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Going Green in Your First Apartment

By Josie Swindler
12/11/07
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Now that even the Pope is offsetting his carbon emissions, if you aren’t living green, you’re not only behind the curve, but you may be sinning. Some tips can’t be repeated enough: recycle, get a reusable shopping bag, pay bills online, buy compact fluorescent light bulbs

The Curse of Moving Home

By Cheddar Ted
12/11/07
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This is my first blog on the site, so I am gonna start with what I consider to be the most important life lesson any college senior can learn. If you are prone to mental instability like me, don't move back to your hometown after

New York: The Laziest City in the World

By Stephanie Berger
12/11/07
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I’ve recently come to realize that New York City needs a new nickname. I propose that “The City that Never Sleeps” is a tired misnomer — as one of my friends observed recently, stores close in New York just as early as they do everywhere else. Sure, the lights in

Dealing with the Landlord from Hell

By Josie Swindler
12/11/07
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Sometimes it seems like there are two kinds of landlords: bad and worse. Actually, there are three: a real estate holding company (a large company that owns a lot of property, is hard to get on the phone, and that may have a management company handle

Thanksgiving for Slackers

By Christopher Schonberger
3/15/08
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Here at Gradspot, we love Chowhound like a fat kid loves…Chowhound. Not only does it tell you where to find the best nachos and how to make delicious homemade candy bars, but it also has our back when the holiday season

What Are the Best Cities for Grads?

By Gradspot Dot Com
12/11/07
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Q: What is the best city for a recent grad? –Michael T., Boston, MA

A: Let me respond your question with one of my own, kemo sabe: Best city for what? There are a ton of “best” cities for recent graduates

Trying Cheap and Easy Renovations

By Matthew Demmer
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Quick Tips
  1. Be careful – Apartment owners love any excuse to pocket some of your security deposit, so make sure that you have permission before starting in on any major project and don’t put any holes in the walls that you can’t cover up.
  2. Spick and span – Give the apartment a good scrubbing before making any renovations. If cleaning toilets and scraping five years worth of muck from behind the sink isn’t your thing, you can hire professional cleaners to do it for you.
  3. Equip yourself – Make a detailed list of the tools and equipment you’ll need for the particular job you have in mind ahead of time. You should always keep a basic toolkit tucked away somewhere for when you need it.
  4. Little changes, big difference – Sometimes all that’s necessary to turn a drab, prison-cell apartment into a sick pad is a few changed light-bulbs, different doorknobs, and new ceiling fixtures. For more ambitious (and expensive) renovations, however, a paint job usually does the trick.
  5. Need extra help? – Beyond this guide, the Do It Yourself Network has instructions on how to do almost anything to your apartment that you could possibly want to do.

You don’t have to be Tim “the Tool Man” Taylor to give your new spot some minor upgrades. Even though you’re just renting the place, there are still many cheap and easy home improvements that can help to make a tenement feel like a brand new condo. Head over to Home Depot and

Hiring a Professional Mover

By Matthew Demmer
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Sometimes you just have too much stuff or too few people willing to work for hot dogs and beer to trek it across the country without hired movers. And no matter how easy you think it might be to just toss all your material belongings into a giant rental truck – it's not. Plus, you'll most likely end up spending your last precious days

Neighbor from Hell

By Josie Swindler
3/15/08
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Last week, we explained how to handle a landlord from hell. This week, we address a subspecies I like to call the neighbor from hell. In college, they could be bad enough: one more headache from weed smoke and you swore you’d tell your RA. In the real world, neighbors can be much

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