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From transportation to weeding out the good, the bad and the fugly from your belongings (you won’t be appearing on the next episode of Hoarders – not on our watch!), below you’ll find tips that will help make the move from college to “real world” living as quick and painless as possible.

The Best Commencement Speeches of 2008

By Christopher Schonberger
6/10/08
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Another commencement season has come and gone, leaving in its wake the collective words of hundreds of eminent writers, politicians, and thinkers. (Also, Chuck Norris made a speech.) Since graduates are generally too dizzy with excitement

Moving Without a Mover

By Matthew Demmer
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Quick Tips

  1. Preparation is crucial – Make a list and figure out what to take home; scrap or sell the rest. You’ll figure out how many boxes you need and what size moving-vehicle is required. This will save time and money.
  2. Get help – Ever tried to load a mattress into a car/truck on your own? Now imagine an entire room. Ask friends for help or scour Craigslist. You don’t need to be a hero.
  3. Pack smart – Don’t be shy when using boxes, tape and bubble wrap. Buy your packing materials from a hardware store or online. It will cost less than half of what a moving company or campus bookstore will charge you.
  4. Get some wheels – Your options are your car, trailers (2 rooms or less), or trucks (1.5 to 8 rooms). Check U-Haul, Budget and Penske to comparison shop. On pick-up day, arrive early so you can get the dibs on the best rides. When loading your vehicle, remember to distribute weight evenly.
  5. It’s not easy – I don’t care what people tell you; moving yourself is a big pain in the butt. It takes days to prepare, pack, load, drive, unpack, return your vehicle, etc. And the labor is backbreaking. If you have the cash, consider spending it to hire a professional, instead of spending your final days at school lifting boxes.

Some of you will be moving home, some to a new city, some to an apartment on the other side of town. But the fact is that after graduation, you’re all going to be moving somewhere. Unfortunately, the one constant in any moving enterprise is that it sucks.

Viva Mi Revolucion

By Tom Wiseman
5/27/08
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After a quiet couple of weeks I have been back rapping daily with my pen, scripting my 7 Day Theories like Makaveli out the pen. As usual I have got a lot 2Pac into The Tao of Teaching and even more that spills over into the letters that are Strictly 4 My H.O.M.I.E.Z

The Unofficial Guide to the DMV

By Joan Mitchell
5/19/08
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Whether you’re getting a car after graduation, selling one before moving cities, or are just a really precocious 16-year-old who reads this site, you’re going to want to check out The Unofficial Guide to the DMV. It's a good launching point for almost any car-related query

Gradspot on NB-Sree!

By Stuart Schultz
5/15/08
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When it comes to finding ways to save time and money online, we’re big fans of Sree Sreenivasan and his weekly “Sree Advice” spot every Thursday morning at 6:20 and

Surviving Commencement Week

By Christopher Schonberger
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Class of 2008, congratulations! Some of you have already shipped off and, most likely, entered a vaguely vegetative state that will last until early July. For the rest of you, the end of the road is nigh—three to eight years

Keepin' It Realia

By Tom Wiseman
5/02/08
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Que onda gueys?

I gotta historia to tell...

If I could change anything about my schooling it would be

Notes from the New Continent

By Tom Wiseman
4/24/08
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Buenos Dias!

I am feeling good about life in my new city and beginning to settle in. Perched high on the desert plain between two mountain ranges, San Luis Potosi is a city with a population of

Surviving the Apartment Rush

By Keshav Singh
4/22/08
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Amongst the 30-odd percent of this year’s grads who don’t move back home with their parents, the housing rush is about to get on and popping. Because most jobs start in late spring or early fall, these are generally very competitive times to find apartments.

Sell, Store, or Trash?

By David Pekema
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We twentysomethings are a nomadic group. With all the moving around we do, I feel like we’re one step away from throwing on a loincloth and going mastodon hunting. Whether it’s new jobs, relationships, adventure seeking or

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