<p>You could cut it in half, like King Solomon. ;)</p>
<p>agree with nysmile,katlia etc…
my s brought fridge, roomie brought microwave, s brought ps3, roomie brought tv. made them each feel they contributed too. no issues at end of yr</p>
<p>with my S coming from so far away, I have advised him to not purchase anything he can’t carry on an airplane, or easily box up and ship home. But why should he start following my advice now? I guess I’ll let him cross that financial bridge when he comes to it, but <em>I</em> won’t be buying him anything large and expensive, that’s for sure</p>
<p>Funny thread. I’m not sure what happened to anything we bought or our son bought over the years. I have a feeling that the way boys are whoever was willing to cart it home got it. I do remember being aggravated his third year when he asked me for money for kitchen stuff and then informed me his sophomore roommate moved out before him and just took everything without asking. I think I have purchased three can openers in three years :)</p>
<p>ebeeeee, everybody in a different financial situation. $60 for some are pennies and lots of dough for others. Does it answer your confusion about all the fuss over sharing living expenses?</p>
<p>I guess I was just making a comment about how boys deal with these things…certainly those pennies add up no matter what your financial situtation. Not confused here (quietly backs away from thread).</p>
<p>I agree with the others to avoid the question entirely by not splitting the cost on any of the purchased items. Sometimes it’s easier to just rent the fridge/microwave combo and split the cost between roomies. Otherwise, one person can provide the mini-fridge, another the microwave, etc. Ditto with furniture in an apartment.</p>