Finding shopping items for your first college apartment is often overwhelming, and it can be difficult to separate wants from needs. To make that discernment a little easier, here are five items I ...

Moving into an apartment means filling up a lot of empty space. Even if you start out with some basics from friends or family or your college apartment, there are still so many things you need to buy.

Moving into your first apartment means that it may also be the first time you manage a lease, a monthly housing budget, utilities and an entire household on your own. It’s a common milestone — about ...

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Moving into your first apartment is exciting. Whether you’re in school or you’ve decided it’s time to leave the nest, there’s a lot you should know about finding a suitable apartment. Budgeting, ...

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Welcome to How I Pick My Picks — a kind-of-regular newsletter series in which we check in with the Strategist staff on the stuff they’re using day-to-day, the products they’re testing for stories, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tiana Randall is a writer whose work intersects style and sports. Shopping for your first-apartment essentials should feel like a ...