We’ve all got something we’d prefer to spend more time doing and organising the bill sharing between housemates definitely isn’t one of them.
Even a tight deadline for an essay offers a more attractive prospect than having to negotiate who owes what with those you share your student house with. Right?
So, it helps that there are services available that help students split their monthly bills much more easily between everyone living in the property without falling out. Now that must be an attractive prospect for lots of students who are currently sharing a property or are looking to do so.
The big feature for splitting bills this way is having less stress in your life, what with dealing with University work, potentially having a part-time job and other stresses such as managing your finances that cause most students to worry.
Service from Glide for students to share household bills
It helps too that the service from Glide for students to share household bills will also arrange the connection of utilities, that’s the gas, electricity and water so you don’t have to waste time researching what’s on offer and then speaking with a potential supplier. This is taken care of.
For most students looking to leave halls or home for the first time, this can be a scary process since you’ve never had to do it before and you’re the one who might be lumbered with that responsibility because no one else in your student house can be bothered doing it. Such is life! But it has to be done.
Sourcing utility suppliers can be a confusing process and, let’s face it, a waste of your time but it’s one of those things in life that we all need to do because unless we make the effort, the gas won’t be connected so there won’t be hot water.
And with no electricity you won’t be able to watch telly or use laptops. That doesn’t make for a great student lifestyle but all the housemates will need to switch onto the fact that once you’ve had your utilities connected, then you’ll need to pay for them. That old saying that nothing in life is free certainly holds true when you want to live in a warm house or stream a film on your laptop.
The Glide offering is for inclusive bills
Yes, paying your bills. Everyone in the property will need to pay their share and while the Glide offering is for inclusive bills – everything is totalled up and divided between those living there – for those who don’t have this service comes the tricky art of negotiation. The organising and then the paying of the bills means having to get the cash from your fellow housemates which can be a stressful and (another!) time wasting situation.
Not only that, it also has huge potential to cause a serious fallout between everyone. Imagine you being responsible for the paying of a bill but someone says they haven’t used enough electricity, for example, and then not wanting to pay their full whack? Nightmare!
If your name is on the bill then you need to understand that you are legally responsible for paying it and you may end up being out of pocket if someone is really digging their heels in and refusing to cough up the money. Cue big arguments or sulking.
It doesn’t have to be this way and with a bill splitting service these headaches and embarrassing scenes can be avoided because everyone is responsible for paying their own Glide utilities bill and their team can also organise the connecting of utilities.
Bill splitting service for students
The real beauty in this bill splitting service for students is that because everyone in the house is responsible for their own bill means that for those who are determined that others pay more than they do will not work. You won’t be responsible for their approach to life and they’ll soon appreciate the non-paying of bills can be a serious issue.
It’s a shame that people like this blight our lives (and they do exist!) but while living in a shared student house you have enough to worry about doing your Uni work and managing your finances to see you through the term without having to stress over picking up someone else’s share of the bills.
If you like the sound of using a bill sharing service between student housemates – and who wouldn’t? – then you need to contact the Glide to find out more.
Call 0333 666 5555 to chat to one of the Glide team and make your shared life stress free.