Moving Expenses I Didn’t Budget For

May 4, 2018 | By Taylor AuthorMy First Apartment

So, you’re about to move to your first apartment. I’m sure you’ve already planned out your moving budget, but there may be some expenses you didn’t plan for yet. I know I certainly hadn’t figured these things into my move. Startup/Connection Fees Did you know that for things like utilities, internet, etc., they don’t just…

10 Costs First Time Renters Don’t Think About

December 4, 2016 | By Contributors AuthorMy First Apartment

By Stephanie Lynch If you recently found the perfect apartment — congratulations! It can be pretty time consuming to find the right area, amenities, landlord and price. There’s nothing better than walking into an apartment and instantly clicking with it. While signing the lease to your new apartment may be exciting, most apartment tenants, especially…

More…HIDDEN COSTS OF LIVING IN A BIG CITY

June 15, 2008 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Every so often, I’ll be checking my bank statement and think to myself, DAMN, why I am I so over budget? Well, this week, I realized that I’m spending way too much money eating out; if I had a theme song, it’d play the “Anoooother Hidden cost of Moving to NYC” theme song right now.…