Ditching Your Roommates? How to Go Solo (And LOVE It!)

April 28, 2015 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

Roommates not your thing? We totally understand. There are many benefits to living by yourself, including a TON of personal freedom when it comes to your apartment. Since you’ve made the decision to ditch your roommates, or are leaning that way, here are some tips to make the whole transition go easier. Find a place…

How To Watch Your Favorite Shows Without Paying for Cable

March 14, 2015 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

One surprising cost you’ll find when you move into your first apartment is your cable bill. Usually providers link it with Internet, which is helpful, but you usually end up spending a lot more for TV than anything else. Here’s your guide to keep up with your favorite shows/encourage your TV habit/stay a couch potato without…

How to Recover Financially After Overspending During the Holidays

January 24, 2015 | By Audra AuthorMy First Apartment

If you’re looking at your bank account and your January credit card statements and wondering what happened to all your money between the holiday season and now, you’re not alone. For some reason, during the holidays, I get really generous and really frivolous about actually sticking to a spending limit I can afford. Ever year I convince myself that…

How to Have a No-Money Weekend

November 14, 2014 | By Contributors AuthorMy First Apartment

After splurging money on your new apartment, the last thing you want to do is splurge some more. That’s why you need a no-money weekend, which is exactly what it sounds like: A two-day period where you’ll get to spend as little cash as possible — assuming you spend at all. But how do you…

Living On Your Own: 7 Tips For Avoiding Budget Woes

October 21, 2013 | By Audra AuthorMy First Apartment

When you finally make the big move into your very first apartment, you are pretty unaware of the big financial hit you are about to take. No, that doesn’t mean you’ll be broke for the rest of your life nor does it mean that you can’t make it on your own. However, it does mean…