I can’t believe it’s already mid-April and the prime moving season is just two weeks away…are you ready? Be sure to email us at editor@myfirstapartment.com if you have any questions as you head out on …

Our blogger Elyse is contemplating her next move after graduation.
The Price of Solitude by Elyse
Roommates. I’ve had good ones, great ones and terrible ones. With my lease coming to an end in a few months, I’ve …

Our guest blogger Dedreanna has taken out her calculator and figured out what her first apartment move will cost.
“Budgeting For The Big Move  by Dedreanna
We have started to budget for our big move.  As I mentioned in an …

Our blogger Elyse shares her strategies for handling money matters and common chores with roommates.
I’ve lived with a lot of different people in my life. When I lived at home, I had to share a room …

When you share a home with people, it can often feel like a surrogate family. I’ve had Sunday dinners and Thursday movie nights with roomies, but I’ve loved the Christmases I’ve shared with roommates more …

If you’re friends with your roommates – then this question is easier. You can casually chat about it. Yes. No. Whatevs.
In the situation above, likely your natural first instinct is to ask what the expectation …

Our guest blogger Elyse is an NYU student who just recently managed to free herself from the college dormitory system.
Me and My Grocery List
The one thing I never understood in college was how quickly people …

A sophomore at the University of Memphis, Shakiera is moving out of her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia to be closer to her school life in Memphis, TN. With money in her pocket and restlessness in …

Colleen from Washington, DC gives her tips for sharing a kitchen with a bunch of roommates.  Our favorite,  make your roommates take the dirty dishes to their room if they don’t want to wash them.
Living with a …

If you have read the Wall Street Journal article on picking roommates or Maureen Dowd’s New York Times’ column, you’ll have seen the recent buzz about social media roommate matching systems that aim to pair like-minded …