New Blog for Ramen Noodles, Rent, and Resumes
Wed 23 Apr 2008 – 13.51
Hey, remember when I talked with Kristen Fischer about her book, Ramen Noodles, Rent, and Resumes: An after-college guide to life? Well, now the book has a blog, where you can keep track of the latest news and reactions, and get in touch with Kristen and the others working behind the scenes. Check it out!
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posted by Scott in careers, education, health & fitness, life, personal finance, podcasts, real estate.
How to Soundproof an Apartment
Thu 28 Jun 2007 – 19.31
Just this morning, in fact, I was awoken prematurely by the sound of my roommate clanging around with pots and pans! Literally. Who does that?
I’ve always wanted to soundproof a room or apartment, and luckily for us, Wired Magazine has an article with tips and tricks on how to do it while saving a bit of cash.
Hang some high-density fiberglass baffles on your walls and ceiling. They’ll improve the acoustics of the room and absorb some of the noise that would otherwise leak out.
Defilly worth a read if you’re a musician or just obsessed with vacuuming at odd hours.
posted by Scott in real estate.
Tue 29 May 2007 – 11.37
Back to real estate! From WikiHow comes some advice on how to clean an apartment as you prepare to move out. Often times, landlords will find any excuse to keep your security deposit and chalk it up to ‘cleaning costs’. While cleaning may seem common sense, we could always use another tip; and I’m sure you, dear reader, know at least one twenty-something who could learn a lesson or two from Mr. Clean.
In fact, browsing the lists and bullet points, this seems really thorough, almost to the point of paranoia. I suppose it depends on your relationship with your landlord. Oy, let’s not get started on that.
posted by Scott in personal finance, real estate.
Thu 12 Apr 2007 – 13.31
From The New York Times comes a cool little web-based calculator to determine whether it’s better economically to rent or to buy. Most people would say it’s a no brainer - buy, but depending on the rates and the growth and all that, it may not be the case. There was an article a while back in the Times saying how real estate in New York and San Fran was in fact overpriced and it was mathematically better to rent.
Unfortunately, the sad truth is that most New Yorkers can’t afford to buy so they don’t have a choice.
posted by Scott in personal finance, real estate.
Wed 07 Feb 2007 – 9.37
Now, I know we as twenty-somethings have money problems, but thank the gods I don’t have to live on $12,000. Considering this is approximately minimum wage, it’s really scary to think of how many folks are making a living on this chump change.
But apparently, someone did it. A woman called Donna Freedman decided to change her life and took a vow of poverty. Something about college and divorce, read the article.
In a related story, OSA Watch has a post which includes some tips on how exactly to live on $12k a year. Common sense really for saving money, but I suppose depending on where you live, it’s possible.
By the way, I pay $13,200 a year in rent. New York, people. New York.
posted by Scott in personal finance, real estate.
HOW TO: Move To New York City Sane And Not Broke
Sun 07 Jan 2007 – 0.22
A bit of wishful thinking from someone over at Wired magazine. Common sense, really, with a bit of pie-in-the-sky idealism (eg, “find a job”). Still, worth a read if you are thinking about it.
posted by Scott in personal finance, real estate.
Mon 27 Nov 2006 – 22.50
I’m afraid this post is yet another in a series of excuses. It’s been a while since our last proper episode, and even since I’ve posted any articles, so I ask you the readers/listeners to simply bear with me.
My move to Brooklyn has all but settled, and life here is becoming routine. While I am may be farther away from my cohorts geographically, I am still in contact with them and no doubt they will appear again on this podcast. Actually, I spent a fair share of the long holiday weekend with Mike, Charlie, Pete, Laura and the rest, but sadly, no recorder was done. Joaquin continues to elude.
Strangely, I haven’t seen anything that seems newsworthy. At least not specifcally to twentysomethings. We’ll see how the future unfolds.
So in conclusion, stay with us! We’ll be back before you know it with more hard-hitting conversations about life as a twentysomething.
posted by Scott in life, real estate.
Mon 21 Aug 2006 – 14.28
In line with yesterday’s episode about apartment hunting, Jessica sent me an interesting article about the very same topic. Although not New York-centric, general tips are always good…
posted by Scott in personal finance, real estate.