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    school me on buying an apartment

    Hi ATOT, I'm planning on buying a condo early next year (prob Apr/May). Anyone bought recently and would like to share their experiences? School me on what I should know? Some facts: - location is Chicago (specifically somewhere in the Loop for the Chicagoans) - 2BR apartment in a high rise...
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    What do you keep in your car?

    and what containers, if any, do you use to hold everything? Just bought my very first car (yay!). Just wondering what you guys see as necessities to keep in your car. More curiously though, what containers(if any) do you put it in? i.e. I'm sure you're not throwing the emergency...
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    credit question

    Hi, I recently was denied credit for a CC. Got a free credit report from Transunion, as they are what the bank used. Turns out some information didn't belong there, disputed it, and got it deleted. Score went from 600 to 740. Now, my questions is: Do I have to dispute the same information...
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    mosquitos

    What's a good way to keep them darned mosquitos out of your room, aside from sealing the place off? Any products people recommend? Is there something I can plug into a wall socket that'll stop the mosquitos from coming in my room? I dont really want to use mosquito candles, so this requires...
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    water pipe leaking!

    Hi, a water pipe in my house sprung a leak. The main switch seems to have rusted shut, so we cant turn the water off. We're getting it looked at tomorrow, but for now I need some way to stop the leak. We wrapped some duct tape around it for now, and that slowed the water down, but it's still...
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    how much to tip the movers?

    hi everyone, ikea delivering furniture tomorrow. how much, if at all, should i tip them? Should i help them move stuff? we live on the 3rd floor, we're getting a good amount of stuff. thanks.
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    NYC Cable + Internet: Cablevision or Time Warner?

    New apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Getting a basic/family cable tv package($30 or so) and cable internet. DSL not an option because we're probably not getting a phone line. Which company would be better? I heard Optimum Online kicks Road Runner's a$$. Does anyone know if Food Network...
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    Credit + credit card question

    Hi all, just got a credit report with FICO score. 595 Yuck. Couldn't possibly be that bad right? So I looked into it, and it turns out that most of the crap was from a credit card that my dad got. He added my name to that account back in 1999 because I wasn't 18 yet and I didn't have a CC. I...
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    first time renting an apartment in NYC

    In the hunt for an apartment in NYC, what do I need to know about apartment renting in general?
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    Citigroup IT Analyst 2nd round Interview friday, tips?

    Ahhh employment :D
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    Lite-on ldw411s $40 AR at a CC in Chicago, YMMV maybe?

    the same drive talked about in this thread supposed to be $100 AFTER rebate according to the flyer, but this circuit city is selling it for $100, and it comes with a $60 mail in rebate. not bad at all. I bought 3, but paid for each separately. the circuit city is the one on North Avenue near...