When my last roommate moved out, she swore she would get rid of her broken bed. Promised she would organise a pick up before she left.

She had contributed to the bond, but wasn't on the lease. The arrangement was that she would contribute the money, and when she wanted to move out, we would just pay her out. But because she consumed/stole so much of our food, she told us to keep it. Fine, with the promise to clean up her garbage and the monetary compensation, we were on pretty good terms.

She moves out, no pick up is organised for the junk. Additionally, the electricity bill for the last quarter comes out about a week after she moves, so I send her the amount she needs to pay. She tells us to take it out of the bond. The bond which had already been given for the aforementioned reasons, and which we didn't actually have access to, it being busy performing its duties as a bond.

So I request the bill money again, and I receive assurance I would get it, just in a little bit. Fine, transfer is by x date and we will be good.

A few more reminders, spaced out leading up to the bill date, and I am forced to cover her share of the bill. Now it's a matter of retrieving the money owed. I am again assured I will get it, money is just a bit tight right now.

Not so tight she can't get a new tattoo, rent a dress for a major horse race, and many other things besides, including a new laptop. (Heads up guys: if you're claiming you're broke, don't boast about your purchases on social media.)

Revenge:

I pay for most of the streaming services we have. When she moved out, she still had access to the family spotify and Netflix. I wouldn't have even remembered if she hadn't changed one of the Netflix profiles back to her name.

So I kicked her off the spotify account, and changed the Netflix password to something like "goodpeoplepaytheirbills".

I'm also posting this because I know she likes to stalk my reddit posts. Belle, if you can afford a $2000 new laptop, you can afford to pay me the bill.