Claire McArthurSo you’re out of residence, or maybe you slept with your roommates boyfriend (bad!), or maybe you just can’t stand to live above the boys that throw an afterparty every Wednesday whether you want to get sleep or not. Either way, you need a house, you need to move. Luckily I am here to help you make decisions about what is really important and what you can do without.
1. Make it have a laundry machine. Trust me. This seems like it could be negotiable–it isn’t.
2. Live downtown. This just makes sense and is simple math. A bus pass comes with your tuition, cab fare does not. Figure it out and save money.
3. Live with cool people. You know those horror stories you hear about your friends who lived with this person who was a compulsive liar or who never did their dishes? Don’t live with them. They suck. Live with people that are fun, equally as clean or dirty as you are and who you are comfortable confronting because by the end of September, you’re going to be bothered by at least one thing.
4. Get a car. If you don’t have access to a car, live with someone that does. This may be more important than making sure you’re roommate isn’t a pathological liar. But that depends on how often you want to get groceries, go to H&M, or mission to Port Stanely in the summer months (Hey, remember summer?! Yeah, I miss it too).
5. Live near food. I once lived at Oxford and Wharncliffe which in case you forget is directly by a Starbucks, McDonalds, Subway, Hey Cupcake!, a variety store and Babaz. I didn’t make a meal all year.
I’m not saying these are the best rules to go by, I am saying that if you follow these steps you are 98% guaranteed (not really, I don’t trust your judgment for rule three) to love your living situation. This will probably save you from having to move at the end of every year. You can thank me for this come end of April.
