Living Expenses

In Search of a Place to Live

by December 3rd, 2012

Two months ago I found, got, and lost my dream apartment over the course of 24 hours.

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An Analysis of Financial Affairs in the Musical Drama, “Nashville”

by November 30th, 2012

Nashville is also a show about money—nearly all the plot points are driven by it.

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Going Back to the Land: An Interview with the Stewards of the Shii Koeii Community Farm

by November 27th, 2012

I emailed with Mark Schneider and Val Phillips, resident stewards of Shii Koeii, the farm I got to help tend for a few weeks this summer, and asked them how the sausage gets made and about living sustainably. Take notes now for when the Internet collapses.

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How I Negotiated My Rent in San Francisco

by November 20th, 2012

I called my brother and told him I was thinking about living alone. “Really?” he responded. “I mean, I would never want to live alone, but I guess some people like it.”

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Rebuilding After the Storm

by November 19th, 2012

A coastal community like The Rockaways would certainly be vulnerable when the next one comes around. How much sense does it make to rebuild everything?

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The Extended Trip

by November 16th, 2012

Logan Sachon: Hey Mike, have you ever kept extending a weekend trip so that it lasted two weeks?

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Americans Should Get on the Japanese Washlet Bandwagon

by November 15th, 2012

Sometimes you fall down an Internet rabbit hole, and that rabbit hole is about Japanese toilets.

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Things Saved, Things Thrown Away

by November 13th, 2012

Times reporter Michael Winerip has a really nice post about what he tried to save when flood waters from Sandy began rushing into his home in Long Beach.

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Get Your Landlord to Acknowledge That You’re Moving

by November 12th, 2012

Curbed NY is kicking off their “rental week” with a series of renter horror stories. They’ve started with this story about a tenant who was sued by a former landlord for not paying rent after vacating his apartment.

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Off the Grid on the “Factor e Farm”

by November 2nd, 2012

Considering what’s happened this week, why wouldn’t you want to read about a post-apocalyptic self-sustaining farm run by a bunch of 20-something nerds?

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