Since my house is paid off and was paid off before Austin moved in, I’ve never charged Austin rent, though it’s been an ongoing joke that I would start charging him rent. Only in the past year or so has Austin started sharing house insurance and house taxes with me.
Mom’s probate is ongoing, so I’m still dealing with lawyers, but my sense of humor is improving.
Me, handing Austin the monthly list of bills: The house taxes came today. If I hadn’t walked up to the post office, you wouldn’t have to pay house taxes this month.
Austin: I may still not have to pay it.
Me: Well, if that’s the case, I might have to start charging you rent. No, since you work from home now, it’s office space, so I’ll start charging you for commercial office space. And since you’re taking up more bandwidth, I’ll have to charge you more for internet, like a 60/40 split.
Austin: It’s a good thing you’ve still got that lawyer, because we’re going to have to put this in writing.
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