I’ve been living in a share house for just over a month now and it’s a really good experience. I’m loving living with friends and forging my way in the world. I’m loving trying new things and not having to tell people where I’m going or when I’m planning on returning. It’s just the complete and utter freedom that I have that makes me so happy.
One hard part about living out of home in a rental property though, is the constant stress that something is going to go wrong and we’re going to have to pay for it. So far we’ve had trouble with our air conditioner twice, we think the house has a leak and we accidentally slammed the glass door so hard that we thought the glass was about to shatter. Luckily, that didn’t happen because we’d be responsible for the glass repair fee. Melbourne landlords don’t particularly like paying for things that aren’t their responsibility, which I can understand. I don’t want to have to pay for any broken glass over my stay. In fact, I don’t want to pay for anything that has broken so I really hope nothing goes wrong while we are here. I can’t afford to pay rent, buy food and pay bills PLUS deal with emergencies at the same time. Yeah, I’m an adult and I enjoy my freedom, but I don’t enjoy the financial responsibility that comes with it.
One thing that I was very serious about when we were looking at rental properties was not having glass stairs. From my experience, having glass stairs is a recipe for disaster and you’re sure to have to get a glass balustrade repair by a Melbourne company at some point over your time in the house. That’s just not worth it in my eyes.
We’re throwing a party next week so here’s hoping nothing goes wrong or breaks.