The added expenses of living alone can come as a shock if not budgeted properly. These two Washington, D.C., area professionals compare the monthly costs of living alone versus living with roommates. #WSJ #roommates
I want to live alone. It sucks having to live with a 65 year old woman who is retired and always home and sometimes try to interfere with your life. I feel like I’m walking on eggshells. I’m getting my own place next year!
I’m abt to move in with an elderly women as well lol good thing she works but is off on the weekends 😏 starting this 1st. Excited to get my own room but idk what to expect for the awkward moments to come
@@elisamiguel2826 about to move in with a 60 yr old man. Only for 2 months then he's moving forever and I get to keep the apartment.. how bad can it be.
Had roommates for the past year. Before that I was living with my parents. Now going to live alone in the next 3 months. Can't wait! I hate living with people. Two of my roommates are unemployed and literally never leave the house! Like, never. They're always there lol. I have no privacy and one of them is super annoying. I'm an introvert and I'm going crazy living with other people. Yes, you save money living with other people. Buy if it means I have to pay an extra $300/month to live alone, it's worth it to me!
@pain exotic i hate having roomates too its awful im a introvert and i need my own space, im looking to move at the end of this year & i cant wait, i'd rather pay the extra money to have my own space than live with others!
80K for an attorney? that means he's either a federal attorney or a nonprofit attorney. no way an attorney working the private sector would earn that little. 42K for nonprofit as a research assistant? sounds about right. but $1100 is pretty darn high for shared rent in the dc area, given her salary
@@trendthis364 private lawyers can easily earn a six figure salary not including annual bonus. If you check his LinkedIn, he's an attorney at the Department of Veterans Affairs. His salary should be at a GS-13 pay grade
Many lawyers work for themselves. Their pay is largely due to how many customers they have. Believe it or not, there are too many lawyers in some areas and many just get by.
Well, I do pay toilet paper for my roommates, it is for everyone in the house, and don't ask for a penny It doesn't bother me at all. I was shocked when one of my roommates asks me to split 3 $ for dish soap, I definitely taking charge of the essential basics either paper towels or laudry detergent. I have a Costco card and purchase it for a whole year, at least I have peace of mind, but to each their own, it is cultural thing. They're gonna miss me for all the things I do for them once I'll move out.
Very well done - entertaining - and quite informative. I hope we can see the two of them in future videos - perhaps detailing more about their monthly budgets and their dreams for the future.
I make little bit more money than this dude in a cheaper area and I STILL choose to live with roommates. Saving $300-500/mo is just really financially liberating. I respect the skills and mentalities you develop fom living alone, but is it worth $3600-6000 of actual pocket money per year? Eh, not for me.
@@tylerh1648 Nothing wrong with that if you're still on top of your finances, which I imagine you are. It's really only those living pay check to pay check that need to at least consider it. I chose to only because, like you mentioned, I actually would rather retire a year earlier rather than live alone for a year or two.
I enjoy living with roommates. I got their back and they got mine in case of an emergency. We talk about our day. We are all professionals and make good money. It's all about finding a the right people. And of course, we have to be able to recognize our own flaws. So many people complain about others but are trash themselves
@@Miguel-ng5wm the importance of finding the right people can't be understated. If one doesn't do at least some sort of filtering or evaluation of potential roommates, it's a recipe for disaster.
its all personal preference at the end of the day, some people really enjoy there own personally space and privacy, so there willing to pay extra for while others would rather save many deal with roommates
I did the roommate route. It's fun and games until you gotta pick up their share of the rent from time to time. Now I live on my own its great not to worry about someone else having their half before the first. BUUUT I did struggled when first lived on my own. Slowly over time I got better with my finances. I only have 2 credit cards used as last resort for fuel,food and emergency payments. My head is above water but I need to do better. So now I'm learning a new skills to get a better job or start my business, invest my money into different assets and continue to add into my savings acct. PAIN IS TEMPORARY
I wonder how much debt these two are in, also the female said that she's at her max with what she can afford on rent, even though she has a roommate and that doesn't sound to good.
Im going on my 4th year living alone however I have a good friend that might want to get a apartment with, I'm considering it as it will save me considerably more money
as long as people ask themselves what works for them and they communicate with the roommate and if there is no severe mental illness issue where the other roommate pathologically ignores the roommates' legitimate requests, it can work.. unfortunately people are megalomaniacal malignant narcissists and the rest don't know how to navigate the OCD lady or the stalker ...
I really can't wait to have a roommate so badly. For 1 most importantly, my troubled past, 2, for my protection and comfort, and 3, we will have a great time together and have lots of fun. If I live alone, that would be a total disaster for me. You don't know the world out there, you have people that get killed, robbed, and assaulted unprovokedly for their appearance.
I find Asian men to be very attractive but unfortunately there’s not a lot that would date a lighter skinned black woman such as myself but beautiful couple 😍
@@Keke-oh6zd Well he is East Asian but more specifically Korean, who adapted to their dusty and windy homeland by developing more hooded epicanthic folds. That's all it is.
