Goodbye, Rental Rookie: Moving day and lessons of starting anew

… Its where your initial memories of this city were created long after youve left it will house the many learning … along for the ride Why did I keep a plastic fourleaf clover How did that broken pair of scissors manage to make its way … more organized than before There were no emergency trips to buy a broom or mop I had enough food to make a couple meals …

By Michelle Castillo |May 11, 2011 - 8:02AM
Rental Rookie: Basic steps in the roommating dance

… city where apartments are more cramped we discovered both how lucky we were and that we had a lot to learn Part of … negotiating things like who got which room and who would buy the furniture would be fairly easy By contrast some of my friends chose low rent over someone they got along with Bad idea One broke her lease rather than pay for …

By Michelle Castillo |March 16, 2011 - 9:45AM
Rental Rookie: How to take a vacation from your apartment

… in a safe to store the valuables that you cant take along Your housemates may be trustworthy but you never know … window from the outside For windows that slide sidetoside buy a small wood dowel and cut it down so it fits inside the … locked myself out of my apartment and a helpful neighbor showed me how easy it was to open the door by swiping a Metro …

By Michelle Castillo |March 2, 2011 - 2:42PM