Find a Real Apartment

How much money will it take to move into your own apartment, furnished with the things you want?

Complete the following Apartment Worksheet for yourself. All of the answers can be found through research on the web, reading local newspapers, apartment guides, asking people who should know, and going to the local library.

Apartment Location

Decide where you want to live after you move out.

Enter city and neighborhood:

Apartment Rent

Choose an unfurnished one-bedroom apartment in the area where you want to live. Click the red "Go Find It" button to use online resources for locating a real apartment.

Rent per month:

Security deposit:

Deposits to turn on Apartment Utilities

To put utilities in your name usually requires a deposit. Call your local utility company for this information. The number is in the white pages of your phone book. Click "Calculate" to compute the total needed.

Gas deposit

Electric deposit

Water/sewage deposit

Telephone deposit