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Moving into an apartment means filling up a lot of empty space. Even if you start out with some basics from friends or family or your college apartment, there are still so many things you need to buy.

Chef and cooking teacher Sara Polczynski obviously knows her way around a kitchen. But when her daughter Ava, now a sophomore at Carnegie Mellon University, decided with roommates to move into ...

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Moving into a new home is an exciting yet daunting experience. Whether it's a house, condo or your first apartment, preparing for move-in day involves acquiring new home essentials to help you settle ...

Remember furnishing your first apartment? Small spaces and entry level budgets be damned, you likely had big plans for how to curate your space. Give your grad a jumpstart with practical gifts that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tiana Randall is a writer whose work intersects style and sports. Shopping for your first-apartment essentials should feel like a ...