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And not to sound judgmental, but my roommate is heavy.... probably 50 lbs overweight.... I feel like telling him to lose weight if he's so hot all the time, but that would accomplish nothing.
Tell him to get a window AC unit so he can keep his bedroom whatever temp he wants. But if he's going to run up the electric bill, whether it's with the central AC or with a window unit, he better expect to be paying the majority of the electric bill.
I pay the electric bill. He pays the cable and internet.
Cable and internet is about $145/month.
My electric bill during the summer is about $300 and then during winter months dips to about to about $160.
Last will was $205...
I make significantly more money than him, so I agreed to take on the electric bill and all the fluctuating that goes along with it, but this is just ridiculous now. Perhaps going to bring up we need to split all utilities 50/50 now,. , , I no longer want to pay for his exorbitant AC usage. It started off with me not minding paying an extra $50 or $70 a month....because I can swing it. He can't....but now I'm feeling taken advantage of.
If you read the OP properly, you'd see that he offered to compromise, but his roommate was unwilling to do so. Also, keeping it at 68 in that weather is unrealistic and expensive. I'd be saying the same thing if we were talking about below freezing weather and one person wanting the heat set to something unreasonable high. So that's why the OP gets to decide, because he's the one being reasonable.
I pay the electric bill. He pays the cable and internet.
Cable and internet is about $145/month.
My electric bill during the summer is about $300 and then during winter months dips to about to about $160.
Last will was $205...
I make significantly more money than him, so I agreed to take on the electric bill and all the fluctuating that goes along with it, but this is just ridiculous now. Perhaps going to bring up we need to split all utilities 50/50 now,. , , I no longer want to pay for his exorbitant AC usage. It started off with me not minding paying an extra $50 or $70 a month....because I can swing it. He can't....but now I'm feeling taken advantage of.
Wow, you pay the entire electric bill and he thinks he's entitled to run it up that high, solely for his own benefit? You should definitely split the utilities 50/50, at the very least. If he's going to continue setting the temp to 68, and refuses to compromise by setting it to 70/71, then I would expect him to pay more like 60/40 for the electric, and 50/50 on everything else. I wonder what he'll set it to when he actually has to pay for it. I can't believe he even has the gall to set it to 68 when he's not paying a dime for it!
Generally OK. No other issues really.
Having this roommate has really allowed me to save tho. In the past 2 years I've saved $12,000. So I guess I could go live on my own now, however.... continuing to save is high on my priority list. It's just he's really starting to annoy me and I'm tired of this thermostat war. I should just get one of those thermostats that's connected to your smart phone and just control it on my own without him knowing,.
Then there's the option of getting a more compatible roommate and continue saving. And this time, discuss temperature first and split all utilities evenly. You'll be saving even more.
Wow, you pay the entire electric bill and he thinks he's entitled to run it up that high, solely for his own benefit? You should definitely split the utilities 50/50, at the very least. If he's going to continue setting the temp to 68, and refuses to compromise by setting it to 70/71, then I would expect him to pay more like 60/40 for the electric, and 50/50 on everything else. I wonder what he'll set it to when he actually has to pay for it. I can't believe he even has the gall to set it to 68 when he's not paying a dime for it!
Agreed.
OP,
He wants it that high because he doesn't have to pay for it.
Since he wants it so cold, why don't you swap and have him pay the electric and you pay everything else?
And yes, the weight is a factor. When I lost 70 pounds I was freezing all the time.
Suggest a fan with the compromise. Now that I recall, hubby and I settled on 71\72 because we got a ceiling fan and it kept the air moving so I didn't feel like puking.
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I can't believe he even has the gall to set it to 68 when he's not paying a dime for it!
