What it's like to be young, married, in college, and looking for your first apartment
What it's like to be young, married, in college, and looking for your first apartment "); } Katie Edwards/Getty Images I gave myself ten months to prepare for my first apartment search, but when it was finally time to hunt, I still found plenty of room for panic. I’m a young married woman , but my husband and I were in no rush to get our own place since we are barely at home. I’m married to a guy who does over-the-road (interstate) trucking for a living, so I see him maybe four days out of the month, maximum. I lived in a room close to my college; it wasn’t too glamorous, but we were able to save money and pay off our credit cards crazy fast . The benefits of living below our means outweighed any of the cons, but by the time summer came rolling around, I was so ready to have my own space. Not only was it crowded, but my neighbors were loud and constantly fighting with each other. Eventually, I was waking up every day at 3 a.m. to loud music blasting — it was driving me insa...