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By: Saving Up To Move Out : Rental Survival Guide : Arming you with information to thrive as a renter in tough market conditions…

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:28:44 +0000

[...] Still need more finical advice? Check out About: Moving, Apartment Living, Kiplinger, and QueerCents. All of these sites provide useful information about saving your apartment as well as some of the most common mistakes to avoid making yourself. [...]

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By: Carnival of Personal Finance #98 Roundup at Clever Dude Personal Finance & Money

Wed, 02 May 2007 19:32:42 +0000

[...] Queercents gives us a personal account of their first apartment (I definitely remember mine during and after college!) and what to watch out for when choosing your first apartment. [...]

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By: Carnival of Personal Finance #98 » MyMint | Free, Simple Personal Finance Software

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:03:49 +0000

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By: Nina

Nina — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:59:48 +0000

In this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance:
http://wereindebt.com/carnival-of-personal-finance-98/

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By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:12:51 +0000

I moved away from home into a dorm. For my first move to an apartment, I called an old dorm roommate and asked if she needed a roommate and, if so, would she like me for a roommate. She said yes, and I said great. She asked if I wanted to see the place or anything. I figured that if she could afford it and if it was safe enough for her and close enough to campus for her, etc., it would be fine for me too. I was right about those things. But then I remembered to ask her the one thing I cared about--does she have any cats? No. Good, because my boyfriend was allergic to cats. Oh, well, too bad, because by the time I moved in, she had a cat! So he didn't come over too much. It was otherwise a great place. ** My first apartment by myself required me to get more furniture. In the past, my roommates had always had their own living room furniture, TV, etc. I did have my own bed and dresser by then. I remember when I got my TV and VCR, I called a taxi to pick me up at the store. I could get there on a bus, but couldn't carry the stuff back on the bus and I didn't have a car. Expensive! I also remember doing research on couches. I thought all couches were ugly, so I started paying attention to which pieces of furniture people chose to sit on at other people's houses. The answers surprised me. Most often they sat on the floor, on the floor leaning back against the couch or comfy chair, or, if the couch was in the middle of the room rather than against the wall, on the back of the couch. This made me feel much less stressed about getting a couch! I ended up just using a storage bench my mom and uncle had made me plus a comfortable sling chair that could later be moved to a patio.

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