what bills do you have to pay to get an apartment?
922391
It depends on what the apartment heats with, if you need cable, and a phone, and if the landlord pays the water and sewage.  Take your time looking. I would suggest that you find an apartment where the water is paid. Also, cable really is not a necessity. Make that one of your last priorities. And a phone, use either a cell phone, or a home phone not both. I would suggest a basic home phone. Meaning, no caller ID, and no call waiting. When it comes to a place where you heat with gas, keep your thermostat at on temp. and leave it there. If you keep your thermostat set at 64-65 all winter you will save yourself a lot of money. Invest in some thick socks to run around the house in and a couple of thick blankets to sleep with. You won't freeze and you will adjust to that temperature and become comfortable with it.  As far as electric goes, be careful with it.Just use common sense by not leaving any lights on that you don't need. Remember, not only do you have to worry about your utilities, you are going to have a grocery bill, cleaning/laundry supplies, necessities such as toilet paper, toothpaste, shampoo, soap. You are doing good now by looking for ways to create a budget by asking for advice.  There are alos efficiency apatments where all utilities are paid. Ofcoarse you won't find one with a washer/dryer hook-up. Another thing to keep in mind is that if you find an apartrment that does not have a washer/dryer hook-up, the laundry mat can rack up a nice bill for you real quick. Good luck!
1138488
I live in California and I got my first apartment when I was 19.  I had a really good paying job so I didn't really struggle.  By law they have to pay 2 utilities.  Usually it's water and trash. What I thought was kind of weird was that there was a time when my rent was late, and I had to pay a 60 dollar late fee and write a statement as to why my rent was late.  I thought that was a bit much.  Also, If I had someone over for more than 3 days, I had to get permission from the landlord and stuff. It's pretty easy if you are tight with your money for the first couple of months so you can see exactly how much your utilities are
487504
As long as you can pay your bills and your rent, what more do you need?  All the rest is just extra crap.  Material things don't last.  Nothing lasts.
597536
If you're not the lease holder of that apartment you share with your parents, you'd probably have to apply and put down a deposit to move into your own apartment on the premises. If you are the lease holder, they'd probably charge you some sort of fee to change residences unless there's a really good reason.
839345
The landlord can ask a tenant to pay for whatever they want.  It's up to YOU if you want to or not.  If you don't, I would suggest looking else where, where it's not included in the lease.
590155
Don't think you need air conditioning.\n\n\nBut seriously.  You have three choices for paying them electronically.\n\n1. Purchase Quicken or another money management software and get it hooked up with you bank and put the credit card and other bill infor and pay them through the software - this is what I do.  With this type of software you can also schedule to have the payment sent when it is due so you can pre-pay when the bill comes but it does not get sent until it needs to.\n\n2. Setup an account with your bank or another financial institution to allow you to pay bills online directly from them without any local software.  (Most banks offer this as a service.)\n\n3. Go directly to the credit card companies website and using your checking information pay the bill directly on the website. (This is quicker than the other two so I have done this to prevent a payment from being late when I have forgetten to pay early enough.)
78744
When you can afford to buy one and pay the bill for it
935772
it really vaies state to state... there really is not limit- as long as ur apartment doesnt have a thing to do with the goverment-- ex- substdized, insured, etc\n\ni livved in denver-- very nice apt-- 3rd floor- fireplace, parking, pool, fitness, heat--- i paid 450 a month- a steal-- the 4rd year went to 875.... nothing could be done  \n\ncheck ur contract---... most cant be raised if u have a 1 year- within that year- unless the ownser occurs very high bills- like oil, eletric..\n\ngood luck
59715
One way to get a "free" apartment would be to manage the complex in exchange for rent.  I guess that's not really "free", but then again, what is?\n\nAnother idea, would be to caretake for people while they are away on vacation in return for living there.
798521
It should be 50/50 for rent, bills, etc. If the bills cost 3000 then you should pay the 1500. But I wouldn't pay all the bills - no more than half.
50178
Your credit and the amount of money you'll need for a deposit and rent will all vary depending on the neighborhood and living quality of the apartments or rental home you choose. You should start with a newspaper.  The landlord or apartment manager could  give you a all of they're requirements as far as references and deposits. But you will definitely need at least one source of income. Hope this helped.
122603
Are the utilities included in the rent, or are they separate bills from the utility companies?\n\nif it is part of the lease, which she signed, then yes, she should pay whether she uses the services or not.  You can not buy a car and then say you don't need to pay for it because you don't drive it. \n\nEven if the bills are separate from the lease, you still should expect payment because the agreement between you to take the apartment was dependent upon her paying half the utilities, again, whether she used them or not.
927877
How is it that we are supposed to know what your spending rates are for a year on these things?  Your telephone, cable, and internet should be very easy for you to arrive at.  Just look at your monthly bill.  Same with your utilities. Heating of course will vary with the seasons.  Food is possibly the most difficult to get a handle on.  I alway pay my food bill with my credit card. At the end of the month, I know exactly what I spent on food for the month. Don't forget eating out. You will probably be surprised how much you spend in that category.  And of course there is entertainment. For a single person, that will most likely be one of the major expense items.
368855
Upwards of $800 for anything liveable. Depends on the part of the city you want to live in as well. Good luck finding something!
1048560
OH, AND YO THINK DAT YO SO SPECIAL, YO DON'T HAVE TA PAY BILLS?\n\nFIRST OF ALL, LEARN HOW TO SPELL AND GET YOU AN EDUCATION.  SECOND OF ALL, SET YOUR PRIORITIES OR YOU ARE GOING TO BE HOMELESS ONE DAY.  THIRD OF ALL--IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT DON'T GET IT---BILLS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE HIGH BECAUSE OF PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT THEY CAN PAY WHENEVER THEY SEE FIT---THERE ARE DUE DATES.  IT IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS THAT YOU MESS UP YOUR CREDIT WITH THAT--GOOD FOR ME BECAUSE THEN I CAN PAY LESS INTEREST ON MY CREDIT CARD.
696925
I know in my town it is.\nThere are furnished apartments, or non furnished as well...\nso you could test living with other people's furniture to save yourselves the trouble of moving stuff.\nFurnished apartments are usually about 1/2 as much more again though (so if an unfurnished was $400/mo., a furnished would usually be $600/mo.).\nI recommend getting the phone numbers of superintendants of big buildings or rows of buildings to ask them about their one-month options, smaller buildings (or single buildings) are usually less open to the idea.\nYou'll probably need to put down a damage deposit, and get parental signatures ~ the building superintendants will want to be sure you're not a couple of apartment-trashing rowdys looking for a place to party for a month.\n\nAll that aside, I'd like to make a recommendation ~ don't move out from home sooner then necessairy.\nI could easily list about 20 people I know who all regret moving away from home as soon as they did. Contrarily, I can only think of 2 who say they should maybe have left sooner.\nIt's a sweet deal living at home and having all (or most of) your money to yourself rather than to bills... and while I'm giving advice, I highly recommend saving at least 1/2 of all the money you do get for later in life. Believe me, you WILL need it.\nOnce you move out, the idea of 'spending cash' becomes laughable for most folks. Getting started on your own (even with friends) in life is way harder than you probably imagine.\nIt was for me.\n\nWhatever you decide to do, I wish you luck!\n~ Apple
554654
it depends on which state you live in and what the charges are