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How To Find Your First Post-College Apartment

We’re going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that “post-college” means “graduated.” Congrats! Actually, congrats either way; you’re done with sketchy dorm food, sketchy dorm carpeting, and hopefully sketchy college kids. Ah, but now you have to face the Real World, you know, the One They’ve…

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Moving In With Your Significant Other? Read This First!

Moving in with a partner is, excuse the platitude, an important and sometimes intimidating step.  It’s not something to be taken lightly, and, ideally, not a decision to reach for purely financial reasons.  Although we know you really love your Teddy Poo, it can’t hurt to consider the following before…

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10 Great Reasons to Rent an Apartment

10. No Foreclosure If you own your own house or condo and you can no longer pay your mortgage, the bank will seize the property and seriously damage your credit. In an apartment, if you can no longer afford it and have to move back in with relatives, sure, you…

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Put That Kitchen to Work (And Save Some Money) By Learning to Cook!

One of the best ways to save money when times are tough is by cooking your own meals. If you’ve got a full kitchen in your apartment and aren’t making the most of it, it may be time to invest in some cooking classes. When you’re ready to take it…

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Five Landlords to Watch Out For

1. Absentee Landlord While it’s important for a new tenant to know that they’ll get plenty of privacy from their landlord, it’s also important to make sure your future landlord takes the time to check in on the properties every once in a while. “I had no idea it was…

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How to Refurbish Flea Market Furniture

When it comes to furniture, most of us want it both ways:  truly beautiful, functional pieces that contribute to an enviable home but that are miraculously cheap or free.  We want elegance at no cost, and we all know there’s no such thing as a free lounge chair.  If you’re…

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10 Ways to Save Money on Your Move

Moving and on a tight budget? Here are 10 ways to save money, whether you’re moving across town or across the nation. 1. Pack up your things and move them yourself. Hiring a moving company to move your things for you can cost a lot of money. Sure, you’ll save…

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Cool Gadgets that Save You Money on Energy

Historians who look back at the beginning of the 21st century may very well label this era the Age of the Gadgets. It seems we have a gadget for everything. There’s a gadget to remind us to feed the dog and one to track our calorie usage in real time.…

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Reasons to Break a Lease

While there are many motives to break a lease, not all of them are legal.  There’s a reason you signed that document stating that you’d pay rent for a particular period of time, after all.  If your desire to leave your living situation is nothing more than primadonna flip-flopping (“I’m…

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Smart, Easy Ways to Stock Your Kitchen for Year-Round Healthy Eating

Making the choice to eat healthy is a great beginning to a new lifestyle. It’s not always easy though, especially when you’re just starting out. Here are some ideas about how to stock your healthy pantry and fridge, with foods that last a long time. 1. Grains Grains are a…

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Facts and Figures

Want to calculate average rent for your city? Interested in rental trends and industry statistics? MyNewPlace has always been a big fan of using data to draw meaningful conclusions about the multifamily and apartment rental industry. Here we share our findings with you!

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