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Moving into an apartment for the first time...
So, I am moving into an apartment in about a month and a half...I am excited, and a bit scared... because I have no idea on what to do first... haha. We have found the place, we just need to sign the papers and apply to get it, and viola! Its just after we sign the papers...what do you do first...buy stuff that you need? I need some help, haha.
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I just moved into my first apartment almost a year ago. Here are a few tips..
1. If you need extra furniture a good place to look is a used furniture store such as "Consignment Goods" it was great came in handy concidering money was tight for me for awhile. There I bought a dinner table for 30 bucks and it is still going strong and it's wonderful.
2. Always try and have extra supplies in the house, Soap, Shampoo, Toilet paper, etc it really helps save money instead of running on low last minute.
3. Pay off all your bills before going shopping, Or your best bet..All money goes towards checking that are to be for paying bills and utilities and saving account is whatever eles.
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I'm moving into my first apartment in two weeks, so I know the excited/scared feeling you've got, haha.
The first thing you need to do is apply. Make sure you read all the fine print and understand everything on the application. Make sure that the apartment is affordable and that the utilities are provided/affordable.
The next things to do are:
-Decide what you're going to bring, where things will go in the apartment, ect..
-Start shopping for things you're going to need; dishes, towels, furniture, ect..
-Figure out the laundry situation; whether they have on-site laundry, they provide washers/dryers for a price each month, or you have to go to a laundromat
-Start scoping out the area for potential job positions that you'll want when you move there
-When it gets closer to moving time (two or three weeks before), call to reserve a U-Haul if you'll be needing one, call to put the utilities in your name, [you'll get the numbers for that when you are accepted to the apartment], and call for any cable/phone/internet that you need to be hooked up [you'll have to tell them what day you're moving in if you want it hooked up then]
-Other than that there's not much to it. A couple other things we've done is change our cell phone number's to the area code of the city we're moving to [it's free], go to the area some just to spend time there [we've hung out in the area a lot, it feels more like home every time we visit, which will make moving there much easier], and tie up any loose ends with people, see friends and family. I don't know how far you're moving from where you live now, but I'm moving a fairly long distance, and because I don't have a vehicle, I won't be seeing friends or family much.
Good luck,
Darby(:
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You need to evaluate the space, and measure certain places in the apartment to make sure that all of your furniture will fit.
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