| Communication |
| Financial responsibilities |
| Daily schedule |
| Socializing |
| Personal habits and hobbies |
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| Communication |
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Open and honest Communication is very much essential for being an Effective and Good Roommate |
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Communicate about personal preferences and characteristics and Lear about your roommates' preferences and characteristics |
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Identify all the household chores and responsibilities and share them with your roommates |
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Clearly communicate your feelings and provide constructive and positive suggestions to your roommates about their feelings |
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| Financial responsibilities |
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Budget and plan for your share of monthly expenses like Rent and Utilities |
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Share the responsibility of bills by taking some of them under you name, if needed. |
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Pay your share of bills in a timely manner. |
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Make financial commitment based on the ability to pay |
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Respect financial limitations and commitments of roommates |
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| Daily schedule |
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Inform your work schedule to your roommates and understand your roommates work schedules |
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Develop a revolving schedule for cleaning the common and public areas of the house and other household chores on a weekly basis (remember that bedrooms are private rooms) |
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If food preparation is shared, remember to include the food preparation and dish cleaning tasks in the schedule |
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If needed, discuss and compromise on your and your roommates schedules |
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Schedules and timings are approximate and tolerate minor changes |
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Make sure you follow your schedule as closely as possible |
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| Socializing |
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Identify clearly your socializing habits - likes / dislikes |
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Inform your roommates about your socializing habits and understand your roommates socializing habits |
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Get your roommates approval before organizing your socializing events at home |
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Be considerate to the socializing events of your roommates |
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Plan for long / over-night stays of your stays and inform your roommates ahead of time |
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| Personal habits and hobbies |
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Prepare a list of your personal habits (like studying with TV / smoking) including hobbies |
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Inform your roomates about your habits and hobbies and understand the personal habits and hobbies of your roommates |
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Be prepared to adapt your personal habits, if needed (like smoking on the deck instead of inside the room) |
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If you have to share TV / Music station, inform your likes and dislikes and adjust to your roommates likes and dislikes |
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If needed, train your Pets to live with your roommates and their pets without disturbing them |
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