Stop Asking 'Are You Tidy?' Ask These Instead   'So... are you pretty tidy?' I asked this in four different flatmate interviews one summer. Every person said yes. Every person had a completely different definition of what yes meant. The problem with flatmate interviews is that everyone performs. You're speed-dating someone you'll share a bathroom with for a year, under pressure to fill the room before rent comes around. Most questions are designed to get reassurance, not inf

You know when the Wi‑Fi dies and someone drops “btw can you all chuck me $240 for rent today” in the chat… then disappears? Now you’re chasing screenshots, doing maths on a cracked iPhone screen, and trying to guess if you’re getting shafted on “fees or whatever.” Kia ora flat boss. Let’s actually talk money. Not vibes. Not “it’ll be roughly this.” Real numbers. Real simple. Sweet as. The short version Pay your landlord or power? Max $2 fee per payment. Pay your flatmates b