Apartment Living

The 13 Albums You Should Own in Your College Apartment

November 9, 2015

Your first college apartment should be well stocked with the ultimate college tunes. Good tunes transcend generations and personal preferences, helping you connect with new friends. The best music to have in your college apartment is the stuff that moves people. So, if you don’t have them already, here are the top albums you need…

Puppy Power! Should You Own a Pet at Your College Apartment?

November 5, 2015

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The 10 Phases of Suffering Your College Roommates Audibly Intrusive Love Life

November 3, 2015

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Living with other people can be difficult. Having a roommate who is a “loud lover” (to put it politely) is borderline infuriating. Should this be your first time living with new people, and should those people fall into the “loud lover” category, you can expect the following evolution of reactions. Preparation is everything! The “First…

Bathroom Blunders (How to Avoid Them)

November 2, 2015

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One of the major undoings for two good friends who become roommates can often be a community bathroom. This conflict can easily be toppled with a few simple rules. Scroll through and discover the oasis that is an operable community bathroom. Schedule The likelihood of yours and your roommates schedules falling into the same time frame…

Best Billiards for Free

October 30, 2015

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Many college apartment complexes offer the luxury of billiards in the clubhouse game room. Sure you’ve knocked the balls around here and there before in the past – or brutally embarrassed yourself at a bar after a few two many cocktails …err…sodas. But the actual rules of the game still escape you and, on top…

An N64 Evolution of College Apartment Roommates

October 27, 2015

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When You First Move In to your college apartment via GIPHY When You Both Realize How Much You Have in Common via GIPHY When Financial Aid Comes Through via GIPHY When Everything is Cake via GIPHY When Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork via GIPHY When Midterms Set In via GIPHY When Financial Aid Fades via GIPHY When Your…

The Bad Roommate Gauge

October 26, 2015

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You’re going to meet a lot of people throughout your college career – some will be awesome, some will SEEM awesome, and others will downright suck. Many of those people who SEEM awesome might fit the profile of a great roommate … on the surface. Until actually boarding up with the person, they may seem laid back…

The Best Board Games to Play when you’re Bored (And Broke)

October 23, 2015

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Boredom brings new life to the idea of bored … err … board games. And being financially broke, which many often are in college, equals boredom. Should these struggle scenarios arrive, it is often helpful to stock your college apartment with a varied collection of boardgames. Here are some of the best games to give…

Let Your Apartment Make You Look Impressive

October 20, 2015

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Sometimes less is more. Sometimes – more often – being suave is more, and in that thought, stocking your college apartment with items that dress up your “character/personality” can be beneficial while you’re evolving into adulthood. Let your college apartment do the talking for you next time you have guests. Here are several items that…

The Big Move! Don’t Make These Mistakes

October 19, 2015

College Rentals

Throughout college, you will most likely do a fair share of moving to different off-campus housing locations. Just FYI: It will always be stressful. Even with the perfect moving plan, situations are going to come up to force you to improvise. Between the weather, the moving truck, the boxes, the furniture, the help – the…

Symptom Checker to See if You’re “THAT” Roommate

October 16, 2015

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Living with roommates is never easy. Even if you’re living with friends, disagreements and arguments are bound to pop up from time to time. Most are easily resolved, but sometimes the tension just won’t go away. If this seems to happen to you a lot, there’s a risk you might have become THAT roommate—you know,…