Living with Others

Living with Others:

Proverbs 18:24: “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”

Show appreciation by helping around the house; help with the dishes, cooking, dusting, sweeping...etc.
Do your own laundry.
Clean up after yourself.
If you take lunch to work, pack it yourself.
Ask before you take or borrow things from someone else.
Remove your shoes, especially work boots, before going into a house.
Keep music/TV noise down because not everyone enjoys the same thing that you do.
Be well-mannered, and don’t drink all of the pop or eat all of the ice cream, etc.
Make sure that you ask before bringing others into a home that’s not yours. Remember, they are strangers to the family with whom you are staying.
You should ask if you may answer or use the phone before answering or using it.
When answering the phone (especially if it is not yours) say, “Hello, this is (insert your name)” Also, when making a call, let the other person know who is calling. Example: “Hi, this is (insert your name)”; it is not polite to ask the other person to guess who is calling.
Once you have a job, help pay for rent and food. Electricity and grocery expenses increased when you moved into the home.