This summer I deced to stay in Shawnee and work, instead of moving back to my home town. I have grown so much this summer. I have learned to apprice some of the things my parents did for me while they were raising me. I thought I would share some of these things with you!

1. Budget, budget, budget.

Did I say budget. This is kind of an important thing, because if you don’t then you are going to get in a few hard spots. I grew up in a hard spot, which made me not so good at budgeting, but I am learning. I believe that this is something all young adults need to learn, so why wait and do it when you can do it now where you are single and it’s not so hard. Do not put off learning how to budget.

2. Live with people who are not like you

It’s cool living with people of like minds, but I find it even more fun to live with a mix of people like you and not like you. If you live with people who are like you your whole life, then you never really learn how to handle people who are even the tiniest bit of difference. This is a way for you and others around you to grow, lean, and become fully human.

3. Live with responsible roommates

I have had amazing roommates this summer. But I know some people are not so lucky. I recommend that you get to know your future roommates and know kind of they think and react to certain things. You may also want to ask about their spending habits. No one wants to have to remind roommates about bills, or even rent. So know the person on a close level before you live with them.

4. Split the bills

This may not work for all groups of people, but this has seemed to work for my roommates, and I. we take each bill and spilt it. Because if we assigned a bill to a person to pay, it would be unfair, because we have some bills that are higher than others (power bill tend to be high for us)

5. Shop for places to rent

Do not setlle for the first place you find. Spend a little time looking for places to rent. Go online, talk to people you know who they are renting from. Look for house, apartment. Do not sellte find the thing that is perfect in all ways for you. Just because it’s cheap doesn’t mean it’s a good place to live. Just because a place is convent doesn’t mean it will be cheap. Look don’t sellte

6. Cook in all the time

Eating in, will be the cheapest. I love eating in because then I am not spending a lot of money on one meal, and I can cook for all of my roommates! When you are buying grogices it may not seem like it is cheap, but that’s because you ate paying all at once, and it last much longer than one meal out for you.

7. Put things in the house that make you happy

Make the house yours, but don’t forget that you have roommates. Make it yours, but don’t go so far that you make your roommates unhappy, you have to live together, don’t make them unhappy. So make your room yours, but the common ares come together to decorate the place.

8. Have nights where it’s just you and your roommates

Have a girls/guys’ night where it’s just you and your roommates. Those will be times you bond and the moments you remember for the rest of your life. I will have the fondest memories of laughing tell my belly hurt.

9. Keep your fridge full

This will save you for midnight snacks. I live in a small town that closes at like ten at night. You need food for those late nights. Trust me. Have it full of normal food, junk food, healthy snacks. All kinds of things. I have had many late night and no snack.

10. Have a choice list

This should be a real thing for all roommates. I know that I have a busy life, and if I don’t set aside time to do chores then they will most likely get put off, like folding my laundry. My roommates have busy lives most of the time, and so this helps us stay up to date on choicres, most of the time.

Last thing, I am not putting this on the list because I kind of already talked about it, but it needs to be mentioned. Have fun, do things that are fun. Don’t just go to work, school, home, and repeat, that gets lonely and boring. So HAVE FUN! This is a great time in your life and so enjoy it.