I'm gonna be moving into my first apartment in the coming months. I'm not your typical broke college student with no/minimal income, but obviously I'm not just care free $2000/month 3 bedroom apartment either. So with that said I'm not really looking for the usual slew of "buy all your food in bulk from walmart and buy all your clothes from goodwill"... because let's be honest, that's common sense if you're on a very tight budget.
Looking more for what to look for and what to ask when I'm checking out apartments, as well as tips for making the life easier. I do think I would like to get a pet eventually, probably a cat because I expect to work fairly long hours. Other than that I couldn't really care less if it's 300 square feet or whatever as long as it has a basic kitchen and some place to sleep, and isn't in a dangerous neighborhood.
edit: I've been reading around myfirstapartment.com, some nice tips there in case anyone else wanted help or was going to suggest that.
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[–] youareivan 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
don't automatically get a pet as part of your new apartment situation.
i've lived in the same apt. for years and have seen a lot of people move over the years. nearly every one gets a cat or dog right off the bat almost like getting utilities turned on like it was some how required rather than actually wanting a pet. don't get me wrong pets are cool but they are a lot of work too.