How Much Does It Cost to Move Out? You Need to Save For These 5 Expenses

October 18, 2018 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Before you are ready to sign the lease to your first apartment, you need estimate the cost to move out and save enough money to cover these 5 expenses that you’ll have to pay before or on your moving day. 1. Payments to the landlord Your landlord will require you to pay the first month’s…

5 Surprise Expenses When Moving In

August 27, 2017 | By Marisa AuthorMy First Apartment

When preparing to move into my first apartment, I knew there would be surprises in store. Thankfully, I had given myself time to deal with it, so the surprises didn’t “hurt” as bad. In a perfect situation, I would recommend everyone have at least 5-7 days where you can truly just focus on moving in, but…

Moving Out: How to Get Started?

April 3, 2016 | By Elyse AuthorMy First Apartment

I am 19, looking for my first apartment with my boyfriend, so here’s the big Moving Out 101 question…How do we get started? The Setup My boyfriend and I have been together for just over a year and a half. It is still early in our relationship to be moving out but we are putting…

2015 Graduate’s Guide to Budgeting for Your First Apartment

April 6, 2015 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

It’s almost time to bid goodbye to the dorms and start planning your next move. If you already have a job lined up, you are ready to start looking for your first apartment. But even if you don’t, you can use the chart below to get a rough idea of what types of expenses you…

What You Need to Do Before You Start Looking for Your First Apartment

January 2, 2014 | By doug AuthorMy First Apartment

In apartment-hunting, as with so much else in life, sometimes the most daunting thing is just figuring out where to start, how to wrap your mind around the task at hand. So let’s begin at the beginning–not moving in, not looking at apartments, not even searching listings. Before any of that, before you take any…

Getting Your First Apartment: How Much Money Do You Need to Save to Move Out?

September 11, 2013 | By Alex 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. 2016 Update: Also check out our recent posts that help you calculate the maximum affordable rent on your salary: How Much Rent Can I Afford on My Hourly Pay and Affordable…