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so in a couple months i'm moving in with a roomie who has a full-time job. mine is part-time.

does taking care of all the cleaning duties/most errands sound like a fair trade-off for the fact that i'm not bringing as much money in? i haven't talked to them about it yet because i'm trying to figure out my plan here

idk ASK YOUR ROOMMATE?????

did you miss the second part

did you miss the part where ONLY THEIR OPINION MATTERS???????????????

You're asking in a place where the majority of the users are fucking NEETS

No. It shouldn't be about how much money you're bringing in, but how much you're paying. Everything should be divided equally. If, because you're part-time and they're full-time, they are paying a larger chunk of the rent/bills than you, then you can look at a more uneven balance of the household chores. Otherwise they're just going to have to schedule cleaning around their full-time work like the rest of the full-time workers in the world.

I agree with this to a point. Everything should be divided equally, especially if you end up getting a job along those lines. HOWEVER, if you work out an agreement with your roommate and they seem okay with it, then there's not much argument to be had.

For instance, my roommates spend a lot of time studying and have more money than me. So they buy the trash bags and dish soap and I do most of the chores (mostly because I remember and actually get shit cleaned). And I won't complain as long as they continue buying the little things. But it's kind of an unwritten agreement we have. I can't argue against things like that if everyone's okay with it.

talk to them to make a plan. doing a trade-off thing like that might not be as fair as you think it'll be. you don't know how much of a mess the roomie makes or how many errands there might be. you might get yourself stuck in a rut trying to do your shit AND theirs and there will be trouble.

if you're paying your share of the rent, then that's that. if you're paying less rent, talk to them to make a plan to compromise. you both have to live together, so you both should make a plan together. if you make a plan together, you can say "oh hey, remember, you helped make this plan." if you just make up your own shit they could use that against you in the future if you guys get into a disagreement. "I didn't make it up it was all YOU."

It sounds like you're planning not to pay as much in rent. Are they aware this is your plan? If not, then you need to talk to them about this BEFORE you move in, not afterward. They may be looking for someone who can pay an equal amount. If you're not that someone and they think you are, that's an incredibly shitty thing to spring on anyone after the fact and could actually get you kicked out.

As to whether it's reasonable or not, they're the only one who can decide that. If I was getting a roommate because money was tight, that probably wouldn't be good enough for me. If money was ok and I wanted a roommate for other reasons, that might be reasonable. I'd get it in writing whatever you arrange. Cover your ass.

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