Sustainable Living: Shopping Bulk with Reusable Containers

October 15, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

In our Sustainable Living series, we look at how tenants and homeowners are changing their apartments to be more sustainable. Bulk items, such as loose oats and nuts, are often packaged in thin single-user plastic. Like all plastics, this packaging is not biodegradable and usually takes 400 years or more to break down. Additionally, plastics…

Grocery Coupons and Sales: Are You Really Saving Money?

September 2, 2017 | By Taylor AuthorMy First Apartment

Shopping sales and using coupons are a great ways to save money, but only if you’re using them the right way. If you’re not, they can actually end up costing you a lot more. This is especially true if you are just learning to shop for one person. The tips here are focuses on grocery…

Learning to Grocery Shop for One

October 2, 2014 | By Mary AuthorMy First Apartment

You’ve moved into your new apartment and think you are all settled in until you look in the empty fridge and realize it is time to go grocery shopping. At first I thought this will be easy; it’s not like I haven’t been to a grocery store before. But then I realized I am shopping…