Cool Tech For Your First Apartment’s Holiday Wish-List

December 19, 2016 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve likely noticed the technology takeover our world is experiencing. From new phones to fitness trackers and other devices, our personal space is generally inundated with cool tech. While you may be tapped out on the personal devices you can use (aka you already have what you need to…

Who’s Paid the Rent? – Our Top Apps for Managing Obligations Between Housemates

November 16, 2016 | By Grace AuthorMy First Apartment

When beginning a roommate situation, one of the most important aspects to figure out is what the cost of living will be for each roommate. In most cases, roommates split all major costs down the middle. This means each person is paying his or her share of the rent, utilities, sanitation, and common goods. If this…

Cut the Cord! A TV Streaming Roundup & Product Guide

April 1, 2016 | By J Simpson AuthorMy First Apartment

Are you ready to cut off the cable TV cord? This is the Golden Age Of Media and immense databases – both free and paid – have made the accumulated archives of humanity’s best (and worst, and everything between) art, music, movies, and literature available in nanoseconds. The downside? Until recently, trawling the archives meant…

‘If This, Then That’: How To Turbocharge Your Online Apartment Hunt With Ifttt

January 26, 2016 | By J Simpson AuthorMy First Apartment

The internet can be both a blessing and a curse for an apartment hunter. It means no more digging through thick Sunday papers or wandering aimlessly around neighborhoods, as notifications are sent straight to our pockets and purses, to be sorted through later. With how easy it is to post an apartment or rental listing…

A Guys’ Guide To Gifting: Fathers & Brothers Edition

December 17, 2015 | By J Simpson AuthorMy First Apartment

As guys, we can have a hard time showing our emotions. Society encourages us to play the stoic, repressing everything, acting strong and tough no matter what we’re actually feeling. Any outpouring of emotion can be perceived as weakness. Taken in tandem with the reality that so much of our worth is placed on how…

Your Roommate Can Now Text You Their Share Of the Rent With Venmo

March 18, 2010 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Say goodbye to passive aggressive notes on the fridge reminding roomates that you need their share of the rent. With Venmo, you can take the money directly from their savings account as long as they “trust you.” What is Venmo? It’s a cellphone app that lets you send and receive money from friends, without all…

Keep Your No-Takeout New Year’s Resolution!

January 6, 2010 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

With the end of the holiday season comes the end of free, well-prepared food. No more well-balanced, homemade meals or three-course dinners that you pretty much just have to show up to. Nope, we’ll just have to make it be our New Year’s resolution to treat ourselves better and eat more healthily. We’ll actually have…

Play Detective Before You Sign That New Lease!

September 14, 2009 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

I just started apartment hunting and already nearly signed a bad lease. How close was it? I’d already put down the deposit. Luckily, I found out that the management company(starts with D, rhymes with Kermont) was legendary for being horrible to its tenants. I found out. . . through some smart detective work. You’re probably…