<prompt> Human: I am moving into a apartment with a couple of friends next fall and was wondering what are some cost I should plan for other then rent and utilities.  <response>: Some of these have already been mentioned.Having shared a place for years with different set of friends: Renters Insurance Parking How are common items going to be shared? - What furniture and cutlery are you going to buy? - The 4 for 1 spoon or 5 for 10 spoons. How are you planning on sharing groceries? Are each of you going to be buying your own or sharing the net cost? If you share all groceries - discuss what happens for items you dont use. Like you dont have cereal but others do. Discuss what happens to common articles and deposits when one of you move out before or at the end of the lease. Setup a system where you divy up the expenses - so that none of you pay or owe too much. - If each utility is in each one of your names it will help with address proofs.Remember good friends need not always be the best roommates. If things go well living with friends can be a lot of fun. 