First Apartment Budgeting Boot Camp – Formulas and Guidelines

April 7, 2017 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Moving into your first apartment is a big learning experience in so many ways: How to deal with landlords? How to keep your place clean? How to manage to cook and eat a healthy diet? However, for most first time renters the biggest learning hurdle is how to manage all the new expenses. For the…

4 Rules for Buying First Apartment Furniture

March 19, 2017 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Furnishing your first apartment is a big budget item and it’s easy to make costly mistakes if you don’t plan carefully before heading to the store. If you follow these four rules, you can save big hassles and lot of money later on. 1. Decide if you plan to keep the furniture for one year…

BLOGGERS WANTED!

March 1, 2017 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Some of our blogger team members are heading off to graduate school and big new jobs, so we are again looking to add new writers to our team. Apartment Hunter Blogger: You are just starting to look for your first apartment and want to share the experience with our 250,000+ monthly readers. You may be a 2017 new…

Happy New Year!

December 31, 2016 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Happy New Year from the My First Apartment team. May 2017 bring your health, happiness and much success!

Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2016 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Happy holidays from your friends at My First Apartment! Whatever you celebrate, may your holiday be full of family, friends, love and laughter. And presents, of course!

Holiday Tipping 2016

December 18, 2016 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Learning to tip is just another one of the lessons in adult life you have to learn when you move into your first apartment. Whom to tip? How much? Here are some basics you can use as you tipping guide: Super Tipping your super can bring you goodwill for the next year. $50-$100 is a…

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 23, 2016 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

How to Throw an Easy Last-Minute Thanksgiving Dinner Party

November 21, 2016 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

It’s your first Thanksgiving away from your family and the budget does not allow you to go home. Instead of getting depressed and crying into your sushi dinner after a lonely movie, throw your own last-minute Thanksgiving dinner party. The menu planning is a breeze, and by now it’s a truly casual invite so nobody…

BLOGGERS WANTED!

August 13, 2016 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

We are again looking to add new bloggers to our team. Apartment Hunter Blogger: You are just starting to look for your first apartment and want to share the experience with our 250,000+ monthly readers. You may be a 2016 new graduate about to move into your first place, or you may have been living with two older roommates…

How Much Rent Can I Afford on My Hourly Pay?

July 26, 2016 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

2017 Update: You can download our new Printable Apartment Budgeting Worksheet and use it to estimate your rent and budget for all your expenses. The basic target rent formula that landlord’s use is annual before-tax income divided by 40. When you are on a straight salary estimating the number is easy. However, if your are…