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Katherine Learns 3 Apartment Hunting Lessons…the Hard Way
December 28, 2011 – 12:32 am | 2 Comments
Katherine tape measure

Our guest blogger Katherine has a January 25 deadline looming, and she’s getting serious about her hunt for an apartment in LA.
LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED FROM MY APARTMENT HUNTING  by Katherine.
So here I am, finally ready …

Top 10 – The Most Popular 2011 Posts
December 21, 2011 – 10:07 pm | No Comment
TOP 10

2011 has been a great year for MyFirstApartment.com thanks to you, our loyal readers. We are within striking distance of 1 million pageviews for the year (as of yesterday we were at 948,687!) and growing …

A Male’s Perspective: Should You Give Holiday Presents to Your Roommate(s)?
December 18, 2011 – 2:55 pm | 2 Comments
Presents

It’s an important question. You live with these people, you see them all the time. But do you need to give them presents? It depends …
Last year we considered how to do a Roommate Gift …

3 Decisions on Gifting Between Roommates
December 16, 2011 – 5:38 pm | One Comment
Gift giver

Our guest blogger Katie shares her roommate gifting experiences.
ROOMMATES AND HOLIDAYS by Katie
There’s always stress around the holiday season when it comes to getting the perfect gift for someone, and gifting between roommates could be …

Holiday Tipping 2011: Infographic Style
December 13, 2011 – 4:51 pm | One Comment
iStock_000017953455XSmall Money with bow

In years’ past, we’ve covered the mysterious, occasionally awkward subject of holiday tipping – how much and to whom.  In fact, we have an entire section within our blog about the holidays and how to …

Katherine’s10 Essential First Apartment Items
December 11, 2011 – 1:38 am | No Comment
Katherine's 10 essentials

Our guest blogger Katherine has made a list and checked it twice. No, not the list you’re thinking of;  it’s her list of essentials every first apartment needs to have. 
TEN ESSENTIAL FIRST APARTMENT ITEMS by Katherine
There …

It’s Over: You and Your Live-In BF/GF Broke Up, with 6 Months Left on Lease
December 7, 2011 – 10:19 pm | No Comment
Cropped Divorce

This is the last part of the series about moving in with a Significant Other, one that we hope you never need. But it’s come to this. You thought the fights might be a normal …