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Guide highlights how young adults can make their new home their own without breaking bank

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Aside from your childhood home, the place that will forever stick out in your mind is the first home, apartment or condo that you call your own.

Carol Wobser, who has spent over 40 years repairing and remodeling her home on a budget, shares her tips and techniques to making your new place your own in “Starting Out: A Guide to Your New Space” (ISBN 1453876898).

Even if you’re strapped for cash or time, Wobser, a 1961 graduate of McClain High School in Greenfield, has ideas, advice and new techniques for you and your new pad in her home design guide. She highlights the items you need to maintain your space and provides advice on how to keep expenses low. She covers the basics of being eco-friendly by explaining what to reuse within your new home.

Wobser knows that owning your own place, whether it is a home or apartment, comes with a lot of responsibilities, especially costs. She explains how to buy supplies, home décor and necessities wisely and how to limit budget mistakes, since they are bound to happen every so often. She demonstrates how to work with small areas and where to store items when you’re low on closets and cabinets.

“From furniture restoration tips to treating stains on your new couch to decorating within your means, ‘Starting Out’ has tips, techniques and advice that young professionals need for their first place,” Wobser says.

While the task of making your new place your own seems daunting, Wobser’s “Starting Out” takes the fear and stress out of the decorating, budgeting and shopping. Instead, she puts the excitement, sensibility and fun back into an activity and new chapter of life that young adults look forward to for so long.

“Starting Out: A Guide to Your New Space” is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.

About the author

Carol Wobser is a retired public school teacher with 31 years of teaching experience. She has a master’s in learning disabilities and behavior disorders from the University of Cincinnati. She is currently teaching autistic teenagers part time at the Autry Learning Center. Wobser has also been a homeowner for 42 years, many of which were spent completing repair and remodeling projects on a budget.[[In-content Ad]]

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