Greetings fellow apartment-ites!
If you’re anything like me — you’ve been home for about a week and are getting a bit claustrophobic. It’s the first time I’ve been back in the ‘burbs without a car(ie escape …

My roommate got laid off. . .and has taken over the apartment! Now what!?
So, tis the season to be. . .laid off. Or, at least so says all the major news outlets. While most …

Holiday tipping makes me uncomfortable the way tipping cab drivers makes me uncomfortable. How much am I supposed to tip? 10%? 20%? Do I just round up? And as I’m sure many of us are …

I know that often, we at myfirstapartment.com are kinda like IKEA in our services; we provide an excellent starting point but then make you do a whole lotta work in order to actually get the …

Welcome back, Gentle Blog readers!
I hope you had a festive Thanksgiving and enough turkey to last a lifetime. Well, at least until next year. As December marks the beginning of “End-of-Year” reflection, let us reflect …