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pissedfemale

"funny" haha? or "funny" uh-oh?

Jul 26, 2006 22:00

So, we got all packed and trucked up to reno to live with my dad... His place while not filthy per se, well the bathroom ceiling threatens to collapse any second and it has quite the population of roaches. So i had to rent a car - a MAJOR ass pain out of state when u have no major credit card and ur hubby has no licsence ( Read more... )

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pocketlama July 27 2006, 17:22:44 UTC

I found your journal through this post, and thought I'd comment.

Don't come up here with *no* money. Seattle isn't cheap. You can learn to live cheaply here, but there's a learning curve. We've got some great resources and you'll get along fine until your on your feet.

Look for rooms around the University of Washington (U Dist., University District). There are some real shit-holes there, but it *can* be one of the easier places to get into an apartment quickly. Also, West Seattle is surprisingly affordable. (Cayce and Gain Real Estate Management is my landlord, and I'm paying $500 a month for a nice one bedroom)

When you get here check out the Seattle Weekly and the Stranger (both have Websites also) for jobs and apartments. I don't know what it's like elsewhere, but I've never gotten a job from the paper. I have always had to go to a ton of places and apply in person. A lot of places just don't bother to advertise in the paper here.

Good luck!

I've made inquiries evilgrins July 27 2006, 18:21:59 UTC

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Re: I've made inquiries pissedfemale July 28 2006, 08:24:33 UTC

Cool, thanks for the tips.FYI I'm not showing up with *no* money. Not THAT crazy. I have a sublet lined up it looks like for <250 a month- temp 3 month housing, but good enough until catch my bearings and find a job- which a friend of mine is gonna help me out with. Thankfully I already have a deposit for an apartment ready to go- so garnering gainful employment is what i'm going to be focusing on... that is, AFTER my husband mails me my clothes! which he will... and if not well, we'll jump off that bridge when we come to it.

Re: I've made inquiries evilgrins July 28 2006, 16:54:00 UTC

AFTER my husband mails me my clothes!

Clothes are overrated...run around naked!

ex_butterfl246 July 28 2006, 00:08:11 UTC

Luck to you, good for a change!

pissedfemale July 28 2006, 09:50:46 UTC