http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/05/looking-for-apartments/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/05/looking-for-apartments/#comment-94627 » My Next Step: Two Bedroom Condo or More Renting? on Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:47:55 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/05/looking-for-apartments/#comment-94627 [...] About a year ago, a chronicled my adventures looking for an apartment with my girlfriend (one, two, three, four, five, and six) which ended unsuccessfully and with a bit of a scuffle with the [...] [...] About a year ago, a chronicled my adventures looking for an apartment with my girlfriend (one, two, three, four, five, and six) which ended unsuccessfully and with a bit of a scuffle with the [...]

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/05/looking-for-apartments/#comment-2705 » Looking for Apartments, Update 1 » Consumerism Commentary: A Blog About Personal Finance Sun, 07 May 2006 18:04:08 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/05/looking-for-apartments/#comment-2705 [...] As I mentioned on Friday, my girlfriend and I are looking for an apartment somewhat halfway between where we both work (Queens and central New Jersey). The island of Manhattan tends to cause problems drawing straight lines on a map, so we’re looking in two places: on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge and on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. [...] [...] As I mentioned on Friday, my girlfriend and I are looking for an apartment somewhat halfway between where we both work (Queens and central New Jersey). The island of Manhattan tends to cause problems drawing straight lines on a map, so we’re looking in two places: on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge and on the Staten Island side of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. [...]

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/05/looking-for-apartments/#comment-2689 G Fri, 05 May 2006 19:17:23 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/05/looking-for-apartments/#comment-2689 I feel your pain about the increased commute time. No one likes to sit in traffic. Try books on tape, they pass the time and can be valuable if you want to learn about a certain subject. I've been listening to "The Millionaire Next Door" excellent information. I feel your pain about the increased commute time. No one likes to sit in traffic. Try books on tape, they pass the time and can be valuable if you want to learn about a certain subject. I’ve been listening to “The Millionaire Next Door” excellent information.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/05/looking-for-apartments/#comment-2688 Flexo Fri, 05 May 2006 17:44:29 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/05/looking-for-apartments/#comment-2688 With the new job I started last week, I cut my commute from about an hour and fifteen minutes to 45. I'm not moving until around July 1, so by the time that rolls around, I'll dread the increased time. With the new job I started last week, I cut my commute from about an hour and fifteen minutes to 45. I’m not moving until around July 1, so by the time that rolls around, I’ll dread the increased time.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/05/looking-for-apartments/#comment-2686 real people, real finances Fri, 05 May 2006 16:17:00 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/05/looking-for-apartments/#comment-2686 Good luck. Long commutes most definitely are a real pain - even in Japan when I took the train so I could get my reading in on the way, it still wasn't a whole lot of fun. Good luck. Long commutes most definitely are a real pain – even in Japan when I took the train so I could get my reading in on the way, it still wasn’t a whole lot of fun.

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