My roommate Matt likes to remind me that he made this apartment the way it is today.
“You know I made this apartment what it is today,” he’ll tell me, waving his hand towards the …

This would make a fun Sunday project – a sort of recent-transplant treasure hunt. If, like me, your new hometown is teeny-tiny, you may have to venture outside the town limits to find some or …

How does a recent transplant make friends in a small town? If anybody knows, they should tell me.
Seriously, though. When people talk about moving, they talk about finding the best deals and being near public …

Now that my boyfriend and I have moved into our new apartment, we’ve discovered we need a bunch of things we didn’t budget for. – stupid little things like a toilet brush and hand towels …

These tips were contributed by Kelly M.
Living with roommates can create a lot of complications, but most of us have to do it at some point. Laying down ground rules is important—and if you’re …

Our new contributor Kelly M recently moved into her first apartment in Queens, New York, and shares here what she learned about using Craigslist’s “free” section:
“Everyone loves Ikea. They’re relatively cheap, the stuff looks …

Last April, my friend Mikey and I ventured to Brooklyn for the final Spring Break of our collegiate careers. Admittedly, with its apparent shortage of Señor Frogs, foam parties, and wet t-shirt contests, Brooklyn was …

My boyfriend and I moved into our studio apartment two days ago. I’m almost 23, but this is my first apartment. I haven’t lived in one place for longer than eight months since I graduated …