Gear to Class Up Your College Apartment
In college, you’ll find that a lot of your furniture, dishes and accessories come to you secondhand. While repurposing used items is fun, and often good for eliminating waste, acquiring your own possessions is fun and helpful in establishing your own identity. Instead of just accepting what comes to you, go out of your way…
Going Solo: The Benefits of a One-Bedroom Apartment
After growing up surrounded by family – or perhaps the carousel of roommates for your first few semesters – your first time living alone can be a little intimidating. Between the bills, the cleaning and of course the isolation, the pressure of responsibility seems forever mounting. But, you’re in college now and living alone for…
Safety Basics For College Renters
Safety is important to many people when it comes to living in a new college apartment. Not all college students know how to keep their apartment safe from burglars though. Here are some safety basics to help you feel safe in your apartment. Do you have any safety basic tips you would like to…
Fun Times with Apartment Pranks
College is a time for where you can really express yourself. Through school, music, art and when those aren’t enough, awesome – mostly safe – roommate pranks. Every great idea needs a bit of inspiration, though. Scroll through and see some hilarious gags to pull on your roommates! The Shower Sparkler A Gentle Wake Up…
5 Cheap Thrills to Save Your Dollar Bills
Life can be pretty boring without money. After rent and utilities, and of course the massive school expenses, money can get a little tight. Instead succumbing your free time to your financial woes, get creative, find a buddy and get out there and live. With the right imagination, you can find plenty of cheap things…
Save Water in Your College Apartment
A college budget is tight. Paying attention to the details – big and small – is essential to maintaining your finances in college (and also spare you from those embarrassing phone calls home to ask your parents for money). Scroll through to take in some easy fixes to cut down on your utilities bill, and…
Playful AND Practical: Gear to Give Your College Apartment Personality
College is a time of self-expression and individuality – new music is found, new food is tasted and new people are met. In this pursuit of self-discovery, it seems only right that you’re living space is equally a note of your expanding uniqueness. The only problem: A college budget. Often times you will have to…
Getting to Know You
One of the beauties of college apartment living is the built-in community. Even in today’s social-media-consumed culture, meeting new people (in person) is fun and important for enabling your personal growth as an independent individual. Plus, the college experience wouldn’t be the same without a few awkward passes in the hallway or holding the door…