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Q. It's my boyfriend and I. It will be a relatively small apartment, about 500 a month.
what do you think?
covering basic furniture like a couch, bed, some kind of tv stand, a dresser, etc
towels, plates, etc etc
how much did you save?
what do you think?
covering basic furniture like a couch, bed, some kind of tv stand, a dresser, etc
towels, plates, etc etc
how much did you save?
Answer
First, ask any family or friends if they have any furniture tucked away somewhere that they thought they would one day use and really arn't going to.
My fiance and I got a dining room set and coffee table set from his parents.
My parents paid for a couch set as a house warming gift (cost from the brick - $1100 CDN)
Second ( do you not already have a bed?) i would assume yes, however you may each only have twin sized beds and would prefer a double/Queen.
If you buy a mattress set (box spring and mattress) you can usually get the set for about $600 CDN (Sears) and alot of places have a deal when you buy the Mattress set it comes with the frame (it will be a metal frame) (I personally prefer a wooden frame, but it is much more expensive and to my preference.)
For the little things (Cooking supplies, pots, pand, dinner ware, silver ware, toaster, kettle, coffee pot, etc) have a house warming party and on your invitations you can register somewhere or give everyone a hint as to what you need to make life a little easier in your new place.
Also go to some yard sales, people are always getting rid of old furnature etc. It may not be 100% appealing to you, but enough to start out with until you can afford what you like. Alot of people (who might me moving out of the country and cannot take all of their things with them) have a "house Sale" where they sell everything you see when you walk in the house (art, furnature, decor,) everything must go from these places, you can get some very nice things for very little because the seller whats whatever they can get because they cannot take it with them, If they do not sell it, the buyer of there house will inherit it when thy move in.
Also always have your next months bills saved for.
I.e. You rent is 500, utilities 250, food 300 anything else 250
Total 1300
When you pay in May make sure you have that 1300 saved for next month (June) and so on...
That way you will know a month ahead if you need to put a little extra away...
and you will always have the 1300 in case of an emergency
I would do the same for car insurance and loand payments and anything else you expense monthly
First, ask any family or friends if they have any furniture tucked away somewhere that they thought they would one day use and really arn't going to.
My fiance and I got a dining room set and coffee table set from his parents.
My parents paid for a couch set as a house warming gift (cost from the brick - $1100 CDN)
Second ( do you not already have a bed?) i would assume yes, however you may each only have twin sized beds and would prefer a double/Queen.
If you buy a mattress set (box spring and mattress) you can usually get the set for about $600 CDN (Sears) and alot of places have a deal when you buy the Mattress set it comes with the frame (it will be a metal frame) (I personally prefer a wooden frame, but it is much more expensive and to my preference.)
For the little things (Cooking supplies, pots, pand, dinner ware, silver ware, toaster, kettle, coffee pot, etc) have a house warming party and on your invitations you can register somewhere or give everyone a hint as to what you need to make life a little easier in your new place.
Also go to some yard sales, people are always getting rid of old furnature etc. It may not be 100% appealing to you, but enough to start out with until you can afford what you like. Alot of people (who might me moving out of the country and cannot take all of their things with them) have a "house Sale" where they sell everything you see when you walk in the house (art, furnature, decor,) everything must go from these places, you can get some very nice things for very little because the seller whats whatever they can get because they cannot take it with them, If they do not sell it, the buyer of there house will inherit it when thy move in.
Also always have your next months bills saved for.
I.e. You rent is 500, utilities 250, food 300 anything else 250
Total 1300
When you pay in May make sure you have that 1300 saved for next month (June) and so on...
That way you will know a month ahead if you need to put a little extra away...
and you will always have the 1300 in case of an emergency
I would do the same for car insurance and loand payments and anything else you expense monthly
How to stop puppy looking at food whenever I am eating?
Mr.Sprite
He is labrador male -6 month old. Whenever we are eating or we are taking dinner, he will come and he everytime expect food from us. We do not give him anything as it can teach him bad manners. What should I do to stop this behaviour?
Answer
YOU and your pet SHOULD have been in a proper training club's weekly classes as of when he was 18-22 weeks old. GET there, so that YOU are coached on how to become an effective trainer.
There is nothing wrong with him LOOKING at your food - the problem is when you ALLOW him to attempt to DEMAND some of it (and Labradors are born believing that the world was created expressly to constantly supply them with an immense variety of food).
TRAIN your pooch an ACCEPTABLE way he can "explain" to you that he'd like some food. My GSDs think they have trained me so that, when they Sit ostentatiously in the kitchen (maybe pushing between me & the cupboards to make sure I can't help noticing their Sit - but one lad had so much faith in my omniscience that he'd Sit in the next room where I couldn't see him until I went to the fridge!), I HAVE to give them some of what I am spreading on my sandwich - or at least give them a chest-rub.
When I bring fish&chips or KFC home they lie down in a spot where they can watch me, and be ready to open a mouth when I lob a chip or a bone to that particular pooch that is telepathing to me "I'm being GOOD, Dad! - don't I DESERVE some yet?".
My dogs are TRAINED to keep their feet on the floor or ground, not on people or furniture. Any that steals food from another is hounded into a corner by me, and the food removed from its mouth and given back to the "right" pooch - part of canine pack behaviour is that the LEADER decides who eats what, where, and when.
My dogs accept me as the leader.
Does your pup really accept YOU as its leader? Or is it used to YOU doing what IT wants? Such as: - getting food without having to Sit for it? - being given tidbits without having to EARN them? - being allowed to jump on you and on the furniture? - being allowed to ignore commands? A natural leader can get away with allowing some of those, but a newbie should CONSISTENTLY adopt/demonstrate pack-leader qualities.
You might find it helpful to have a sheepskin or place-rug that is "his" - and when you are ready to sit down & eat you place the mat where he can see you, then you order him to Down and Stay on it while you eat. To improve his willingness to lie there, particularly during the early stages of the training, some bribes are: a bone to gnaw there; a tidbit under the mat for him to find; a supply of tidbits so you can toss one to him every minute or so while he remains Down on his rug. Yes, you WILL need to leave the table often to put him back on his rug, until he gradually accepts your leadership and the routine of "They eat there, I lie down on my rug and hope for an occasional praise-&-reward".
(If your aim is poor or he is a messy eater, spread some newspaper on the carpet or lino before placing his rug.)
Those who say to put the dog in a different room are avoiding the problem rather than controlling the dog - until you are an effective trainer you MIGHT need to do that, but don't make it your first choice forever.
â Add http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_GSD_Source to your browser's Bookmarks or Favorites so that you can easily look up such as rescue groups, feeding, vaccinations, worming, clubs, teething, neutering, size, diseases, genetics.
â To ask about your pet's breed, join some of the YahooGroups dedicated to various aspects of living with them. If you don't know how, click my group's link then, near the top of the page, in the field saying [Search for other groups], type the breed's real name. (For a cross-breed, Search for either the one he is most like, or do a separate Search for each breed.)
Each group's Home page tells you which aspects they like to discuss, and how active they are. Unlike YA, they are set up so that you can have an ongoing discussion with follow-up questions for clarification. Most allow you to include photos in your messages.
Les P, owner of GSD_Friendly: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/GSD_Friendly
"In GSDs" as of 1967
YOU and your pet SHOULD have been in a proper training club's weekly classes as of when he was 18-22 weeks old. GET there, so that YOU are coached on how to become an effective trainer.
There is nothing wrong with him LOOKING at your food - the problem is when you ALLOW him to attempt to DEMAND some of it (and Labradors are born believing that the world was created expressly to constantly supply them with an immense variety of food).
TRAIN your pooch an ACCEPTABLE way he can "explain" to you that he'd like some food. My GSDs think they have trained me so that, when they Sit ostentatiously in the kitchen (maybe pushing between me & the cupboards to make sure I can't help noticing their Sit - but one lad had so much faith in my omniscience that he'd Sit in the next room where I couldn't see him until I went to the fridge!), I HAVE to give them some of what I am spreading on my sandwich - or at least give them a chest-rub.
When I bring fish&chips or KFC home they lie down in a spot where they can watch me, and be ready to open a mouth when I lob a chip or a bone to that particular pooch that is telepathing to me "I'm being GOOD, Dad! - don't I DESERVE some yet?".
My dogs are TRAINED to keep their feet on the floor or ground, not on people or furniture. Any that steals food from another is hounded into a corner by me, and the food removed from its mouth and given back to the "right" pooch - part of canine pack behaviour is that the LEADER decides who eats what, where, and when.
My dogs accept me as the leader.
Does your pup really accept YOU as its leader? Or is it used to YOU doing what IT wants? Such as: - getting food without having to Sit for it? - being given tidbits without having to EARN them? - being allowed to jump on you and on the furniture? - being allowed to ignore commands? A natural leader can get away with allowing some of those, but a newbie should CONSISTENTLY adopt/demonstrate pack-leader qualities.
You might find it helpful to have a sheepskin or place-rug that is "his" - and when you are ready to sit down & eat you place the mat where he can see you, then you order him to Down and Stay on it while you eat. To improve his willingness to lie there, particularly during the early stages of the training, some bribes are: a bone to gnaw there; a tidbit under the mat for him to find; a supply of tidbits so you can toss one to him every minute or so while he remains Down on his rug. Yes, you WILL need to leave the table often to put him back on his rug, until he gradually accepts your leadership and the routine of "They eat there, I lie down on my rug and hope for an occasional praise-&-reward".
(If your aim is poor or he is a messy eater, spread some newspaper on the carpet or lino before placing his rug.)
Those who say to put the dog in a different room are avoiding the problem rather than controlling the dog - until you are an effective trainer you MIGHT need to do that, but don't make it your first choice forever.
â Add http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_GSD_Source to your browser's Bookmarks or Favorites so that you can easily look up such as rescue groups, feeding, vaccinations, worming, clubs, teething, neutering, size, diseases, genetics.
â To ask about your pet's breed, join some of the YahooGroups dedicated to various aspects of living with them. If you don't know how, click my group's link then, near the top of the page, in the field saying [Search for other groups], type the breed's real name. (For a cross-breed, Search for either the one he is most like, or do a separate Search for each breed.)
Each group's Home page tells you which aspects they like to discuss, and how active they are. Unlike YA, they are set up so that you can have an ongoing discussion with follow-up questions for clarification. Most allow you to include photos in your messages.
Les P, owner of GSD_Friendly: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/GSD_Friendly
"In GSDs" as of 1967
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