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Roommate Problems: The Inconsiderate Roommate
By Katie McGwin • Published November 2, 2012
While the messy roommate and the inconsiderate roommate may be sometimes one in the same, it’s not always the case. Sometimes you just have a room...
Roommate Problems: The Messy Roommate
By Katie McGwin • Published October 26, 2012
It’s pretty common to encounter a roommate who doesn’t see eye to eye with you when it comes to the cleanliness of your pad. Cleaning is actually ...
Talking with Your Roommate About Their Significant Other
By Katie McGwin • Published October 24, 2012
You love your roommate; you get along well, they share their equal part of the responsibilities, and everything seems to be going great. However, ...
What do I do when something gets broken or damaged in my apartment?
By Katie McGwin • Published October 22, 2012
If anything breaks while you are residing on the premises, and it is not your fault, it is best to let your landlord know immediately. This way th...
Tips for Cooking for One
By Katie McGwin • Published October 17, 2012
One of the biggest obstacles you have to overcome while living off-campus is learning to buy and cook for one. While it doesn’t seem that difficul...
6 Tips to Avoid Getting Sick in College
By Katie McGwin • Published October 1, 2012
For college students, it isn’t all that hard to get sick. When you’re sharing a room with at least 1 other person, you’re increasing your exposure...
The Facts About Sleep: What a College Student Should Know
By Katie McGwin • Published September 28, 2012
For most college students, endless nights of paper-writing and studying are not uncommon. In fact, it’s not at all surprising that a recent poll s...
Balancing Your Life in College
By Katie McGwin • Published September 26, 2012
For college students, finding a balance between academics, work, and life can be difficult. It isn’t always easy finding time for everything, espe...
8 Ways to De-Stress in College
By Katie McGwin • Published September 17, 2012
College can be overwhelming; it seems like you have a never-ending supply of homework, projects, and exams, and it’s difficult to manage all of tha...
Tips for Improving Landlord-Tenant Relationships
By Katie McGwin • Published September 12, 2012
The landlord-tenant relationship is often one of the most strained. For landlords, expert Diane St. Laurent explained that this incompatibility of...
Tips for Adjusting to College Life
By Katie McGwin • Published August 30, 2012
For many incoming freshmen, college can seem very scary. You are suddenly given greater independence, but with that comes a lot of new experiences...
Avoiding the Freshman 15: Eating Healthy In College
By Katie McGwin • Published August 29, 2012
Photo from http://www.kidshealth.org For college students, eating healthy is often far from their minds. I mean, let’s be honest here: The fact t...
Tips for Living with a Roommate for the First Time
By Katie McGwin • Published August 28, 2012
If you’re going off to college for the first time and moving into university housing, in most cases you’ll be put into a room with at least one oth...
Tips for Getting Along With Your Neighbors
By Katie McGwin • Published August 20, 2012
For many students, living off-campus comes with a greater sense of independence. However, with this independence comes greater responsibility, and...
Roommate Sharing 101
By Katie McGwin • Published August 8, 2012
If you’ve never lived with a roommate before, it can be slightly daunting. It’s strange to think that you’ll be sharing a home with someone whom y...
The REAL Cost of Renting
By Katie McGwin • Published August 7, 2012
If you’re renting for the first time, you should be aware of what utilities you will have to pay, along with your monthly rent payment. While some...
How to Make Yourself a More Attractive Tenant
By Katie McGwin • Published August 6, 2012
The deadbeat tenant: perhaps the most-feared in the landlord community. This person is the tenant who never pays their rent on time, or at all, a...
Finding Furniture For Cheap
By Katie McGwin • Published August 1, 2012
If you’re renting for the first time and your apartment is unfurnished, you may be wondering how on earth you’re going to be able to furnish the en...
Cutting College Housing Costs
By Katie McGwin • Published July 31, 2012
College can be expensive; as we’ve seen in the news recently, there are a lot of students struggling once they leave school to pay back their loans...
Greener Living on a College Budget
By Katie McGwin • Published July 18, 2012
As a college student, while you may want to have a more “green” lifestyle, your ramen-noodle-every-night budget may restrict you from actually livi...
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