Have you thought about getting roommates, but you are scared because you do not know who should pay what and how you should split the bills in your home? I am going to share a couple of tips that have really helped me and my roommates not only stay roommates, but also stay friends. Sharing a home with roommates can cause a lot of conflict within your friendship! But to keep peace, keep all the bills paid, and keep your friendship you will first and mostly want to keep communication. Communicating with your roommates about you want the bills to broken down and who is going to pay what from the very begging will help a lot. If you need a day or two to pay someone back, make sure you are letting your roommates know, so they do not think you are one not going to pay, or two that you forgot because these two things can truly cause tension in your home! After you have broken the bills down, you will want to buy all the furniture in your home SEPARATELY. This is because if anything happens at the end of your lease you do not want to be fighting over the furniture you all bought! It is easier to just buy the couch have it be known that it is yours so that if you ever need to move out, you do not have the awkward conversation about who gets the couch. Do not pay bills until you have money from every one of your roommates. This may seem like a silly concept, but when you are going to pay rent and you are spotting someone, eventually they will mentality that why pay on time to the head of house hold when they already paid.  It is best to have your roommates turn in their bill money at least 1 week before it is due, this will ensure that you have all the money in on time and that you will not have to ask for it and it be late when it is actually due. Try not to become passive aggressive when it comes to your roommates. Try and talk about things that are bothering you, because holding it in will only cause you to build up a tension against your roommates and then when you finally snap it will not only be for one reason, it will because of only one reason it will because of all the things that have built up! Easiest way to make a roommate living situation easy is to make sure everyone is on the same page with things. If you are looking for a roommate try finding someone that is on the same schedule as you, and has the same goals as you, moving in with someone who is on a completely different life style than you will cause a lot of tension. You will really want to think about pros and cons of having a roommate and if it is even worth it.