricky. I've had roommates across the spectrum-- some who are so anal about every little thing and put their names on everything, some who have no boundaries and use your stuff without asking. I tend to go for a more "sharing is caring" approach for most things but with limits. What worked best for my roommates and me in college was to go in on house items that everyone shared, like paper towels and dish soap and ketchup and rice or whatever, then having individual shelves for our own specific foods we liked. We did borrow from other roomies, but we would replace what we used.

In another house, my roommates and I would keep our receipts for common items bought and divide it at the end of the month. Good luck!

    Report Inappropriate Content! By dnllmchll September 07, 2009 at 12:54 PM
That is insane! I get that with the current economic situation, people are tight about money... but that's taking it a little too far. Why don't you all just share, & the last person to finish whatever product buys the next one? Or go group grocery shopping and split the bill however many ways? Hope everything works out to something you ALL can agree on (:

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