Is $20 a week too much to ask?

That's is why I hate room mate / housemate whatever you call it mate. NO WAY! they eat your food, they dont wash dishes, they leave thrash all over, they drink your juices and milk in the refrigerator, they refuse to buy their own food. They just basically a leech living in your house or I should say a giant live termites eating you up, LOL Really! get rid of her.

Is that a fee on top of rent, or is that all she is paying?

that is not even enough. we had a house guest several years ago and i fed him (he did his own laundry) but he used our heat and hydro and what not (he was working at the time) and we charged him $100- a week!

Honestly I don't know if asking for money to do her share is the answer. We have had many many people live with us over the years. The older folks were the more they chipped in with household stuff without issue. This girl is pretty young. She's probably never lived on her own before. One example: We had a young couple live with us at one point. They had their own space but also used our kitchen, garbage, and main living area. I didn't worry about their living space, as this was their own and I didn't have to go into it. However whenever I asked for help with dishes or the main area I was huffed and puffed at. They eventually moved out and said I acted too much like a mother. Later they came back and said that they were sorry, years later. After they had someone move in with them who also did not help out and realized what had been happening. Sometimes one has to have experience in a situation before they realize that you really are not being unreasonable. Either way I wish you luck.

Your house is quite big I would say. $20 should have been fine if she did her share of work sincerely and honestly. As you rightly said she is old enough and should understand this by herself. If she doesn't understand this by herself both of you should talk and come to an agreement. If you have a friendly and understanding relationship then you are the best judge on how you should tackle the situation but I think given the circumstances $20 is on the higher side.

It is totally depending upon the person who is earning. it is also depending upon the social & economical life style that the person live.

If I want a room mate I better have a detach room for them where they can have their own private entrance that dont have access to my house or kitchen whatsoever.

You'd better look for a new housemate, you can say this directly to your present one. I don't know the nature of your housework, but 20$ a week for cooking, washing dishes, cleaning house, going to market, gardening, pressing, ... is too cheap. Moreover, a good relation shouldn't concern money, it's as if you become her servant, with a certain payment. Another solution may be separating her life, so she'll have the meal alone and do it by herself, she'll do her laundry by her own, etc.

Eject her if she won't do her share cleaning. There is no point in asking for a pay for you will end up her maid. Would you like that to happen to you. Tell her point blank that she is not the owner of the house and she should learn to clean the house.

its good that you will talk to her first and observe if she really obeys what you have said to her. If for example she act like same as usual, then i think $20 per week is not that bad. Anyways, you will do her share in household chores, its not necessarily about the money but your effort to do it. It is somehow a lesson for her and Besides shes already 18 and considering that shes not living in her own house, then she should take effort not to be a burden to her room mate.

dam right cheaky mear, i would not say anything about her paying you to do her house work you have 2 options 1) no reason your bills have gone up so just say you need a £20 rise from everyone in the house or she will have to leave (obiousley only charge her) 2) start a roter of who does what when tick it off as it is done if she dont want to do her share kick her out n rent the room to some one else simple sorry she is takeing the p**s

Well that is a good idea.If she does not do her share of work,then pay you to do it instead.Concerning the pay,it depends on the price of labour in your country.For my country ,it is too much .

dang i know what you mean that really annoying. But shes only 18 years old and $20 a WEEK really adds up. i think $10 a week is pretty reasonable. hopefully doing that will make her change her ways, i dont know. i guess all i can do is wish you luck with that but if she doesnt shel prob be gone off somewhere i mean shes 18.

i think that you might be opening up a can of worms with that one. If she pays $20 a week, then she will be able to make any mess she pleases and if you say anything in the future, she can simply tell you, I paid the $20 a week you wanted. CLEAN IT UP!! I would worry more about IF it's a good idea, not about the money.

Are u sharing the house with her? You seem to have a good idea. 20$ fine for not cleaning the house? I would say it would depend on the area of the house. You can calculate this way. If you take 3 hours to clean the area, you must see the average working wage in your area and multiply by 3. If the rate in your area is 8$ and you take 3 hours to clean, then you must fine her an amount of 24$.

Maybe $10-15 is enough for a week. you may suggest her to apply for job so that she can contribute a lot bigger.

Does she pay for anything towards the house? If she doesn't then $20.00 is too litle to ask, I would atleast charge $50.00 if this person doesn't do anything at all, or pay for anything at all. The economy is bad, everywhere, and $20.00 can go a long way as to helping you and your husband. Before you set a price for her to pay you, think of what work you would be doing and what she does or doesn't do around the house.

I couldn't agree with you more askin for 20 is not much and she should give that to you in return for all you do for her. I have a roommate that has been staying w/ me for 2 months now and he dosn't work, dosn't help out he watches me do it all. I have fineally had to lay it all out like it is and i wasn't nice about it. I told him to "shape up or get out!" I just think that where i took him into my place to help him out the least he could do is have some decency towant to help out. We'll see how it goes now i have said my peice to him.

it depends how big is your house of how comfortable she is.if she is not comfortable i am sure she is not paying that much.20 is too much if she is only stay there for seeping not the whole day but its up to her to descide

yeah,she should afford to do the housework as your housemate, afterall she is old enough to do that. And just as what you've said you are not her mother,so you deserve the reward if you do her share of the share. Of course when we consider it from the friendly way, we can help her! But not always like this! So I think you's better talk to and reach the agreement with her about how she should pay you! GOOD LUCK!