How to fairly split utilities with roommates?

[jds2006]

thanks for the opinions!

 

[BigJ]

Split everything down the middle to avoid huge conflicts.

"Oh I don't use the AC, but you're computer is using up huge amounts of energy."

It's just easier to split it up.

 

[txrandom]

If you use the cable at all, pay an equal share.
If you use the electricity at all, pay an equal share.
If you think your roommates are making poor energy conservation choices, talk to them about it and not Anandtech.

 

[datalink7]

Split everything equally is best. Think of any added expense as paying for not having to waste your time with continual arguments.

 

[gururu2]

equal across the line. no ifs ands or buts.

 

[Epic Fail]

Unless your roommate is growing weed in the basement, halve it.

 

[George P Burdell]

I agree with all the posts so far.

 

[KingGheedora]

60/40

 

[novasatori]

whoever can cut off more of their own fingers doesn't have to pay utilities

 

[meltdown75]

:light:

utility bill totals divided by the # of people living there?

:shocked:

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
:light:

utility bill totals divided by the # of people living there?

:shocked:

No sh!t. I don't give a crap if you live there 2 days out of the month bc you're traveling or at your sig-o's house all the time. You "live" there, you pay 1/2 or divided by the total number of roomies. Just that simple.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
:light:

utility bill totals divided by the # of people living there?

:shocked:

lol, that was gonna be my post.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
:light:

utility bill totals divided by the # of people living there?

:shocked:

A+++++ Post! Will take advice again!

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: meltdown75
:light:

utility bill totals divided by the # of people living there?

:shocked:

A+++++ Post! Will take advice again!

 

[Chryso]

This may be the first absolute consensus I have ever seen here.

 

[Delita]

Originally posted by: Chryso
This may be the first absolute consensus I have ever seen here.

Not so fast!! Everyone needs to keep an exact tally of how much water, electricity, cable, internet, and gas (if used). Then have a calculation of how much per usage of each utility or percentage of ulitity (in cases of cable and internet). There will also be a "punishment" charge for not keeping your own tally. This is the only way to do this as commanded by the holy book.

 

[syee]

Originally posted by: yamadakun
Unless your roommate is growing weed in the basement, halve it.

Split the profits, just like you'd split the power bill.

 

[OdiN]

$ / # of People

Only thing which could be split differently is rent...say you have a smaller room and another has a larger room, do 60/40 or something.

Unless the other person has something which obviously uses a TON of electricity or whatever to run, then just split it.

 

[amddude]

Originally posted by: Delita

Originally posted by: Chryso
This may be the first absolute consensus I have ever seen here.

Not so fast!! Everyone needs to keep an exact tally of how much water, electricity, cable, internet, and gas (if used). Then have a calculation of how much per usage of each utility or percentage of ulitity (in cases of cable and internet). There will also be a "punishment" charge for not keeping your own tally. This is the only way to do this as commanded by the holy book.

You need to post less.

 

[Train]

i had an apt once where I took the master bedroom, extremely bigger than the other bedroom. We split rent, electric, and gas down the middle, but I volunteered to pay the cable\internet on my own to make up for the bigger room. He was cool with that.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: amddude

Originally posted by: Delita

Originally posted by: Chryso
This may be the first absolute consensus I have ever seen here.

Not so fast!! Everyone needs to keep an exact tally of how much water, electricity, cable, internet, and gas (if used). Then have a calculation of how much per usage of each utility or percentage of ulitity (in cases of cable and internet). There will also be a "punishment" charge for not keeping your own tally. This is the only way to do this as commanded by the holy book.

You need to post less.

#define post never
#define less again

 

[PandaBear]

Killawatt everywhere, then calculate the cost (expect cheating)

Going back to the split by person