I spent a year living in a beach house with 7 friends. Splitting the bills was surprisingly easy — other things weren't.
I spent a year sharing a home with seven of my best friends. Splitting the costs and creating spreadsheets made it cheaper and easier than expected.
Isabella Dallas spent a year living in a beach house with seven friends during her senior year of college. They shared a six-bedroom house in a popular beach town in California. Despite the challenges of fitting eight people into one home, splitting the finances was surprisingly easy. They split utilities and rent based on room size and kept a spreadsheet to avoid confusion.
The only purchases made individually were groceries. Living together taught Isabella and her friends valuable lessons about communication, boundaries, and the true meaning of friendship.
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