Re: Welcome Future Yale GEPNs!!!
Hey! I have been looking at the IKEA website and I must say that their furniture seems to run on the small (and low to the floor) side...my hubby is pretty big (6ft and about 225) and pretty solid, LOL and I am worried about those beds and couches (the affordable ones anyway) but I have been to Ikea and they have more to choose from inside the store, so maybe it will still work!
True, *nothing* compares to the cost of living in NYC, but right now the apartments I am seeing cost three times the cost of my apartment here!! That's a huge difference! And I don't qualify for private loans, so that $20,000 left over after financial aid is CASH for us!!! So, the cheaper the better, because I don't have any aid to fall back on!
Other folks have suggested that I ship some stuff, too. It seems extremely expensive??? I remember shipping Christmas gifts one year and it cost me a couple hundred dollars (I had heavy stuff like a microwave, comforters and books, though)...But that would be a lot to ship...I guess I could rent a car and drive it down...and buy the furniture when I get there...
We are not bringing a car...
So much to think about...thanks for the mailing offer!
See. I didn't even mention the $600.00...I was trying not to think about it!
And a BUNCH more info... just a heads up! 
when my friend moves around (she does a lot) she ships a lot of her stuff to herself. That might not be a bad idea. if you want to ship it early I can give you my parent's address in Hamden (10 min from New Haven) some one is always home there and I am sure that they would not mind holding it until you get down here. I would offer my address but no one is ever home and I don't want your stuff sitting on my porch all day. And remember all the aid factors in cost of living here!
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