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Make friends – they’ll let you crash on their couch later

By Jessica Jenks | August 29, 2010

Due to a roommate SNAFU toward the end of summer, the school year started and I found myself homeless. Very few things are more nerve-racking than having no place to live and having no one as a potential roommate. It causes much stress and many headaches,...