Fight fire with fire.
I set my alarm for 2am then leave about 1.55am for a weekend away. Maybe he'll get the message, he needs a lesson in etiquette
.... But if I really wanted to get revenge I'd just wear high heels at home.
This would be even funnier (and louder?) if you are a dude.
BTW -- $1550 a month for rent is HUGE when you are not working -- that is some fancy-pants spendy preference versus having roommates again. I lived with roommates for a while, as a full adult, 5 years after graduating and working full time (and having previously owned my own apartment). If personal space is an issue for you -- think of this -- If you live in a house that has 4 room mates, they drive you crazy a bit, but everyone starts to just keep to their own spaces and you don't stay in the common areas longer than to make and eat a meal. Like living with polite strangers. Just get your own bathroom (pay more for the master bedroom). Much easier to tell room mates to shut it, compared to neighbors, too. But, with just 1 room mate it is like you are living closely with someone, and a lot more "personal" / in your business.
haha I'm a woman, but I've always wanted to learn how to wear stripper shoes. Perhaps now's the time. Maybe those shoes will get me a part time job as a stripper kidding.
I used to live with a roommate as well years after I graduated. I hated her. I didn't feel like I was at home because her stuff was all over the apartment. I also hated the random men that would drop by. It didn't make me feel safe. I hated that she would let her friends drink my soda. I hated that she would bring friends over the apartment late at night without warning me. I told her that it bothered me, and she said that I wasn't her mother and that I was being a shut in. I really loved her dog though. That was really the only reason why I stayed with her so long.
On average last year, I spent 550 per month on all on expenses excluding rent.
I'm kind of thinking (typing) out loud so bare with me... 1550 may sound like a high number, but it's really on the low end if you compare the markets. I just looked at Craigslist. If I get roommates I have 2 options, pay $1150+ and get a room in a real 2 bedroom apartment (big enough for a bed and dresser, but no couch), or pay $700+ and get a closet (barely room for a full size bed). When I get into the 1250 category, I start to see studios, but they're small (room for a full size bed and dresser, no room for couch). So the difference between having roommates and not having roommates is about 100-200 dollars - whatever I choose I still don't have enough room for a couch. So I would spend most of my time in bed. I like to be myself, people tire me out.
Right now I spend most of my time at home. When I worked, I either worked or was home. As I said, people tire me out especially when I had to be around them the entire day. I need to not hear people moving, talking etc. My current apartment has room for my bed, dresser and couch. My current apartment is 374^2 feet - including closets, hallway, kitchen, everything. The "large bedrooms" that I saw for 1150+ are about 160^2 feet.
Mhmm the above hasn't resolved anything except that if my neighbor pisses me off so much, I should look for another apartment that's big enough for a bed, dresser and couch, in the $1500 range and hope that my future neighbors won't be assholes.