Unbelievable!

[countrygirl12]

Me and my boyfriend live with his mother and step-father. There are a total of six people in the household. When I moved in, I began to do the wash for both me and my boyfriend. This includes any towels we have used, as well as regular clothes we need laundered from daily use. I usually do about 2 loads a week. First, a few months ago, his step-father complained that we use too much of his detergent, so we began to buy our own. Now, we are being told we do too much laundry and it's racking up the water bill. First of all, my boyfriend pays rent for me and him to live here. $500 a month to be exact. Second of all, his step-father does the laundry for everyone else in the house, so I'm pretty sure he does more than 2 loads a week for 4 people. I respect that this is his house, but I think it's completely unacceptable for him to come down on us for this, especially when he gets money that is supposed to be covering the cost of things like that. Then he said if we don't like it, we can move out. Me and my boyfriend have been trying to move out for a while, but it's hard trying to save money when his step-father nickel and dimes us for everything. I don't think 2 loads of laundry a week for 2 people is anything horrible. It's not our fault that he is doing laundry for 4 other people, and that's what's jacking the water bill up. You think he'd be grateful that I took over my boyfriend's laundry so that he doesn't have to do it anymore. Sorry, I don't like to smell dirty and like my laundry fresh and clean. I mean, jeans and pants I might wear a couple times before washing them, but I still have underwear, socks, bras, and shirts that need to be washed. Anyway, I digress. Does anyone have any advice or opinions on this? Me and my boyfriend are about to just say screw it and go live in a cardboard box under a bridge at this point just so that we don't have to deal with his step-father. 

I will admit I did not read all of your post.  Too long.  If you are paying $500 a month rent to them to live in a house with 4 other people then it looks to me like you could find a small apartment and live by yourselves.  I don't know where you live but most places surely you can find somewhere to rent for that much.