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Roommate Bootcamp – My First Apartment style!
June 30, 2009 – 12:06 am | No Comment

It’s almost July and you found the perfect two-bedroom for July 15th. Except, uh, that’s 2 weeks from now and you need another body ASAP. You don’t need a miracle. You need Roommate Bootcamp — …

After a flood the size of Noah’s Ark, I’m getting renter’s insurance!
June 23, 2009 – 10:21 am | 3 Comments

It’s raining, it’s pouring, from…my kitchen ceiling?!
Yep, welcome to just a regular Sunday evening at my casa — except for the my-whole-dining-room-table-being-under-water thing. Well, it wasn’t THAT bad, but around 11:30p.m., water started pouring …

Protect yourself financially when it comes to new roommates
June 15, 2009 – 11:51 am | No Comment

So, I lost the roommate battle. Well, perhaps I should say that I conceded — with certain strict requirements.
When we left off last week, I wasn’t crazy about this chick’s personality. However, after seeing …

My Roommate Wants Us to Live with Her Unemployed, Recovering Alcoholic Friend!? Help!
June 9, 2009 – 9:31 pm | One Comment

Yep, it’s been an exciting evening over here in Brooklyn. We have a room opening up July 1 and my roommate wants her friend to move in. While I was kinda looking forward to …

Required Roommate Reading
June 4, 2009 – 4:00 pm | No Comment

If you’re having doubts about moving in with a random roommate, you should consider reading Oonagh O’Hagan’s new book, I Lick My Cheese. It’s pretty much worst case scenario stuff, but it will give …