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Looks okay, I guess.
A little too specific...and hard to remember for me.
Could use more analysis though.
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A little too specific...and hard to remember for me.
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Agriculture is an important topic, but one I'd want to read about from an intercontinental perspective and with references to economic and social impacts. Plus I don't think a US government publication would go into the political struggles too much.
Anyway, new question. Would American bars and liquor stores accept a non-Canadian passport as acceptable ID?
Anyway, new question. Would American bars and liquor stores accept a non-Canadian passport as acceptable ID?
Most probably would. It's an official document that wouldn't be faked for such a trivial purpose. But some might not understand what they are looking at.
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It should be in English though. I'll definitely know when I find it.
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Well, I can tell it's just not interesting to you, which is fine: but the link I supplied is the USDA's Economic Research Service - a compiling of research articles from many sources. I guess I just want you to be disinterested for accurate reasons! 
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That second one looks nice...I guess I shouldn't have scrolled over to the Outlook articles. Still, there's the matter of trying to remember the site. "ERS USDA" isn't quite as catchy as The Independent.
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Any general thoughts on an appropriate way to split rent in this situation -
I'm moving to California for the summer and my wife will be there for at least 2 months of that time. I met a guy that's going to work at the same place this summer and he's looking for a roommate. I was thinking about renting a 2-bedroom place and my wife and I would take the larger bedroom and he'd have the other. Is it appropriate to split the rent 60/40 and utilities 66/33?
I'd take the bigger portion of rent and utilities since there will be me and my wife versus just him. I think asking for 40% of the rent from him instead of 33% is appropriate because he'd have just as much access to all the common areas as us so that justifies a bit more than just a straight third of the rent. While I'll take 2/3 of the utilities because we'll probably use that much of the electricity, water, etc.
Is this a reasonable split?
I've never had a roommate before so I have no idea.
I'm moving to California for the summer and my wife will be there for at least 2 months of that time. I met a guy that's going to work at the same place this summer and he's looking for a roommate. I was thinking about renting a 2-bedroom place and my wife and I would take the larger bedroom and he'd have the other. Is it appropriate to split the rent 60/40 and utilities 66/33?
I'd take the bigger portion of rent and utilities since there will be me and my wife versus just him. I think asking for 40% of the rent from him instead of 33% is appropriate because he'd have just as much access to all the common areas as us so that justifies a bit more than just a straight third of the rent. While I'll take 2/3 of the utilities because we'll probably use that much of the electricity, water, etc.
Is this a reasonable split?
I've never had a roommate before so I have no idea.
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How much larger is your bedroom? How many bathrooms are there? In the UK we'd typically rent per room, but with a premium for two people sharing one room (especially if it is larger and/or has an en suite).
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Don't yet know the specifics of the house as we haven't picked one yet. I'm just trying to gauge whether or not that would even be considered a fair split assuming say, a master bedroom that's significantly less than double the size of the other bedroom and just one bathroom. We're going to pick the apartment together but really I'm just trying to figure out a reasonable starting position when we negotiate the specifics of the lease/utilities.
I don't expect to find a place with a separate bathroom in the master bedroom in our price range.
Also I should add that his options (if he doesn't go with a joint lease) are extremely expensive and unattractive.
@TheJ - yeah, the two separate calculations are probably unusual but I thought it was fair because it is likely I will use a full 2/3 of the utilities while I don't think having him only pay 1/3 of the rent is fair to me - especially considering I'm going to be doing the legwork of finding a place and setting up the lease/utilities/etc.
I don't expect to find a place with a separate bathroom in the master bedroom in our price range.
Also I should add that his options (if he doesn't go with a joint lease) are extremely expensive and unattractive.
@TheJ - yeah, the two separate calculations are probably unusual but I thought it was fair because it is likely I will use a full 2/3 of the utilities while I don't think having him only pay 1/3 of the rent is fair to me - especially considering I'm going to be doing the legwork of finding a place and setting up the lease/utilities/etc.
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Definitely this.
Some of those "second" bedrooms can be tiny. More like an emergency guest room.
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In all the places I've shared in, we paid utilities separate to the rent, so it was easy to calculate. I say easy, I had to do a spreadsheet. I say had to, I got to make a spreadsheet.
I think you need to know the specifics of the place, but I'd say a reasonable starting point is, if your room is the same size as his, you should split the rent two ways. I think 60/40 is a reasonable compromise in general though, so if you feel more comfortable with that then go with it. Utilities separate makes the most sense too imo.
I think you need to know the specifics of the place, but I'd say a reasonable starting point is, if your room is the same size as his, you should split the rent two ways. I think 60/40 is a reasonable compromise in general though, so if you feel more comfortable with that then go with it. Utilities separate makes the most sense too imo.
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What's a good valentine's day gift that's not fully serious, but gets a "I like you" message across, isn't creepy, too overwhelming, and wouldn't push away a girl from wanting to go to Nepal with me (and a bunch of other people)? This is someone who lives 800km away, but has in the past I think indicated that there might be some feelings there, from her side of things. But it could also be interpreted in friendly ways as well. So I wanna up the ante a bit - but not too much. Tips? I don't "do" valentine's day, so i'm kinda lost. It needs to be something I can order online.
Is (potentially) 'upping the ante' a good idea with someone that you and your mates are planning to spend however long stuck in a tent or a bus with?
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