The oil doesn’t necessarily just make a problem for your landlord. Fat/oil can clog sewers way down the line, causing problems for entire neighborhoods over time and requiring costly maintenance, which increases the costs of sewer service for everyone
Heh heh
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protist@retrofed.com 11 minutes ago
dismay3915@lemmy.world 25 minutes ago
Jokes aside. What do you do with the oil?
xav@programming.dev 1 minute ago
Pour it in my compost with all my non-meat food leftovers.
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 7 minutes ago
Dump it in a 5l canister that I call my ‘waste oil’ canister. When its full, I take it to the recycling plant whenever I’m going there anyway.
Alfredo_DisguidoAlCazzo@reddthat.com 10 minutes ago
You should collect it and dispose it at the waste management facility of your city
daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 minutes ago
Put it on a bottle, and when the bottle is full take it to the used oil recycling bin in my neighborhood.
protist@retrofed.com 10 minutes ago
And if you don’t have used oil recycling, the next best thing is just throwing it in the trash
chris@l.roofo.cc 11 minutes ago
Put in a plastic bottle and throw that away when it’s full. Alternatively there is a powder you can buy to harden the fat so you can chuck it in the trash.
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 58 minutes ago
Really all of those benefits depend on the location, market, and if it’s in an HOA.
HollowNaught@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I got an email like two weeks ago that there had been an increase on car break-ins recently
Then when it came time to re-sign they decided to increase rent
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 55 minutes ago
Nothing from stopping everyone from coming together to leave the property in mass if they increase rent.
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 5 minutes ago
except having to find a new place to move all your stuff to.
CannedYeet@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Don’t forget “flushable” wipes
vaionko@sopuli.xyz 27 minutes ago
Everything is flushable as long as it’s small enough to fit in the hole
Alfredo_DisguidoAlCazzo@reddthat.com 11 minutes ago
Very very bad for the water cleaning system (depurator?)
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
If the housing market goes into the shitter…
… the renter pays less rent.
… the home “owner” still has to pay the same mortgage, and will continue to pay so they can eventually own the house (actually own it) worth a fraction of what they paid for it.
Unless you have cash on-hand to buy a house, you have to get a mortgage. So it’s actually the bank that owns the house, they just let you live there while you pay back a large debt.
The reason why houses are so expensive is because they are considered investments, not just places to live. That creates a politcal incentive to keep housing prices high because a lot of people will lose that “equity” if the price of housing decreased. Most of the benefits listed under home “ownership” centers around a house being an investment.
The boomers aren’t getting any younger, as more of them die, more houses go onto the market while the incentive for maintaining that equity for people that already own a house decreases. That “stability” thing listed as a benefit of “owning” a house may not hold true forever.
slaacaa@lemmy.world 29 minutes ago
Exactly. I roll my eyes at the idiot home owners who are happy when real estate prices are going up. If the only real estate you own is the one your are living in, a price increase has zero benefits for you. You can sell it for a higher price, but unless you want to live on the streets, that means you buy another, which has also gone up in price. Congrats, I guess.
The only people benefiting are real estate investors, which 99% of people are not.
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
If the housing market goes into the shitter…
… the renter pays less rent.
In nearly 30 years of renting, the rent has never gone down, regardless of what the market is doing.
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 1 minute ago
Depends on location. I had a rent drop in Knoxville once. Excess units in a bad local economy will do it.
13igTyme@piefed.social 4 hours ago
Making large principle payments significantly reduces the paid interest.
deranger@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
Making small principal payments significantly reduces paid interest, nevermind large.
meco03211@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
And the principle and interest can’t change (unless you did something like an ARM). Escrow and insurance might go up, but that won’t remotely pace inflation.
bluefootedbooby@sopuli.xyz 2 hours ago
But on the other hand, if market does not go to shit, the rent increases, while your mortgage stays the same, on as asset that increases in value.
Houses may be considered an investment, but at the same time they are a place to live.
And when boomers die, their house gets inherited by a family member, not just going to a ‘pool of houses’. I think the inheritor either moves in, or sells because they already have a house
EmilieEasie@fedinsfw.app 5 hours ago
If you’ve ever had to buy and sell a house, it’s a real pain in the ass. If you’re not really sure about a city yet, renting for a year makes more sense than buying, especially if you’re sure you want to stay longer than a hotel would make sense
Ummm that’s the only situation I can think of where it’s not just the picture on the right
Apytele@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
Also if you have no intention of staying in the city at all. If I take a 12 week contract it would be ridiculous to stay in a hotel for all 3 months.
13igTyme@piefed.social 4 hours ago
Maybe depends on the contact. I’ve seen travel contracts for healthcare where they’ll sometimes put you in a hotel and cover the cost.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 hours ago
I did this ONE time. It smelled so bad. I’m lucky it didn’t clog the drain.
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
If the furnace goes out its the landlord who pays - Renting
If the furnace goes out you are out $1000s - Home Owner
Only one I can think of is the cost of fixing shit.
platypode@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Counterpoint: the landlord is paying with your rent money.
Comrade_Spood@quokk.au 6 hours ago
Plus, that is assuming your landlord follows through in a timely manner. Plenty of examples of landlords being assholes and procrastinating or outright refusing to repair essential things. Even if you (are able to) take them to court, that takes additional time.
TootSweet@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
You’re still out just as much
And then some. The landlord’s profit.
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 6 hours ago
Unless you have enough cash to buy a house, the bank is making a profit margin on the mortgage.
CannedYeet@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
If we’re talking a major cost, the landlord will probably amortize it over a long period, so if you’re only renting a short period you won’t pay for it all.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 hours ago
It would be cool if you could run a coop where you all paid in the amortized cost of repairs on a schedule and if an incident happened before expected you withdraw the cash and keep paying in after.
But this would get abused on both ends by fraudulent claims and petty managers. You’d have to be very selective.
rImITywR@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Windows, radiators and water heater are 30+ years old and heat has to be on full blast 24/7 to keep the place above 20C in the winter, and multiple window AC units are required to keep the place below 30C in the summer. Landlord pays nothing to update, and renter keeps paying huge energy bills, and being uncomfortable the whole time. - renting
Homeowner spends a few grand to buy efficient furnace, central AC, and windows and saves money on energy bills every month and upgelrades pay for themselves while staying nice and comfy. - home owner
undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 4 hours ago
Amen. I’m the renter in the shitbox that’s always too fucking hot or too fucking cold.
bloogoose@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
What an awful take. Capitalism has really done a number on folks.
unitedwithme@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
If the landlord doesn’t cheap out at all and “fix it” with some ransom guy he knows
Morph9@lemmy.zip 3 minutes ago
More benefits of renting
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