Get your own place or have a roommate?

[The_King_of_Everything]

What's the general consensus on this?

My first time leaving the nest and my boy just bought a crib.

Is it a win being that my name wouldn't be on the lease?

Although I wouldn't mind having my own.

Help me brehs!

 

[Steve Piffler]

OWN CRIB

/thread...trust me

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

hows your money situation?

 

[Rawtid]

Living on your own is always better as long as you can find a place where the rent is no more than 25% of your take home pay per month. If you want to save some money live with your friend for a year, save and then get your own place.

 

[unit321]

Depends. If having a roommate can help you save money, that's good.
I'm not into rooming with complete strangers so I chose the get your own place route when I was single. I could only afford a studio apartment so that is what I rented.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

hows your money situation?

I'm no coli baller but I have a steady good paying job.

I got two more payments on my car left all I got really is student loan payments and cell phone/gas/insurance.

 

[Captain Crunch]

You can either live in your mom's attic like @ikbm

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Living on your own is always better as long as you can find a place where the rent is no more than 25% of your take home pay per month. If you want to save some money live with your friend for a year, save and then get your own place.

Wouldn't it be smarter to just stay at home then and just get my own place

 

[Clark Wayne]

If you can, get your own place. Nothing like it.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Depends. If having a roommate can help you save money, that's good.
I'm not into rooming with complete strangers so I chose the get your own place route when I was single. I could only afford a studio apartment so that is what I rented.

He's my friend. Known him for a minute

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

You can either live in your mom's attic like @ikbm

I do that now

 

[x2y]

fukk roomates. Every time I've gone that route it's been hell. Stick to you own place do what you will

If you can, get your own place. Nothing like it.

Exactly fukk roomates.

 

[Rawtid]

Wouldn't it be smarter to just stay at home then and just get my own place

It depends on how chill your parents are. If they don't nag you about company or when you're coming and going, then staying home is best.

Edit: I think you shouldn't get your own place until you're debt free...student loans and everything. You may even opt for buying a multi property house (if there are affordable ones in your area) and renting out one of the apartments and living in the other.

 

[unit321]

He's my friend. Known him for a minute

OK. I thought you were going to use craigslist or something... because you never know who the roommate really is. Craigslist apartment listings are demonic.

 

[kingdizzy01]

own place. if money is an issue, parents.