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Originally posted by Slylee i love the outdoors and having a nice patio too, but honestly, it's not at the top of my list as far as features goes since i've been apartment hunting. i like to open up the blinds and let the sun in, but a patio isn't crucial for me. i probably wouldn't be out there much. if i want to be outdoors, i go outdoors...to the beach or the park or something. but i see what u mean about chillin out there while f'd up...kinda like at the Fountain Blue

living near the beach makes it lower on the list for things you want. i know that im 10mins from the beach and i dont NEED a patio but it is sure nice to have one.

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Originally posted by Slylee i love the outdoors and having a nice patio too, but honestly, it's not at the top of my list as far as features goes since i've been apartment hunting. i like to open up the blinds and let the sun in, but a patio isn't crucial for me. i probably wouldn't be out there much. if i want to be outdoors, i go outdoors...to the beach or the park or something. but i see what u mean about chillin out there while f'd up...kinda like at the Fountain Blue

hahaha, EXACTLY like that! man i think we spent more time on that balcony than in the actual hotel room.

my biggest goal when i start apartment hunting this summer is just to find a place that is unique. i don't even care if it's an old building (Milwaukee actually has lots of old buildings/duplexes with tons of character)... i just really want a place that isn't a box with 4 white walls and berber carpeting. i've lived in so many apartments over the last 6 years and i just hate how they've all pretty much been the same.

My problem is that the apartment I lived in with Craig in downtown Miami was pretty sick. Granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, ocean view, etc� You saw it. It was pimp, but we were splitting the rent (1 bedroom), so it was totally doable for us.

But now that I�m looking for 1 bedrooms, I�m looking for places with all of those amenities lol. I�m going to be spending most of my free time at my place because I�ll be in school and I�ll have lots of studying to do, so I want my place to be nice if I�m going to be there a lot you know? But it�s fuckin expensive down here! I�m trying to find someone with a house who is renting out a room who isn�t home that much. That would be ideal but if I�m not having any luck by the end of this month, I�m just gonna have to bite the bullet and pick a place, even if it�s not all pimped out like my last place.

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Originally posted by Slylee My problem is that the apartment I lived in with Craig in downtown Miami was pretty sick. Granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, ocean view, etc� You saw it. It was pimp, but we were splitting the rent (1 bedroom), so it was totally doable for us. But now that I�m looking for 1 bedrooms, I�m looking for places with all of those amenities lol. I�m going to be spending most of my free time at my place because I�ll be in school and I�ll have lots of studying to do, so I want my place to be nice if I�m going to be there a lot you know? But it�s fuckin expensive down here! I�m trying to find someone with a house who is renting out a room who isn�t home that much. That would be ideal but if I�m not having any luck by the end of this month, I�m just gonna have to bite the bullet and pick a place, even if it�s not all pimped out like my last place.

heh i know how that is. i lived in this really chill pad literally 500 ft from the beach. had to leave though cause i had 2 totally crazy roomies. i liked the location and everything but i wasnt down with living with 2 roomies. it ended up worked out well that i did leave though cause i had to fix my car/get a new one and i wouldnt haev been able to do that if i was still living there.

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Originally posted by Slylee My problem is that the apartment I lived in with Craig in downtown Miami was pretty sick. Granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, ocean view, etc� You saw it. It was pimp, but we were splitting the rent (1 bedroom), so it was totally doable for us. But now that I�m looking for 1 bedrooms, I�m looking for places with all of those amenities lol. I�m going to be spending most of my free time at my place because I�ll be in school and I�ll have lots of studying to do, so I want my place to be nice if I�m going to be there a lot you know? But it�s fuckin expensive down here! I�m trying to find someone with a house who is renting out a room who isn�t home that much. That would be ideal but if I�m not having any luck by the end of this month, I�m just gonna have to bite the bullet and pick a place, even if it�s not all pimped out like my last place.

heh, yeah that place was really nice. reminds me of the place i had when i first moved out to Milwaukee. it was a 1 bedroom 10th floor high-rise in a great area downtown, looking out over the lake. rent was $1100 but i was splitting it with my bf at the time so it didn't seem that bad... but man it was tough to go from that to a tiny 3rd floor studio only 1 street away, with 1 window and a view of a brick wall, lol.

as shitty as it was, i miss that studio like hell sometimes. it was my first official "on-my-own" apartment in Wisconsin (i had previously lived with my bf, aunt and uncle, subleased my friend's place, etc)... and i fucking partied nonstop when i was living there. the sink was the size of a shoebox so i never cooked, but my fridge was always stocked with beer and the entire top of the cabinets was lined with random liqour bottles, lol.

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Originally posted by l�cid heh, yeah that place was really nice. reminds me of the place i had when i first moved out to Milwaukee. it was a 1 bedroom 10th floor high-rise in a great area downtown, looking out over the lake. rent was $1100 but i was splitting it with my bf at the time so it didn't seem that bad... but man it was tough to go from that to a tiny 3rd floor studio only 1 street away, with 1 window and a view of a brick wall, lol. as shitty as it was, i miss that studio like hell sometimes. it was my first official "on-my-own" apartment in Wisconsin (i had previously lived with my bf, aunt and uncle, subleased my friend's place, etc)... and i fucking partied nonstop when i was living there. the sink was the size of a shoebox so i never cooked, but my fridge was always stocked with beer and the entire top of the cabinets was lined with random liqour bottles, lol.

lol like a dude.

Yea a big part of me wants my own place, but I think I need to just put that goal on the back burner right now. My education is more important than my pride of having my own place.

I actually found a listing for a 4 bedroom 3 bathroom house and there are 2 chicks living there and renting out one of the rooms, both in their mid 20�s and one is in real estate, the other in advertising. They have a small dog and the house is on the water with wood floors, the whole 9 yards�it looks sweet. Only $750 a month plus another $150 probably for utilities. I�m really skeptical of living with 2 women though. I think that might be a little much, but damn the house looks so nice. She is already emailing me pictures of her dog and is like, "here's my little monster! hehe"

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Originally posted by Slylee lol like a dude. yea a big part of me wants my own place, but i think i need to just put that goal on the back burner right now. my education is more important than my pride of having my own place. I actually found a listing for a 4 bedroom 3 bathroom house and there are 2 chicks living there and renting out one of the rooms, both in their mid 20�s and one is in real estate, the other in advertising. They have a small dog and the house is on the water with wood floors, the whole 9 yards�it looks sweet. Only $750 a month plus another $150 probably for utilities. I�m really skeptical of living with 2 women though. I think that might be a little much, but damn the house looks so nice. She is already emailing me pictures of her dog and is like, "here's my little monster! hehe"

haha, yeah, seriously... if you can stand to live with your mom, i say do it for as long as possible. i'd totally still be living at home if i was living in NY (especially considering how rent prices in NY are, i'm guessing not too different from rent in Miami).

i wish i had the option of living with my mom, or even a cool roommate. unfortunately i don't know many folks out here and it would sketch me out if i had to search for roommates on craigslist or something. i just can't fathom getting into a commitment like that with someone i don't know. luckily i'm financially stable enough that i can afford to live alone, but it still sucks paying rent and all my bills totally on my own.

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Originally posted by l�cid it still sucks paying rent and all my bills totally on my own.

hint taken

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Originally posted by RJT hint taken

lol that wasn't a shot at you! you know i'm perfectly content with living alone and being independent and all that... i just wish Sasha would bring home some money every once in a while. fucking freeloading loser.

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Originally posted by l�cid lol that wasn't a shot at you! you know i'm perfectly content with living alone and being independent and all that... i just wish Sasha would bring home some money every once in a while. fucking freeloading loser.

No worries babe, I was just taking the proverbial piss to you - After all, I know how much you like watersports!



PS: I found out transferring might be easy, but if I can still graduate in December from here, I'm going to go with that option!

Either way, James is helping me out - big time!

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Originally posted by l�cid haha, yeah, seriously... if you can stand to live with your mom, i say do it for as long as possible.

No. Continuing to live with my mom is out of the question. I love her and appreciate everything she has done for me, but the only reason we are getting along lately is because of me and because I�ve been really going out of my way to show her I appreciate her (basically kissing her ass and doing whatever I can to please her). I�ve been staying home a lot, etc� God forbid I start having a life. She gets jealous (won�t admit it though) and starts finding reasons to tell me to come home.

I like it that I�ve been saving money, but at the same time, I want to be able to sit on my couch naked and spark a j whenever I feel like it, or bring home a hottie and scream in ecstasy until the sun comes up. Hahaha that sounds bad but you get my drift


I suppose I can�t do either of those with a roommate either, but if I find a cool guy roommate, he probably wouldn�t care. lol Hopefully I'll find a decent 1 bedroom all for myself

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Originally posted by RJT No worries babe, I was just taking the proverbial piss to you - After all, I know how much you like watersports!

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PS: I found out transferring might be easy, but if I can still graduate in December from here, I'm going to go with that option! Either way, James is helping me out - big time!

neat! you've got my support either way, and if you can graduate in Dec there's no sense in transferring to Milwaukee for 1 semester... i hope it doesn't seem like i'm pressuring you to move in with me. i'm just so excited for the day when we don't have 150 miles between us, and we can have a sweet little crack mansion of our own with custom doormats that say "w3lc0m3 n00bz!"

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Originally posted by Slylee No. Continuing to live with my mom is out of the question. I love her and appreciate everything she has done for me, but the only reason we are getting along lately is because of me and because I�ve been really going out of my way to show her I appreciate her (basically kissing her ass and doing whatever I can to please her). I�ve been staying home a lot, etc� God forbid I start having a life. She gets jealous (won�t admit it though) and starts finding reasons to tell me to come home. I like it that I�ve been saving money, but at the same time, I want to be able to sit on my couch naked and spark a j whenever I feel like it, or bring home a hottie and scream in ecstasy until the sun comes up. Hahaha that sounds bad but you get my drift I suppose I can�t do either of those with a roommate either, but if I find a cool guy roommate, he probably wouldn�t care. lol Hopefully I'll find a decent 1 bedroom all for myself

i hear ya, and if i were you id probably wanna move out too if it was really a hassle like you say it is. i guess i just had it super easy when i was living at home because my mom never cared what i did, who i brought home, what time i got home, where i was, etc... i could smoke pot and let drunk boys sleep on my floor and all she would say the next morning is "who wants pancakes?!"

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Originally posted by l�cid i hear ya, and if i were you id probably wanna move out too if it was really a hassle like you say it is. i guess i just had it super easy when i was living at home because my mom never cared what i did, who i brought home, what time i got home, where i was, etc... i could smoke pot and let drunk boys sleep on my floor and all she would say the next morning is "who wants pancakes?!"

hahah that's awesome. no my mom would gasp in horror if she woke up to drunk guys on the floor lol she's such a prude, but she was such a party girl when she was my age too, it annoys me. she's quite the hypocrite sometimes, but whatever.

not to mention, for the first time in my life, I�m going through this promiscuous phase and I�m having a blast and i just don't care, so now would be a great time to move out. lol


ps- i kept reading rjt's post as "jamie's helping me a lot" i was like huh?

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Originally posted by l�cid custom doormats that say "w3lc0m3 n00bz!"

When you guys do end up living together I will totally buy those for you, lol.

jamie: i don't see how you do it. i got kicked out when i was 18 cause i had a life. got kicked out 3 times. 3rd time stayed out and haven't looked back. its so liberating knowing I'm doing better than my parental units yet i have no college education. i could afford their house payment EASY! my rent now is like $100 less than their house payment! then again if i did live up there id be making shit and living in a hell hole of a town.

Well I�m not doing better than them at all and I've never been kicked out before. My dad makes a crapload of money, but spends it as fast as he makes it, and my mom doesn't make as much as he does, but she lives quite comfortably. She has a nice apartment, a new car, and she is smart with her money and saves up for vacations every year. She�s just set in her little ways and she�s pretty strict about things when it�s under �her roof�.

I could be 40 and she would still be all up in my business if I was staying with her. That�s just how she is. It�s how she was raised. She�s the oldest of 6 from a big irish catholic family and she went to private catholic school, etc� she has a lot of old school values and they drive me nuts. My dad is way more laid back. I loved living with him before he married his wife. lol Can't stand her...

My mom and I get along fine. She cracks me up and she has her moments too. Things will be much cooler when I'm out though. I'm excited

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Originally posted by jennypie I have a student line of credit, which I guess is the same thing. If I understand what you're saying correctly, you're not actually going to go to school...you just want the money? I dunno how it works at your bank, but at mine they required proof of full time enrollment before they gave me the money. They also didn't give it to me without having collateral and doing a credit check. Fortunately I have those things in good standing, so they hooked me up...very very nicely too! I think it's cool if you're going to go to school...sometimes you just have to accept that you HAVE to be in debt at some point in your life (if you don't have mommy and daddy doing everything for you). But if you just want this money to fuck around, then I think it's a bad move. edit: No they don't watch my spending, but they only release it in increments of 10 000 per year. I can do whatever I want with it once it's in my account.

haha, yea of course I'm going to school (full time student), and I have excellent credit (paying off my car).

I have no spending money whatsoever though, but I find that impossible because I work about an average of 35 hours a week! The car is really beating the shit out of me, and I still have to pay for school.

I'm thinking...I have about 2 more years of payments on my car, and after that's done it'll alleviate most of my expensses. Since you don't have to pay back the loan until after you graduate, and that'll be awhile, it shouldn't be hard to save enough money by then. Like Sylee stated before, student loans interest is a lot lower. I really only want a small amount anyways, say 5k-10k.

I know no matter how low the interest rate is I'll still end up oweing more than I borrowed, but if you think about it HOPEFULLY I'll have a better paying job after I graduate, and paying will be in really small increments.

I WANT THINGS NOW NOW NOW~~~~~~~~~~~

btw, although everything was related, you guys really know how to hijack a thread

Are you still playing with lights?

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Originally posted by Slylee Well I�m not doing better than them at all and I've never been kicked out before. My dad makes a crapload of money, but spends it as fast as he makes it, and my mom doesn't make as much as he does, but she lives quite comfortably. She has a nice apartment, a new car, and she is smart with her money and saves up for vacations every year. She�s just set in her little ways and she�s pretty strict about things when it�s under �her roof�. I could be 40 and she would still be all up in my business if I was staying with her. That�s just how she is. It�s how she was raised. She�s the oldest of 6 from a big irish catholic family and she went to private catholic school, etc� she has a lot of old school values and they drive me nuts. My dad is way more laid back. I loved living with him before he married his wife. lol Can't stand her... My mom and I get along fine. She cracks me up and she has her moments too. Things will be much cooler when I'm out though. I'm excited

well good luck cause fuck im glad ive been on my own for almost 4yrs now. its soo much better. and its a lot less stress and drama.

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Originally posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs btw, although everything was related, you guys really know how to hijack a thread

haha if its in the c0r then its almost guaranteed to get hijacked.

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Originally posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs haha, yea of course I'm going to school (full time student), and I have excellent credit (paying off my car). I have no spending money whatsoever though, but I find that impossible because I work about an average of 35 hours a week! The car is really beating the shit out of me, and I still have to pay for school. I'm thinking...I have about 2 more years of payments on my car, and after that's done it'll alleviate most of my expensses. Since you don't have to pay back the loan until after you graduate, and that'll be awhile, it shouldn't be hard to save enough money by then. Like Sylee stated before, student loans interest is a lot lower. I really only want a small amount anyways, say 5k-10k. I know no matter how low the interest rate is I'll still end up oweing more than I borrowed, but if you think about it HOPEFULLY I'll have a better paying job after I graduate, and paying will be in really small increments. I WANT THINGS NOW NOW NOW~~~~~~~~~~~ btw, although everything was related, you guys really know how to hijack a thread

Well if the majority of the money is going to be spent on school then go for it. I personally would never take out a loan just because I needed spending money. That's completely irresponsible, imo.

don't listen to her. do it. it's a good loan to have as opposed to a private bank loan. you only live once! and as long as u make the the payments on time, when the time comes, you'll be fine

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Originally posted by Frenchie Are you still playing with lights?

it's what i'm getting the loan for, I want a lifetime supply of gl0w stix!!!11

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