I share a boutique studio space with three other freelance designers. We split the rent evenly, which always felt fair until the winter utility bills arrived. The total was astronomical. When I looked at the usage breakdown, it turned out the other three had been running industrial space heaters and high-voltage rendering equipment overnight to keep their custom projects moving. I work strictly on a laptop and wear layers. When I suggested we calculate the utility split based on equipment wattage or individual usage, one of them rolled their eyes and said, "We’re a collective, let's not nickel-and-dime each other." It’s amazing how quickly people become champions of "the collective" the exact second they need someone else to subsidize their lifestyle.