Comments on: Moving Into Your First Apartment http://almostfrugal.com/2008/09/15/moving-into-your-first-apartment/ Learning about frugality Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Raymond Chandlerhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/09/15/moving-into-your-first-apartment/#comment-4594 Raymond Chandler Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:25:37 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=383#comment-4594 My new apartment was across town and friends help me to move a lot of my items. If you've got to move later plan far ahead of time if you can. I saved on the move since I wanted to cut cost I used a<a href="http://www.jjmetro.com" rel="nofollow"> nice moving company</a> a friend suggested because they stood me up and felt guilty. I appreciated the help because all of my friends who wanted to help had weird schedules. I still had a party to thank them for helping once I was set up so it was all a good experience. My new apartment was across town and friends help me to move a lot of my items. If you’ve got to move later plan far ahead of time if you can. I saved on the move since I wanted to cut cost I used a nice moving company a friend suggested because they stood me up and felt guilty. I appreciated the help because all of my friends who wanted to help had weird schedules. I still had a party to thank them for helping once I was set up so it was all a good experience.

]]> By: Squawkfoxhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/09/15/moving-into-your-first-apartment/#comment-1564 Squawkfox Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:31:35 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=383#comment-1564 Hi Kelly! Thank you so much for the mention! Moving into my first apartment was a mess. I'll never forget the confusion, the cost, and that hideous futon! LOL Wish I knew then what I know now. :) Squawkfox's last blog post..<a href="http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/09/14/recipes-4-cheap-and-healthy-rapini-broccoli-raab-dinners/" rel="nofollow">Recipes: 4 Cheap and Healthy Rapini (Broccoli Raab) Dinners</a> Hi Kelly! Thank you so much for the mention! Moving into my first apartment was a mess. I'll never forget the confusion, the cost, and that hideous futon! LOL Wish I knew then what I know now. :)

Squawkfox's last blog post..Recipes: 4 Cheap and Healthy Rapini (Broccoli Raab) Dinners

]]> By: Shevyhttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/09/15/moving-into-your-first-apartment/#comment-1566 Shevy Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:24:02 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=383#comment-1566 My first place was a studio apartment in an older building in Vancouver. I moved about a half hour into town from a quiet subdivision in Surrey (big house on 1/3 of an acre) because my new job for the telephone company was right downtown. I could take one bus directly to work in about 10 or 15 minutes. The cost? $175/mo. I was 17, just about to turn 18 and the ink on my high school diploma was barely dry. The building is still there; I drive past it every time I give Eldest Daughter a ride to work. Nowadays an older studio is probably in the $600 to $800 range. My first place was a studio apartment in an older building in Vancouver. I moved about a half hour into town from a quiet subdivision in Surrey (big house on 1/3 of an acre) because my new job for the telephone company was right downtown. I could take one bus directly to work in about 10 or 15 minutes. The cost? $175/mo. I was 17, just about to turn 18 and the ink on my high school diploma was barely dry.

The building is still there; I drive past it every time I give Eldest Daughter a ride to work.

Nowadays an older studio is probably in the $600 to $800 range.

]]> By: Amber Joneshttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/09/15/moving-into-your-first-apartment/#comment-1563 Amber Jones Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:57:51 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=383#comment-1563 I was living with my parents up until I got married (I was 18). I was scared to death when I moved in with my new husband, not because I was now married, but because now we had to pay for an apartment(!) that was MORE than the rent my parents ever paid on their house(!). (We were now living in a big city verses a little town) Our first rent was $700 a month, and when we found out a month later we were pregnant, we started thinking about the need to move into a bigger apartment. After all, the first one was only a one bedroom. So about 2-3 months later, we transferred to a bigger apartment in the same community, and it went up to $850 a month I believe. Things went south there because our neighbors were horrible, and we ended up getting out of our lease with no strings attached and moved about 3 months later back to my home town where we rented a two bedroom house(!) for $550 a month. Considerably less than the apartment, and much more space considering the fact we now had a yard! Now we live in a big town again, and we rent an apartment again for $1022 a month for a 3 bedroom. It's a nice size with enough amenities - but now we have to take into consideration the fact that my husband has to drive farther to work (and pay tolls too!!! ugh!) It's worth it tho I suppose to be somewhere you are finally "content and happy". Amber Jones's last blog post..Lehman Brothers and the Dangers of an Irrational Brain I was living with my parents up until I got married (I was 18). I was scared to death when I moved in with my new husband, not because I was now married, but because now we had to pay for an apartment(!) that was MORE than the rent my parents ever paid on their house(!). (We were now living in a big city verses a little town) Our first rent was $700 a month, and when we found out a month later we were pregnant, we started thinking about the need to move into a bigger apartment. After all, the first one was only a one bedroom. So about 2-3 months later, we transferred to a bigger apartment in the same community, and it went up to $850 a month I believe. Things went south there because our neighbors were horrible, and we ended up getting out of our lease with no strings attached and moved about 3 months later back to my home town where we rented a two bedroom house(!) for $550 a month. Considerably less than the apartment, and much more space considering the fact we now had a yard!

Now we live in a big town again, and we rent an apartment again for $1022 a month for a 3 bedroom. It’s a nice size with enough amenities – but now we have to take into consideration the fact that my husband has to drive farther to work (and pay tolls too!!! ugh!) It’s worth it tho I suppose to be somewhere you are finally “content and happy”.

Amber Jones’s last blog post..Lehman Brothers and the Dangers of an Irrational Brain

]]> By: Michellehttp://almostfrugal.com/2008/09/15/moving-into-your-first-apartment/#comment-1562 Michelle Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:45:34 +0000 http://almostfrugal.com/?p=383#comment-1562 It makes me sad to think about how much money I've spent on rent in the past ten years. But then again, I didn't have to pay land tax or water and sewage or maintenance fees. I've always had at least one roomate (except for a stint in a cheap bachelor apt during college). But in a few months I'll be living on my own for the first time. Michelle's last blog post..<a href="http://www.bartonfamilyvalues.com/2008/09/move-over-june-cleaver.html" rel="nofollow">Move Over June Cleaver!</a> It makes me sad to think about how much money I've spent on rent in the past ten years. But then again, I didn't have to pay land tax or water and sewage or maintenance fees.

I've always had at least one roomate (except for a stint in a cheap bachelor apt during college). But in a few months I'll be living on my own for the first time.

Michelle's last blog post..Move Over June Cleaver!

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