Here’s Which Streaming Services To Consider When Cutting The Cord

March 25, 2018 | By Shea AuthorMy First Apartment

Everyone loves saving cash. Whether it’s going out to eat less often or something more drastic like finding a roommate, having a bit more money in your pocket never hurt. One popular way to save on your monthly expenses is cutting the cord. What does that mean? Eliminating your cable services and opting for “Netflix…

How To Cut Cords to Save Real Money

January 2, 2018 | By Taylor AuthorMy First Apartment

When you budget for you expenses at your new place, you never forget to account for the obvious things: rent, electricity, water, etc. But what you might not have thought about is how much your electronic habits are costing you. Here are a few ways you can cut back to save on your electronic expenses. Netflix…

Beat the Lazy: Staying Productive After Work

September 14, 2017 | By Kristen AuthorMy First Apartment

You get home from work and all you want to do is lay in bed. The pressures of day-to-day routines and work duties are taxing on a person. We spend a majority of our hours at the office or focusing on a work project, confined by four walls. We no longer have the flexibility to…

A Short Guide to Your First Apartment Viewing

August 10, 2017 | By Kristen AuthorMy First Apartment

One of the most important parts of finding an apartment is seeing it. You need to schedule an apartment viewing and thoroughly check out the space that will potentially be your home for the next year or longer. The viewing is the time to make sure that this is the kind of space you want…

$5 Meals: Pinto Beans & Andouille Sausage

July 22, 2017 | By J Simpson AuthorMy First Apartment

Pinto beans, rice, and Andouille sausage is one of the most delicious, healthy $5 meals you can make! Dried pinto beans are a staple of the bare cupboard. How many times have you gone into the kitchen, pilfered through the cabinets and thought, “There’s nothing to eat!”, despite seeing copious mason jars, ZipLoc Bags, and…

Living with Roommates Who Have Different Incomes

July 18, 2017 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

Living with a roommate is a blast, especially when you become close enough friends to start to spend time together outside of your four walls. Oftentimes, friends come from different places and backgrounds with unique interests and career paths, meaning you may be both different and alike. One thing that’s bound to be different between…

How to Turn Into a Penny Pinching Millennial

June 25, 2017 | By Kristen AuthorMy First Apartment

Being at the forefront of adulthood is a tricky phase to manage. We are looking for a new job, trying to navigate the world outside the college cocoon, and calculating how we could ever afford to leave our parents’ house. We may feel just lost for a while but slowly we all catch up, start…

New Research On The Best Way To Pay Off Credit Card Debt

May 23, 2017 | By J Simpson AuthorMy First Apartment

Paying off credit card debt is hard at the best of times, let alone while paying rent in an unsteady economy. Researchers from the Harvard Business Review have been conducting studies to find the quickest, most effective way to pay off credit card debt and the answers may surprise you. Here’s what they have found…

How To Get Your Dream Apartment on a Ramen Noodle Budget

March 30, 2017 | By Marisa AuthorMy First Apartment

Is it possible to decorate a dream apartment when you have a minimal budget? Follow these five tips and see how far YOU can stretch your money. 1. Beg, Borrow & Steal Okay, so maybe not steal. Not every piece of furniture in your home has to be brand new. Ask family and friends if…

Still At Home? Make The Most of It!

August 25, 2016 | By Kristen AuthorMy First Apartment

These days, living on your own is not an easy process. There are so many expenses that need to be tended to. All of you new graduates know exactly what I’m talking about. We know that student loans are the reality in a millennial’s life, while we dream of getting that brand new apartment with…