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what should you be aware of before
moving out and beginning to live
independently for the first time
take pics of the apt before moving your
stuff in
the carpet the floors baseboards
everything just to cover your ass
some landlords are total pose and will
try to keep security for a stain in the
rug that was there when you moved in
happened to me once i moved out of a
place and they tried to claim my deposit
by saying they needed to thoroughly
clean the house after i
moved out of it the contract said it
needed to be left in the same condition
as when i moved in
i sent them photos of the day i moved in
showing amongst other things the mold on
the walls
the dirty oven and the previous tenants
toenail clippings on the bedroom floor
asterisk technically i did not leave
toenail clippings behind
so it wasn't in the exact same condition
buy a plunger before you need it an
add-on would be if the toilet does get
plugged do not flush again turn off the
water supply to the toilet and wait
until the water level goes down enough
to use the plunger
once the toilet is unclogged with the
plunger you can flush again
turn on the shower when viewing the
property and think to yourself can i
live with this water pressure
this is smart also find out how long it
takes for the water to get hot
and how long the heat lasts i'd ask the
landlord to turn the shower on during
the showing
just to see how it works offer to pay
for the water heating for those minutes
you normally use for a shower
if they get grumpy it'll be worth the
knowledge
first floor of an apartment building
gets robbed the most
and deals with bugs mice rad ctc that
upper floors don't always have to
it's easier to move your stuff though
keep your windows and doors locked and
don't keep
expensive things like computers and game
consoles within view of the windows
my last apartment was third floor it
sucked moving in out but it was
relatively quiet for how thin the walls
were and in the winter the heat would
hardly ever run
the ac got expensive in the summer
though never a single angel spider which
was nice
if you are renting remember all the
stuff you buy
you have to move in a couple of years
all the little knickknacks add up
so do books so do dishes etc
i started keeping this in mind when i
was renting after tossing probably one
dollar
500 worth of stuff i couldn't sell and
didn't want to move
that is a very good advice it is your
first place
still young unexposed live simple
learn and in the future you can find a
cozy place to rent or buy for the years
don't buy unnecessary things save
everywhere and always if you can
leave some money to the side you never
know what csn break or go wrong
the best advice i have for those
planning on living on their own soon is
write down what you do use daily for
about a week
literally every single thing you do and
use it will give you an idea of what
you're going to buy on your own and will
help you sort your budget
this is great advice but it should be
done for at least
one full month different expenses have
different timelines
be weekly this monthly that
and so on the person who is great fun to
hang out with might be dreadful as a
roommate
life is not a continual party shared
apartments work best among people who
are honest
responsible and cleanly living with a
friend really does make or break the
relationship
people i've lived with 20 years ago are
still my dearest friends with some of my
best memories
others i never spoke to again because of
irreparable conflicts
i have learned that it's the little
things that sneak up
too and that irreconcilable differences
in lifestyle
expectation habits can drive people
apart
it's cheaper to eat at home than going
out i'll jump in on this one
get a crock pot slow cooker and a
tupperware set
then google all the amazing and
incredibly easy
recipes that will provide you meals for
days
my husband and i were spending too much
on eating out every month
it was in our budget but we'd end up
going over
this month we decided not to put it in
our budget and not go out at all
but raise our grocery budget a little it
has been so nice
i'm pregnant and when i have a craving i
have a hard time concentrating on other
stuff and a hard time eating food that's
not that craving
i was really wanting panda but we
couldn't go
out for it so i went and bought all the
stuff and made egg rolls and fried rice
the panda recipe at home it was so good
and it was something i've never done
before so it was a cool experience
point is learning to cook new things can
really save you money from eating out
because honestly my fried rice was
better than pandas
the amount of things you have to buy
adds up fast
stuff your parents wouldn't have made
you pay for at home
toilet paper paper towels cleaning
supplies
toothpaste hand soap dish soap
i feel like it seems like you mostly
just need to budget for food but that's
not the case at all
that stuff adds up and for me it feels
like as soon as i budget for one thing
something else runs out that i have to
buy too
if you have the money up front buying in
bulk is much more convenient and will
save you a lot of time and money overall
but of course not everyone can afford
that
don't get things on credit don't be
afraid to buy second hand
don't get a loan edit so there has been
some concerns regarding don't get credit
if this is your first time living
independently then if i were you i would
avoid things on credit for the time
being
it's a case of use credit at your own
discretion
however there are some valuable points
made below so don't immediately dismiss
them
just be careful is all i'm saying close
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the initial feelings loneliness was
weird at first knowing people weren't
just in the next room or gonna come
walking through the door later
took some getting used to but learned to
love it
neighbors can suck they can make your
first place a living hell no matter what
you do or don't do
get a plant or plants they can brighten
up an area in the winter
caring for something can be helpful to
keeping yourself in a routine
you can also grow some from food i had a
garlic clove sprout in the fridge so i
planted it
i'm not saying you need to go all urban
farmer but it can be fun as a project
if you're renting for the love of god
reading we'd read your contract
there's so many crazy things that could
be hidden in there
know what happens if you must break your
lease and be okay with that
good luck know what utilities the
landlord pays
usually trash sewer and heating
maybe water and which ones the tenant
pays
sometimes electricity cable internet
the electric company will turn off your
power for failing to pay
and charge you an arm and a leg to turn
it back on
decorating is fun even if you are not
super into design
get some curtains in a color you like
put up a few framed posters
get a plant and a comfy blanket it
really does make a difference
and it will make the place a lot more
welcoming to visitors
close bracket don't be too trusting of
people you don't know
especially if they are trying to sell
you something
if it sounds too good to be true it is
be aware of your naivety
if you are planning to have roommates
you need to discuss and come to an
agreement on things like
acceptable cleanliness boundaries with
things like
food or other things you have purchased
chores
and general expectations for your living
space
living with friends can be fun but if
you are not on the same page before
living
it can be awful and lead to destroyed
friendships
i was one of the first to move out at 18
and so many friends and roommates will
take advantage of you if you do not
figure this out up front
things like why should i take out the
trash or clean
i don't mind a pile of trash bags or a
sink full of crusty disgusting dishes
this is just an example of a real
argument i had with a roommate
food is another big one i tend to like
sharing food with people
but some people will not contribute the
same quality or will not contribute at
all keeps tea clean
if you're by yourself you don't need to
clean all the time
but you do need to clean don't let your
house smell like
ass if you live with roommates
beware when they offer food i had
roommates once that always made more
food than they could eat
and would throw away any leftovers
because they didn't like to eat
leftovers they told me i could take the
leftovers for lunch at work
all was well until they stopped paying
their share of the utilities
it wouldn't be so bad if not for the
fact they would leave the lights on all
night long while they slept
which ran up my electricity bill when i
confronted them
they told me they shouldn't have to pay
utilities because i ate their food
food which they said they'd throw out
anyway
if they had mentioned those strings i'd
never have accepted their generosity
double quote also never get into an
argument with a roommate when they've
clearly gone through half a bottle of
whiskey
it won't end well make it your space
when people visit they're going to see
the real you
do you want them to see laundry piled up
and dishes everywhere
or are they going to see someone who's
got their shitty together
cool stuff on the walls or whatever it
is you like
remember tea won't be handed to you
make it your space to learn and grow as
a human
it's only just started
live in the space for a bit before you
go wild buying everything you think you
need
get the essentials somewhere to sleep
somewhere to eat something to eat cook
with
and then add things gradually you may
find that you don't need everything you
think you do
or you might want something different
doing this will save you money and let
you be more selective
are you waiting for a sale to buy a tv
decor
whatever whatever you were doing before
for savings
you are going to have a tougher time
doing it but don't let your savings take
a back seat
continue to look toward the future also
in the interest of saving
there's nothing wrong with moving back
home if you've got
good folks but my gf and i moved back to
my parents to continue to save for a
house
and even though a lot of people talk
about it not one person explains
adequately enough how hard it is to live
back in your parents place after being
on your own lol
i have an amazing inclusive family and
it's still difficult a lot of days
that your parents who are right when it
comes to housekeeping and that you will
learn this lesson real quick
that you need to cook food yourself my
mother
was most certainly not right when it
comes to housekeeping and i still
struggle with the complete disregard for
cleaning i grew up in
i'm doing better than she did at least
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distances to places you regularly go
whatever your mode of transportation
you need to take that into account when
choosing a place to stay
it may seem reasonable but having to
travel miles to the store will add up
meal planning i still suck at it
but it's such an important skill it'll
save you so much time and money in the
long run
a costco membership is also tits if you
can spare the cash and have room for
bulk items
their housewares are fantastic and will
save you money
remember to budget for the small things
you might take for granted
i once went to a friend's apartment when
they had just moved in
and they didn't even own a pair of
scissors or a trash bin
i have been burned by the poorly
insulated apartment electric heat
combination
old s apartments that feel fine when you
tour them in april and are great when
you move in in august
but then turn on you in winter mix with
electric baseboard heaters and oof
i remember seeing my breath in my first
apartment
i refused to turn the heat on any higher
as we had a 400
electric bill all the heat went straight
out the window
i talked to my neighbor and he had an
800 electric bill in january of 17.
i have another apartment that isn't well
insulated and has stupid electric
baseboard heaters i am winterizing my
apartment this week
i'll be putting that plastic wrap
looking stuff around all the windows
hopefully it helps make a checklist of
routine
things you want to stick to tidy up
after meals every day
gym however many times a week out of bed
by x every day
and so on it's really easy to let things
slide when you're on your own
and all the little things can add up and
eat at your self-worth
before you know it your i'll do the
dishes tomorrow turns into i have
nothing to eat off of
and mice set yourself a routine for
chores and errands
we do all of our errands on sundays and
then do chores after
and try to do some dishes and sweeping
throughout the week to make that day
easier
it's all about discipline which i do not
have lol
landlords are parasites and will take
any and every opportunity to fck you
over
never under any circumstance trust a
parasite
have every single interaction with them
in writing
if they call tell them to send you an
email and hang up
read up on your local laws and know not
only their obligations
but your own because they will try to
make you do something that isn't your
responsibility and or refuse to do
something that is theirs
take photos or a video of literally
everything
every surface every carpet every window
every corner everything
because they will try to blame you for
something and keep your deposit or
charge you for some made up [ __ ]
if you're dealing with an estate agent
or some sort of middleman to rent a
place
remember that they are salesmen and not
your friend
so they will lie to you to make you sign
a tenancy alab
chances are you will be living with a
roommate or housemate
choose wisely try and find a roommate
who has similar interests to you
likes to be as tidy as you has a job
and you feel comfortable with be wary of
renting with friends
i lost three good friends that way be
considerate to your new roommate
they are not your parent and may feel
resentment if you expect them to pick up
after you or carry the entire household
burden on their own
basically don't be a dick don't have sex
with them
and don't do things like have your
partner stay all the time
the same goes in reverse they should be
just as considerate to you
and finally if you don't feel
comfortable living with that person
don't stay in that situation
even if you're renting and it's not your
forever home
decorate hang a picture get a plant
etc no need to break budget on this at
all
but my fiance and i live in an apartment
and we didn't hang anything on the wall
until about 10 months in
it made a huge difference once we hung a
few photos
made it feel much more like home and
don't stress
too much about holes in the wall they're
easy enough to patch when you move
make a list of every object you use in a
day
then buy what you need when you move not
having a ladle or a toilet brush
can put a stopped or plans or make
things awkward
you are going to get into arguments with
the people you live with
don't let it get in the way of
relationships best way to avoid this is
by adding all your bills up together
dividing by four and putting this amount
aside each week
then pay all bills on time each month
and save yourself a lot of unnecessary
stress with whoever is in charge of the
bills in the house
bad habits without people around it
might be easier to fall into them and
harder to get out
for instance be wary of becoming
dependent on alcohol video games
etc animals are wonderful living
companions and can make living alone so
much more bearable
but they can be incredibly expensive to
upkeep especially as they age
it also makes travelling incredibly hard
if you have pets but no one to watch
them keep them whilst you're away
kenneling alone can cost hundreds of
dollars for a pupper and even more for
two
i'm 16 but my aunt recently moved into
and out of an apartment
just because it looks clean doesn't mean
it's perfect
also check reviews of a place before
actually deciding to move in or not
also don't talk to strangers and if you
have a boyfriend girlfriend that just
isn't cool
drop their ass all right good luck you
will be fine
keep some extra tins of food stuff you
use but that don't go out of date quick
like dry paste and rice as well
just make sure you use it when it's
close to going out
i swear it took away a lot of stress for
me when suddenly people started panic
buying at the start of covered
even if the store was to be stripped
bare i would still have enough extra
and no need to go full prepper mode or
anything
just take a shelf in the cupboard
buy secondhand furniture and electronics
you will probably move a million times
as a young adult and new stuff is an
unnecessary expense
save your money till you settle down
proper
regardless of your income you can manage
your expenditures to match
take the time to learn how much money
you spend and manage accordingly
one meal out will cost ten dollars but
if needed you can make a chicken soup
that will last six
dash eight meals off the same ten
dollars much off someone with a costco
membership to buy a thirty dollar bag of
rice that will feed you for a year
do what you need to to make sure at the
end of the month your bank account is
bigger than what you started with
probably once a year something big will
sneak up on you in the order of 1
k like car repairs and if you weren't
lean during the good time
the bad times will really suck
aside from taking pictures of the
apartment or house you move into
make sure that you get roommates that
are financially responsible if you are
gonna split the rent
nothing sucks worse than having a
roommate come to you and say i can't
make my rent can you loan me 50 bucks
because that'll become a habit real
quick
learn what you can buy from a dollar
store what you can buy
generic brands of and what you need to
buy name brand of
for example i wouldn't buy ziploc bags
at the dollar store
you get like eight to a box when you
could spend the extra two dollars on a
100 pack
but i would buy the generic brand from a
grocery store
except if i was buying the freezer bags
then i prefer the name brand
same with things like cream cheese get
the name brand
condiments get the name brand cleaning
products
dollar store etc you'll find out where
you prefer to buy certain things from
but also don't cheap out on things like
toilet paper
all the things you really like if you
love your name brand potato chips
don't get the generic brand if you like
pickles
splurge and buy the big jar after a few
grocery trips
you'll know what you like to have around
and what you can sacrifice
there is no magic involved in how
everything seems to tidy itself
up close being clean in the closet
suddenly
bed is getting made etc someone actually
does it
and in your new home that special
someone is you
all the bills you're responsible for and
how much your grocery shop will cost
in the uk there's rent council tax
tv license gas electric
internet connection entertainment
netflix etc if you use them
travel costs if you take the bus or
train car upkeep
payments and fuel if you drive contents
insurance
car insurance mobile phone contract paid
costs
and your grocery costs then once all of
your living costs are considered
then there's any other bills you may
have e g
credit card bills anything left over you
have to consider furniture
if you don't have any clothing shoes
gifts for family friends birthdays or
christmas
keeping money saved for emergencies e
g car repairs or replacing an expensive
electrical item
and or any holidays you'd like to go on
and then finally whatever is left is for
your own enjoyment
familiarize yourself with the renters
rights in your state
i can't count the number of landlords
who took advantage of me in different
ways because i didn't know what my
rights were
thoroughly google the person renting you
the new place
take pictures of the furniture and walls
there we didn't do that with my friends
and we were evicted few months after
moving in
because our landlord was straight up
psycho and certified sociopath
we nearly ended up in court over money
he refused to give us back
be sure that you calculate your expenses
monthly food entertainment and emergency
money
just read that you are from cz so am i
if you have any questions feel free to
send me pm
i had to move back with parents after
three years
because i broke my leg and then corona
hit i can definitely tell you the ups
and downs of moving away
colon close bracket
beware that your first apartment is most
likely going to be sht
because of the excitement to move out on
your own
don't go for the very first place that
you see judge it heavily
look at everything also beware of
neighbors
if they are in the same building and one
of your neighbors has a bug problem it's
everyone's problem
you have to clean your kitchen way more
than you ever expected
also you will have a favorite burner on
the cooking range
nobody expects it but everyone has it
there are lots of things worth getting
at the dollar store initially
then replacing as you deem them
important hand towels
tp paper towels and most things you eat
should be bought elsewhere
name brand seasonal things can be great
at the dollar store
easter themed ziploc bags holiday hand
soap
summertime plastic cups and plates etc
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only lend what you can afford to lose
you want your roommates and neighbors to
like you for convenience at least
but don't trust them with anything you
can't afford to replace
even accounts because they can charge
extra stuff to your card or lock you out
of your account
how to be a complete and total
cheapskate when necessary
how to scavenge how to do without basic
things
where to get various things for free
the best thing i did was eventually get
a car
it breaks down the barrier to sue many
activities and events
no more reluctance procrastination or
excuses
i met the most important people in my
life because of the events i attended
and teams i joined
i can volunteer weekly and people are
often surprised that i am not local
i spend most of my work from home extra
time hiking and i can even do
astrophotography even if i don't have a
backyard
in a couple of months you may think
you're lonely because you've been alone
for longer than you're used to
but don't panic or take that feeling
seriously
it's all part of the journey and use
those moments to read something new or
learn a new skill
it's the best time for growth
get your staple items sorted out small
tea that adds up shampoo toothpaste
spices etc [ __ ]
even toothpicks and aluminum foil
laundry detergent
cleaning supplies you don't realize
until you need it
live cheap until you have a financial
backup plan and cash to back it up
sht happens and you might need to haul
us out of a bad place a sap
what are your local rental laws who can
you call to help you move
do you have rent and bill payment for a
month or two if you lose your job
basically have a rosh t and run plan for
your living place
second fire up your maps program and see
what is around your neighborhood
nice way to find local businesses not on
main streets or public hangout places
like parks and walking trails
finally the library is your friend
free internet free books and cheap
movie game rentals scanning and printing
services
great for free entertainment and
self-betterment when everything else is
too expensive
boundaries everyone and their dog is
going to want your place to be the chill
place
and before you know it your bff has
clothes in your closet and food in your
fridge
which is great until they start acting
like a roommate that doesn't pay for
anything
get a slow cooker you'll have fun
cooking for the first couple of weeks
but it can become a chore even if you
enjoy it most nights
get a slow cooker make chili or pulled
pork
and set it overnight or before you leave
for work
then when you come home dinner is ready
to go for a fraction of what takeout
costs
if you're buying used furniture make
sure to thoroughly inspect it for bed
bugs and their eggs before buying it and
bringing it into your home
how to budget for things life is hard
don't make it harder by mismanaging
money if you don't need it
don't buy it until you know you got all
the things you do need covered
save money for a rainy day because sht
happens and often at the worst time
i didn't see it posted here but my now
wife taught me a very valuable lesson 10
years ago
your money isn't yours at any given time
someone just takes it from you didn't
see the sign
your car just got towed easily two
hundred dollars gone
i'm in texas and have a full-time job i
went to the er recently and have
insurance
two dollars zero zero zero visit
car parked overnight not in the garage
stereo stolen randomly
your money isn't yours people with more
of it just take it from you
make a savings get six months of
expenses in it
do it asap then get your roth ira maxed
out yearly
don't steal from your future it'll be an
amazing nest egg
follow those two and you're on a very
good path for your future
dishes are a pain in the ass don't just
leave a dish for later
because it only makes it easier next
time after a while you have a sink full
of dishes with diet on food that will
take half an hour to clean
if you do each dish when it's dirty
it'll be easier to clean and you'll
always have clean dishes
a spacious apartment or house with
vaulted ceilings looks nice
but you're the one that will be cleaning
and heating cooling it
those higher ceilings and big rooms cost
sure much more for gas electric not to
mention rent
those big rooms are great for
entertaining but you still have to sweep
mob vacuum and clean them all by
yourself
unless you have roommates if you do get
a roommate
don't live with a friend or a new
significant other
living with someone is one of the
fastest ways to destroy a relationship
familiarity breeds contempt it's a lot
easier to like someone when you don't
have all of their bad habits being
shoved down your throat or you're able
to get away from them
not that there aren't exceptions
how to shop for groceries and cook your
own food
this is the number one area that people
flush money down the toilet along with
the taco bell diarrhea
a single person can easily live on fifty
dollars a week for food
i've also seen a single person spend
four hundred dollars on food in a week
you should also have a good routine on
cleaning your space
not just your room but the kitchen and
bathroom as well
i know it sounds old school but
literally right out when your bills are
due
missing a few payments here or there may
seem like no big deal but they follow
you for seven years and every future
renter and creditor will judge you
unrelentingly harshly for it
ask what the average for utilities are
in your building and budget for that
amount
if not more every month pay them on time
they will dent your credit report if you
don't
take pics of the app before moving your
stuff in
the carpet the floors baseboards
everything just to cover your ass
some landlords are total pose and will
try to keep security for a stain in the
rug that was there when you moved in
what natural gas smells like had a
friend who left hers on via an unlit
stove and complained about headaches for
a few days until someone happened to
come over to her apt and realize what
was happening
for some reason she had gone 24 years
without learning about what gas smelled
like
or why you would want to make sure not
to leave it on
you don't have to buy new i have sourced
tons of used home goods for cheap free
through the following
thrift stores craigslist habitat race or
facebook marketplace next door rich
neighborhoods dumping perfectly good
furniture on the curb facebook by
nothing group or a local facebook group
depending on your location today i
bought a topographic map of yosemite
a soap dish high quality tupperware
a serrated knife velcro for craft
projects and a book at the local thrift
store for five dollars
last week i got a shovel for free it
takes time
patience and knowing the neighborhood
but i enjoy the hunt
best of luck the mosh
tea you have that you value and care to
replace
the mosh tea you're gonna have to
replace when it gets broken breaks down
gets lost stolen
and x200b also car insurance is billed
every six months to a year
i was shocked when the insurance
salesman quoted me a few hundred dollars
i had to ask my mother why that was
honestly thought i was gonna be paying
that every month
do not put liquid hand dishwashing
liquid in the dishwasher machine
if you do this it will foam up and flood
everywhere like an episode of i love
lucy
if did this unturned on the dishwasher
just before going to bed
that flood will sit all night and ruin
the kitchen floor
and you won't get your security deposit
back
if you're moving with roommates ask
about their pet peeves and discuss a
basic schedule
pet peeves might be leaving bags next to
the door
putting paper plates in the trash face
up leaving water bottles around
if these match up to things you tend to
do be aware of them
they will cause tension later as for
schedules
what time do you go to bed and wake up
are you guys light or heavy sleepers
do you have smoothies for breakfast at 6
a.m
play the drums at midnight have your
partner over to visit every weekend
know that if you sleep till noon and
your roommates likes to start their day
with zumba in the living room at 7am
you better be a heavy sleeper stuff like
that
learn how to use a washer and dryer do
not put the powder in the top
put it either on the clothes water or in
the compartment it goes in
if it does or in the cylinder in the
middle but not in the cylinder lid on
the middle
people don't know how to wash clothes
it's not necessarily a ton of hard work
to keep your house clean
it's small consistent habits that break
up the workload and make efforts more
effective and you'll need to actively
create those habits for yourself
wiping and cleaning things frequently to
maintain equals less work scrubbing off
crusted material than if you let it
build up for a while
vacuuming the whole house instead of one
room at a time low as the amount of time
before the floors get dirty again
picking a few things up off the floor
each day means fewer times spending the
whole day organizing a big pile of junk
if you wash dishes as you make dinner
there won't be a massive pile to tackle
after eating
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how much extra stuff you never realize
you needed and how much stuff costs
soap dispenser paper towel holder or
thing to hold your toilet brush etc
why are garbage cans so expensive
you have to pay for everything nothing
is going to be free and you will have to
buy stuff you never thought about before
not just bills but stuff like cleaning
supplies
mob vacuum light bulbs garbage bags cans
pots pans plates bedding
extension cords tools etc
when you move out make sure you have
everything you need or are able to get
what you need
it will surprise you the amount of
things you never thought about needing
until you no longer have access to those
things
make sure you check out and photograph
every little thing that is even slightly
broken or discolored before moving in
most managers are pretty cool about
things and are usually aware and are
fine with it
but if they get bought out the new
company might be dishes
also i live in a town that is basically
a giant ant hill
everyone has sugar and pop up somewhere
at some point
i generally always put and traps around
the apartment when i move in and never
have any major problems
except once great rejects
so much harder after the fact
if you're moving in with roommates you
will have conflict
there will be issues about noise there
will be issues about cleanliness
there will be issues about food about
money
you name it and x 200b
if you're going to go live with people
ask about all of these things
if it's shrug men or we each do our own
cleaning or some stupid [ __ ]
i'm telling you you're going to hate
yourself at some point and wonder how
you got in this mess
that 3am on a tuesday late night fck
session from your roommate next door
that you can hear like
it's in the same room that's 23 boxes of
pizza and four cases of empty beer
bottles laying around two weeks after a
party
that blasting music tv all day every day
some people are [ __ ] don't leave it
up to chance
choose your roommates wisely and learn
to set boundaries
seriously it's no different than living
within so
definitely learn to cook it's much
cheaper eating home cooked meals
but way less enjoyable unless you know
how to throw a few decent dishes
together
if you are renting from a private
landlord and are responsible for
utilities
try to get information on average
utility bills
i once rented a super uninsulated
apartment with electric heat and my
energy bill peaked at six hundred
dollars for a single month one winter
that hurt before you even move out keep
an eye out for deals on pots pans and
other durable items that you need on fb
marketplace and other second-hand sites
be extremely careful with any soft
furniture or rugs that you buy on the
sheep
or possibly avoid it all together and go
new a bed bug infestation is no fun
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even if you've found a place to rent
make sure you have a plan of where to go
temporarily in unforeseen circumstances
the lady i'm renting from terminated my
lease in the middle of covered because
she wanted to take in her mentally ill
brother who had nowhere to go
she did give me two months to find a
place but if you are on a budget
finding a good place within your means
might take longer than that
not to mention checking out the place
running a background check
and all that it's easier to clean once a
week than wait until your place visibly
needs
cleaning tidying it should take no more
than 30 minutes to wipe things down
throw out the old stuff in the fridge
etc
wait until things get crusty and you'll
be scrubbing for hours
same goes for laundry if there's a
washer dryer in your new place or on the
property
pick a day and do it every week waiting
until you have no clean underwear is a
rookie mistake
also it usually makes more sense to wash
your dishes by hand immediately after
use than wait until they fill the
dishwasher or worse
stack everything in the sink until they
become gross
cleaning one just used plate and fork
takes less than a minute
whereas having no clean dishes when
you're hungry sucks
i learned all of these things from my
mother broke every rule when i moved out
and discovered the hard way that she was
right
buy things like a plunger fire
extinguisher
etc before you need them always best to
have something before an emergency hits
meet your neighbors always good to see
the people in your area
who you might want to be friends with
who you might want to keep at arm's
length
etc don't let people rather family or
friends trash your place
it's your place and your rules
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