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Sarah Says Neighbors Are Friends Not Foes
Sarah Says Neighbors Are Friends Not Foes

Sarah Says Neighbors Are Friends Not Foes

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
Today’s guest blogger is Sarah whose first apartment is in the outskirts of St. Louis. She’s a recent college graduate and just started her first job as the Assistant Resident Director of off-campus housing! Neighbors are friends not foes Whether you have that loud jazzercising neighbor above or chain smoker neighbor to the side, it is time…
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Shakiera Moves Off-Campus in Memphis
Shakiera Moves Off-Campus in Memphis

Shakiera Moves Off-Campus in Memphis

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
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 her shoes, she’s ready to move into her first apartment and fully experience every part of being an independent, living,…
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Living with Shared Kitchen
Living with Shared Kitchen

Living with Shared Kitchen

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
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 Shared Kitchen Sharing a kitchen will always be a challenge. Use these four tips to make shared kitchen living…
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Mercedes Finds Her Dream Off-Campus Apartment
Mercedes Finds Her Dream Off-Campus Apartment

Mercedes Finds Her Dream Off-Campus Apartment

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
Mercedes from Laramie, WY, reports on her hunt for an off-campus apartment. It comes with a pool, hot tub and tanning bed, among other amenities!  For $389 amonth, furnished! (It’s up to $429 now, but Mercedes got a deal by signing early.) “I decided to attend the University of Wyoming after I graduated from a community college.…
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What Elyse Learned from Her First Apartment Hunt
What Elyse Learned from Her First Apartment Hunt

What Elyse Learned from Her First Apartment Hunt

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
Our guest blogger Elyse is an NYU student who just recently managed to free herself from the college dormitory system. Elyse and her two roommates are now rubbing elbows with the hipsters in the Lower East Side. “The Hunt Is On” The first thing I think of when I look back on my apartment hunt…
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Introducing Kate, Our New Guest Blogger
Introducing Kate, Our New Guest Blogger

Introducing Kate, Our New Guest Blogger

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
A recent graduate of a small liberal arts school in upstate New York, Kate is hunting for an apartment in Boston, where her appetite for fun — and Mexican food– can be sated. Leaving the Nest I admit it. I like living at home with my parents. I mean, who can complain about home-cooked meals,…
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Introducing Elyse, Our New Guest Blogger
Introducing Elyse, Our New Guest Blogger

Introducing Elyse, Our New Guest Blogger

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
Elyse is an NYU student who just recently managed to free herself from the college dormitory system. With her two roommates she is now rubbing elbows with the hipsters in the Lower East Side. First Apartment Living: The Infant Stages I’ve been living in my new apartment for about one and a half months. If my apartment life were a…
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Add a Tool Kit to Your Apartment Essentials
Add a Tool Kit to Your Apartment Essentials

Add a Tool Kit to Your Apartment Essentials

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
Our Bloggers Wanted ad got a huge response and brought in a whole bunch of good first apartment ideas. Here’s one from Kasey, who is a junior at UCSD and just got her first apartment. “The one thing I suggest for any new apartment renter is a good tool kit. It doesn’t have to be…
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First Apartment Bloggers Wanted!
First Apartment Bloggers Wanted!

First Apartment Bloggers Wanted!

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
My First Apartment is growing and looking to add two new bloggers to the site.  Check out the details below and let us know if you think you’d be a good fit! Apartment Hunter Blogger: You are just starting to look for your first apartment and want to share the experience. We’d be looking for you to…
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How to tell your roommate his girlfriend is a problem
How to tell your roommate his girlfriend is a problem

How to tell your roommate his girlfriend is a problem

  |   By AuthorMy First Apartment
Calling all you relationship experts! Our friend Matthew has raised a common problem and asks you to put on your Judge Judy robes again. Here’s Matt’s email. (And thanks for the nice words about our site.) “Hey, first off, I just want to say I love this site and it helped a great deal during…
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