Debt can take over your life with just a little bad luck, or some less-than-perfect spending decisions. Debt can limit you in many ways, including the option to rent an apartment. Even if your debt has not had a tremendous effect on your credit rating, a high debt to income ratio will certainly affect whether you will [...]
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Get out of Debt
Posted in Apartment Living, saving money on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Making Grocery Shopping a Bearable Experience
Posted in Apartment Living, saving money on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Grocery shopping can often times be a dreaded task for apartment renters. Fighting the crowds after work, figuring out what to buy, spending the money, carrying the bags up the stairs, unloading, dropping the eggs…Procrastinating the grocery shopping leads to not having food in the apartments, which leads to the increased expenses associated with eating [...]
Using Outside Storage Facilities
Posted in Apartment Living, Berger Rental Communities is fabulous, Feeling Great in Your Home, saving money on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Storage space is a priority for many apartment renters. While Berger Rental Communities apartments feature a ton of closet space, many other apartments leave residents needing more storage space. Instead of ruling out a particular apartment due to its storage situation, compare the cost of an apartment with more space to the cost of renting [...]
Protecting Your Security Deposit
Posted in Apartment Living, Apartment Maintenance, Berger Rental Communities is fabulous, Feeling Great in Your Home, saving money on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Most apartment communities require that residents pay a security deposit prior to moving in. The amount of security deposit required can vary, however, a security deposit equal to one month’s rent is common. Security deposits are retained by apartment communities to use in the event that a resident damages the apartment during his or her residency. Unless the [...]
Establishing a Budget
Posted in saving money on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Regardless of how much money one earns, managing money is never easy. Managing money wisely requires a lot of thought, effort, and discipline. Millionaires must set and follow budgets just like non-millionaires-as a matter of fact, following good budgeting habits are often how people become millionaires. Like anything else, the sooner you begin good money [...]