What Kind of Roommate Are You?

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Thinking About Moving In With Your Boyfriend or Girlfriend? Read This First!

Deciding to move in with a boyfriend or girlfriend is an important step in a relationship. Unfortunately, in times of economic hardship, the decision to move in together may have less to do with the present and future state of the relationship and more to do with the lure of…

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How To Avoid An All-out Roommate WAR!

Part V in our ‘Going To College’ series! While it may seem like you’ll always be on great terms with the fantastic people you’re planning on living with the next year at the lease signing, it’s easy for things to go awry as roommates get more comfortable with one another…

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Choosing A New Roommate? Read This First!

Though it’s great to be able to live with friends, many people searching for new roommates will need to choose someone they haven’t met yet. Choosing between a group of potential roommates that you don’t know can seem like a daunting task. After all, you don’t know these people, how…

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MEOW! How To Introduce A New Cat To Your Apartment

Though many apartment complexes strictly prohibit dogs on the premises, there are lots of complexes will allow their tenants to adopt a cat. In general, cats are less destructive, less noisy and less difficult to manage than many dogs are. In addition, they’re small, relatively easy to care for and…

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Is Your Roommate A Total Princess? Here’s How To Deal!

Part IV in our ‘Going To College’ series! If you live with roommates for any length of time, chances are that you’ll run into your fair share of bad ones. Horrible roomies come in all shapes and sizes but they all share the ability to make your life miserable. Here…

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Roommate Cleaning Issues? How To Split Up Chores Without Splitting Up Friends

A chore chart is a great way to make sure that all of your roommates pitch in when dealing with the common areas. In order to make a chart, you’ll need to sit down with your roommates and decide which tasks you’ll individually be responsible for and which one’s you’ll…

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Finding A New Roommate On Craigslist? Beware Of These Scams!

Craigslist can be a great way to find apartments and connect with potential roommates. It’s easy to use, available throughout much of the world and there are many thousands of people who visit each day, making it easy to reach a wide audience. While there are plenty of legitimate ads…

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ROOMMATE WARS: Helpful Prank Guidelines To Get Them Good

Occasionally, it happens that the careful selection of a compatible roommate, the countless hours spent pouring over the roommate agreement and the time spent in roommate meetings and even roommate arbitration all goes out the window. This is when the roommate wars begin. These battles, fought by the use of…

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Meeting Your College Roommate For The First Time? How To Deal!

Part III in our ‘Going To College’ series! One of the toughest things about moving off to college is being assigned a roommate. Though many students choose to live with people they knew in high school, for others, who may be the only one from their high school to attend…

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RENT INCREASE WATCH: Two Roommates, One Bedroom

As rental prices continue to rise, many people are looking for roommates to help offset the high cost of living. It’s hard enough for friends or acquaintances to share a place when there’s one bedroom for each of them, but the slow recovery of the economy has made it difficult…

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