Category: Moving

July 2, 2007

Is it really cheaper to rent? Why you shouldn’t buy a house right now.

Filed under: moving, Moving - 02 Jul 2007

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I know I promised to write a how to about buying a house, especially for the newly graduated medical student but I just can’t see many positive in buying in a market like …

Popularity: 31% [?]

June 9, 2007

How to get free internet access anywhere you travel and how to save money on internet access at home

Filed under: electronics, Frugality, Moving - 09 Jun 2007

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When I moved to my new apartment here in Atlanta, I was glad that my complex had free wifi in the clubhouse and pool area. But it …

Popularity: 14% [?]

May 29, 2007

Saving money on your utility bill. My water bill = $51.30!!!

Filed under: Frugality, taxes, Moving - 29 May 2007

My god, I opened my first utility bill today after checking my mail found my water bill was 51.30. The billing period was from 5/6- 5/15. So for a period of …

Popularity: 8% [?]

May 28, 2007

Charitable donations, Tax deductions! What do you with your stuff if you can’t move it. Part 1

Filed under: taxes, Moving - 28 May 2007

I enjoyed the comment made by Jennie about getting rid of stuff that cost more to ship than it is to just buy new. That was one of my mistakes as well! …

Popularity: 6% [?]

May 25, 2007

5 lessons that I learned about moving cross country

Filed under: Moving - 25 May 2007

Given that now is the time that most of us are on our way out to our new residences, I thought it might be nice to write to you all a little about …

Popularity: 14% [?]

May 24, 2007

Lets talk rent (before we talk buy) apartments

Filed under: Moving - 24 May 2007

One of the biggest steps that we do as medical students after we graduate is use all of our imaginary money that we’ve somehow accumulated into buying a house. Of course with …

Popularity: 16% [?]