Am I being ridiculous for charging my friend a hundred dollars or so to stay in my empty apartment room while I’m gone on vacation for 3 weeks?

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Do you regularly rent your apartment out when you’re on vacation? Is a fight and resentment worth $100? Honestly if a friend of mine let me stay at their place for free, I’d do a deep cleaning before leaving and leave a gift / do any favors that need to be done.

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If you’d normally rent it out, yes. If you don’t normally rent it out, and it would be vacant otherwise, and it’s truly a friend of yours, I’d probably expect no payment. The friend should take it on themself to leave a bottle of wine or take you to dinner or something but I wouldn’t force it

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All this for $100? Honestly, I never charge my friends for anything and vice versa (esp for a measly $100)

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thats a low amount for that long and assuming they’re working, there’s nothing wrong with the amount. why are you charging though?

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I would not be charging my friends to stay in my apartment. That's why you're friends and not strangers.

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She would be paying a lot of the utilities regardless, and I'd be shocked if gas and electricity totaled more than $25.

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No…

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Depends, how good of a friend is this? Did you offer your place or did they ask you specifically?

Tbh I think it's odd and wouldn't ask my friend to pay

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I wouldn’t charge them. If they’re a good friend they’ll do a deep clean / leave a thank-you gift.

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That’s true SC1!

Seems weird but you have the money to go on vacation for 3 weeks but want to make $100 dollars off a friend because that contributes to your kitty while you are a student? The math doesn’t seem balanced at all!

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Because I’m going to be a student soon and won’t have an income

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$100 from a friend isn’t really income…

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Depends - are they house sitting for you, or have they asked you if they can stay there?

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Charging them makes it feel more like a sublet or Airbnb. Since you have another roommate maybe make sure they are cool with that first.

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I would never charge my friend for this unless it was a rental property. Is a loss of friendship worth $100 to you?

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I wouldn’t charge a friend… I’m sure they’d do the same for you. Money comes & goes, friends are hard to come by. Pay it forward if you can afford it.

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We did this twice, but it was a very clear month long sublet situation. We charged our full rent to the friend. Each time the person needed one month bridge to find a new place.

If you positioned it as, you’re welcome to stay here while I’m gone and asked for money after, I don’t think that’s reasonable.

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That’s a very low price to cause a big ass rift between friends

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I wouldn’t charge them if it’s a close friend, but my friends would probably offer something and if they really insist, I’d accept some small amount of money.

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Yes, you are being ridiculous.

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Yes it’s ridiculous

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I brought it up but I said “I can give you a discount” when I did, indicating I expected some amount of payment

“Discount” for your friend?? Damn

OP- $100 is a low amount, and very reasonable ask to cover the utilities your friend will use for 3 weeks, plus cleaning upon your return. This is less than your friend would have had to tip for cleaning if staying in a hotel. You’re not profiting off your friend by any means, you’re just covering the basics.

Given your financial situation and lack of income as you become a student, I would have put it up on AirBnB and perhaps split the profit with your roommate (if you have one) .

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