SOLO

Your own place. Your own rules. And a surprising number of things no one ever told you.

Finding your own place is exciting. Figuring out everything that comes with it? That's another story.

What should you actually look for during an apartment tour? What does that part of the lease mean? Where's the water shutoff? What do you do when the toilet overflows, the power goes out, your roommate stops paying rent-or there's suddenly water coming through the ceiling?

SOLO: Your Field Guide to Living on Your Own is a practical guide to the things nobody thinks to teach you until you suddenly need to know them.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Find and compare apartments without overlooking the important stuff
• Know what to look for before signing a lease
• Prepare for move-in and document your new place
• Manage rent, utilities, bills, and unexpected expenses
• Handle basic home maintenance and common household problems
• Know what to do when something goes wrong
• Navigate landlords, roommates, neighbors, and difficult situations
• Protect yourself when moving out and dealing with a security deposit
• Keep important information organized with reusable checklists, logs, and forms

Designed to be used, not just read, SOLO is organized like a field guide so you can flip directly to the section you need-whether you're apartment hunting, standing in front of a tripped breaker, dealing with a maintenance problem, or trying to remember what you're supposed to do before moving out.

Whether you're leaving home for the first time or simply living on your own for the first time, SOLO gives you something better than knowing everything:

Knowing what to do next.