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SUMMER/FALL 2014 EDITION A Place to Call Home................... 6 Deciding on the Right Place to Live........................................... 8 How to Set Up Your Utilities...... 10 Designing and Decorating......... 12 Finding a Roommate.................. 14

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A Place to Call Home The school year is about to start. Unless you aren’t planning on leaving the nest, it’s time to choose a place to live.

Picking the right place is more than just picking a neighborhood, or a place with a fantastic pool, or just the right guy-to-girl ratio, although those things can certainly be important, too. It’s about finding a place you can afford, and once you find that place, taking the right steps to make sure your living experience is a good one.

The most important thing to remember when you sign a lease is that you’re making a commitment of up to a year. It’s a serious decision.

But there’s more: there are utilities to turn on, kitchens to stock and food responsibilities to take care of. There are roommates, neighbors and how to handle disputes with both. There are leases, deposits and furniture.

Inside, in addition to a selection of quality places to live in the Valley of the Sun, you’ll find tips and ideas to help you along the way.

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Deciding on

the Right Place to Live Congratulations on making it this far; you’ve decided to take the jump and move into an apartment either by yourself or with a group of roommates.

Choosing an apartment to live in is a long-term commitment, often requiring a minimum of a six-month lease, but more often requiring a nine-month or one-year lease.

Picking the right place is more than just snagging the biggest apartment with the best amenities and best price.

One of the first things you should consider when choosing a place to live is location.

Owning a car certainly gives you greater flexibility in where you can live, but, with escalating gas prices, choosing a location close to the places you’ll be going most frequently can save you money and time.

If you don’t have a car, picking a place that’s close to your job or campus or close to a bus or rail line that serves your job or campus, is equally important.

Also, ask yourself: How much space do I really need?

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While some Valley apartment complexes include utilities with their rent charges, many do not. Arizona’s hot summers can drive the cost of utilities bill sky high.

Ask yourself: are 16-foot ceilings necessary? Do I really need a guest bedroom? Decisions like these can save you hundreds of dollars over the term of a lease in energy costs alone.

Choosing the right type of complex is equally important. Are you a party animal looking in an apartment community known for families and its quiet atmosphere?

Perhaps you might want to consider an alternate location.

Conversely, are you a bookish type prone to early bedtimes and serious studying? Maybe the place known for its all night Friday and Saturday parties isn’t the right choice for you.

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Setting Up Electric, TV and More Among the greatest shocks when it comes to moving into an apartment is that those simple luxuries that often go overlooked actually cost money.

Cool air, lights, water, garbage collection, cable and internet may all seem like basic human rights, but it takes some effort to actually get them.

How to set up utilities

• Live within your means. Be sure to make a wise choice when it comes to how you’ll use your utilities. You might want to forego cable and internet all together.

• Pay those bills. It seems simple, but a few days of delinquent payment can land you in a sweltering hot apartment without water and entertainment.

• Check with your apartment complex or landlord to see what utilities they cover. Most will cover the cost of water and garbage collection. With the current slumping economic environment, some complexes might even cover electric and cable to entice new and continuing renters.

• Set up automatic online bill pay. If you’re positive that you’ll have enough dough in your checking account to make the bills each month, automatic bill pay could be the easiest option to making sure you get your bills paid on time. The amount will automatically be withdrawn from your account each month, taking the hassle out of writing a check or logging on to pay.

• Call the utility company to get things set up. If you haven’t established a decent credit record yet, you might have to pay a refundable deposit to get things started, which should be returned within a few months or one year of on-time payments. Electric in the Valley is generally provided by SRP or APS; cable, internet and telephone services are offered by CenturyLink and Cox Communications.

• Use the bare minimum. To save a little moola, turn off the lights, television and any other electric equipment whenever you leave the room. Also be aware that power companies, under certain plans, charge less for electric during different times of the day. Power is generally cheaper after 9 p.m. and on weekends.

This way you can save money and use it toward the little luxuries.

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Design to your tastes.

It’s All You: Make Your Apartment Your Own Living in close quarters with a virtual stranger in your new apartment will likely lend to some awkwardness. Even if your weirdo roommate has a weekly ritual of doing yoga with her dog, the easiest thing you could do to make the situation comfortable is to make yourself comfortable. Making the space your own (even if it’s only one room in an apartment, or one half of a room in an apartment) can help you escape the everyday pressure of college. But you have to know where to look and what to buy.

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• Bulletin board • Fish bowl (with an actual fish in it) • Bean bags • Christmas lights and other mountable lights • Your original artwork Bed time Through college, your bed will serve as more than just your snuggly sleepytime destination. It will also be a couch, a kitchen table and a study space. Make sure you’re happy with your aesthetic decisions.

There are plenty of options around campus to get unique, versatile and practical bedding to fit your personality.

• Edgy hippie. Urban Outfitters is a college staple. While prices can get steep, check the clearance section for sweet deals. The clearance bedding at Urban isn’t just the ugly, outdated stuff.

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• Simple chic. Head down the I-10 to IKEA, which is known for making things that are simple, functional and inexpensive. You can find twin duvet cover sets in feminine and masculine styles for as low at $19.99, as well as other necessities you’ll need on the cheap. 2110 W. IKEA Way, Tempe.

Target, with locations across the Valley, also makes another smart option.

• Modern. Get a European look with slick pieces from Copenhagen/ Denmarket in Phoenix and Tempe. This is stuff you’ll keep after graduation.

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need. Practical doesn’t always mean ugly, though.

• Storage cubes. Simple, plastic storage cubes and shelves are a good way to hide the small things you don’t want strewn around your room. They’re inexpensive and available at major retailers like Target and Walmart.

• Shoe hangers. Girls (and some guys too) have billions of shoes. Believe it or not, you’ll be sharing a closet with another person when living in a dorm — a small one. Make sure you won’t invade your roommate’s half by buying shoe hangers — compartmentalized fabric slots on a hanger. They’re easy to hide in a corner and save a lot of space.

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A Good Roommate

Is Hard to Find

Laura Casey • Contra Costa Times Jason Martin has a strategy for finding roommates, and it’s not scientific. The 29-year-old financial adviser has had roommates since he was 18 and currently shares a five-bedroom home with three others.

Like thousands of others, Martin posts ads on Craigslist under the “rooms/shared” category in the housing section. His ads are richly detailed – four paragraphs long with a description of the house, its current tenants and expectations of the person he’s looking for. Martin appears to be a relaxed guy. He says he doesn’t mind parties on weekends, and the seven pictures on the ad reveal a tidy, well-furnished living space with tan couches and a kitchen recycle bin.

When a potential housemate sends him an e-mail, he asks the person to call him.

Then, Martin says, he doesn’t pick up the phone. He listens to the voice mail and “if they sound like someone I’d hang out with, I call them back.”

The few who pass this test are then invited over. When Martin meets them, he goes with his gut. “Usually within the first two minutes I can tell if it’s someone I want

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Roommates Tricia Renkan, left, and Rose Foronda hang out with their dog, Hiro Nakamura, at home in Oakland, California.

to live with,” he says.

Martin, like so many others, has had difficult living situations before – times when he says he should have continued looking. But, as he repeats the process, he is honing his skills. He has even paid the rent on an empty room for a month or two because he didn’t find the right person to sublet it.

Mary Lou Podlasiak, author of “Rules for Roommates: The Ultimate Guide to Reclaiming Your Space and Your Sanity,” says “birds of a feather flock together”type thinking is the best way to pick roommates.

“Hippies and preppies don’t work,” she says. “It may seem silly, but you need to ask questions such as, ‘What kind of music do you prefer?’ I have lived with a country music lover and found myself plotting to get rid of her.”

She says some of her worst situations happened when she was in a hurry to find a renter.

“Unless you’re just desperate to share the bills, you may want to take time,” she says.

Time, and a clear conversation about your values and what you want, are key to building a lasting living situation.

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Simple strategies can make a big difference.

Safety is Key at Home and on Campus It might seem like your parents were a broken record, because every time you went out while still living at home, they yelled after you “… and be careful!”

Did you ever think that they may be right? Maybe you should be careful?

Here’s what we know: being careful doesn’t mean being the creepy kid in the back of the room with a belt full of sprays, gels and contraptions to keep himself protected from the world around him, but it does means using logic and common sense when making decisions.

And, please be aware that this is not meant to scare you or make you worried, but most of Arizona’s college campuses and the spaces between them and your home are public, and this means that anyone can legally be on or near them at any time.

Some advice: Always know who is around you This goes for on campus, at home and when you’re out. If you know who’s around you, you know who you can turn to for help, and who you should steer clear from,

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Charge your cell phone every night It might sound like a pain to remember to plug in your phone every night, but it will pay off when you need it.

Always have an exit strategy This point goes for if you’re on campus, at home or out. And it isn’t meant to make you paranoid, but it is definitely a good thing to know how to get out of a situation. Have a party buddy to call on if you feel uncomfortable at a party. Know how to get out of the classroom as fast as possible. And, know the safest way to get out of your house.

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Terri Bennett • MCT We all know that olive oil is good for you but it isn’t just good for cooking – it’s an eco-friendly ingredient that can be used to do all sorts of things around your home.

Here are my favorite ways to Do Your Part with a bottle of olive oil.

1. Olive Oil As Furniture Polish Mix two parts olive oil with one part vinegar for a powerful cleaner for finished wood pieces. Mix only what you need in a small bowl and use a soft rag to get wood glowing again. You can also substitute lemon juice instead of the vinegar to work as a furniture polish. In that case, apply the olive oil and lemon mixture and rub the area briskly with a soft rag or towel.

2. Olive Oil on Stainless Steel There’s no need for commercial chemical cleaners on stainless steel pieces in the kitchen when straight olive oil can get the shine you want without polluting the air inside your home. Use a rag to polish the appliances all over with olive oil and then wipe away any extra. Your stainless steel will look just as shiny as if you had used a commercial cleaner.

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3. Olive Oil for Kitty This is one technique I use on my own cat to help prevent hairballs. Simply add a teaspoon of olive oil to kitty’s food once a week. It is not only effective when it comes to preventing those hairballs, it’ll keep your cat’s coat super shiny. A few drops of olive oil rubbed between palms can be rubbed on human hair too for a healthy shine.

4. Olive Oil as a Moisturizer Olive oil is an effective and non-toxic skin moisturizer – especially on our hands in colder months. Apply some directly on your hands and make sure to rub it into the cuticle area for optimum results. You can also use a small amount of olive oil directly on your body after a shower to keep your skin from drying out. Olive oil is effective on skin because it contains vitamins A and E, which are known to have significant healthy skin benefits.

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