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We're kind of slobs, and shes pretty neat...so I'm hoping that some of that will rub off on us and that we can do a better job of keeping our "general" areas tidied up. She knows us, so she knows that we definitely won't be as neat and clean as her ex. So, I'm hoping that we can find a happy medium. She will have her own bathroom, that is also the general guest use bathroom but I have no doubt she will keep it clean.

I'm not sure what to do about rent. We have pretty low rent ($650), we actually rent from the school district that I work for. She just finished her AA and is working 2 part time jobs. She has applied to start a dental hygiene program next September so will likely just be working the side jobs until she start there. If she doesn't get in, she'll go from there and make new plans.

We are making ends meet just fine and don't really need any help. However, I don't want her to feel like a complete pity project and we are trying to pay off debt so when we do get pregnant, we will be in a better position, so I don't really want to take on another "bill" either! I was kind of thinking that we could each buy our own food for breakfast and lunches and plan, buy and cook 2-3 "community" dinners a week (hubs and I currently usually make about 3-4 dinners a week and eat left overs/out for the rest of the week), maybe she could cover our electric bill $60-$120 depending on the month and maybe do some cleaning so that we don't have to pay a cleaning lady (twice a month for 2 hours) maybe have her do everything but our room and bathroom. Does that sound reasonable to you guys? I don't want to financially cripple her so that she can't save, because I know that neither of us want this to be a forever thing. I also don't want to come across as demeaning. Do you think it would be easier to just do the food and charge her a small, flat fee each month? Our rent is $650.