Tag: life
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Roommates
I can be the best or worst roommate. I have high standards, I won’t tolerate bullying, and I mostly keep to myself while at home. These attributes have allowed for years of peaceful co-habitation with other roommates, but for some, these attributes caused nothing but strife. No roommate is truly perfect, although I found a…
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Utilities
When you live at home or on campus during college, oftentimes you’ll never see a utility bill until you move into your first apartment. It can be quite a shock, suddenly having someone demand $50, $150, or even $600 a month for something that seemed so commonplace and necessary. It was a shock for me…
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Furnishing your Apartment
When you enter the workforce, and potentially move into your first apartment, you’ll be initially surrounded by all your college and hometown memorabilia and storage solutions – the rickety plastic shelf, the collapsible felt chair, and tons of cube boxes. You might be tempted to throw it all away, immediately, and start fresh, but I…
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Reflections for the upcoming year
So 2026, it’s a new year, and I’ve done a lot of reflection, work, and setting up of systems in 2025 and I’m excited to see what happens in 2026 as I look back on 2025. In 2024 I opened my first high yield savings account but in 2025 I really perfected it and found…
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Decor
When you’re moving in to an apartment, typically it’ll come with just the essentials: furniture, bathrooms, and outlets. In order to make it a comfortable place to live and study, it’s up to you to liven the place up. However, when you’re starting to add color and decor to the apartment, be mindful of your…
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Moving out
You’re done with your first year of college, congratulations! We’re going to follow the same order, as when you moved in. One thing to note, most dorms allow students to stay an additional 4 days to a week past the last day of finals, so that will be the last week when you do the…
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