▶ Your Answer :
It is always difficult to fathom what others think, but my opinion in
regard to the given topic is adamant. I believe that sharing a room with a
roommate can be the best way to reduce living expenses for the following
reasons.
First of all, my friend will be able to save a large amount of money by
sharing a room with other person, because rent prices is extremely high these
day. As a society becomes more and more developed, more people are living on
earth these days. Therefore, land and house prices are becoming higher. If my
friend shares a room with other person, my friend will be able to save a lot of
money since he/she can pay half of the rent. (In case that my friend has his or
her own house, my friend can earn extra money by receiving a rent from a tenant).
In this way, my friend will be able to save a lot of money he/she might not
manage to make by buying less frequently new technology products or by cooking
for himself/herself.
My personal experience can be illustrated to prove this point. When I was
out of money, I tried many different methods to solve this problem. First, I
decided not to buy new technology such as the latest air purifier or an iPad.
As a result, I had to pay more money. This was because I had to treat my respiratory
disease which was brought about by bad air condition in my room and I spent a
large amount of money in printing reading materials needed for my studying. If
I had had the air purifier and iPad, I might not have gotten that disease and I
might have been able to read materials using my iPad without having to print
them out. Second, I tried to cook by myself rather than to have a meal at a
restaurant. However, it failed because I didn't have enough time to cook for
myself. Many people including me are weary with too much stress and highly
competitive environments, because we are living in a world of meritocracy,
which only extremely talented people can survive. Also, even when I cooked my
meal by myself, it wasn't helpful than I expected, because the retail price of
ingredients these days are quite high. The final plan that I made and carried
out was to share my room with a foreign student. It was very effective solution
to reduce my living expenses because the house rent was quite high. I started
to pay only half of the rent and I was so happy. Besides, I was able to save
money in other aspects beside the rent. For example, since we shared new
technology products such as scanner and printer, I didn't have to pay extra
money to buy them. It was quite life-enhancing. Likewise, my personal
experience proves that my argument is compelling.
To sum up, I believe my explanations above sufficiently proves the
advantages of sharing a room with a roommate. Obviously, other ways to reduce
living expenses such as buying less frequently new technology products or
cooking at home have some limitations.
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