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Roommates Who Rock: Battle Buddies

[ November 13, 2009 ]

In honor of Veterans’ Day this week and in memorial to the victims of the tragedy at Fort Hood, William Paid salutes the men and women of the armed forces as our Roommates Who Rock.
Like most “battle buddies,” Staff Sergeant Schuyler Nippert, now of Fort Hood, has pretty much seen it all in terms of [...]
William Paid Takes to the Street: College Students and Credit

[ November 10, 2009 ]

Recently, William Paid spent a few days at DePaul University in the heart of Chicago to find out what is on renters’ minds. Curiously absent? Their knowledge of building good credit.
According to a survey we conducted on campus, 98% of the respondents indicated that building good credit was extremely important to them [...]
Have You Cut Back Your Spending?

[ November 10, 2009 ]

A new Harris Poll finds that adults have made significant (and less significant) lifestyle changes in order to save money. According to the poll, most notable changes include:
64% have been purchasing more generic brands
47% are brown-bagging lunch instead of buying it
43% have been going to hairdressers/barbers less often
36% have switched to tap water and [...]
Roommates Who Rock: Laverne & Shirley

[ November 6, 2009 ]

In this week’s Roommates Who Rock, we pay tribute to the original working girls – Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney. Not just a silly sitcom, Laverne & Shirley impacted a generation and moved the ball on women’s rights as much as any stalled ERA legislation would.
Airing from 1976 to 1983, Laverne & [...]
7 Roommate Types - Which One is Yours?

[ November 4, 2009 ]

William Paid has traveled the world, serving roommates of all shapes and sizes. When it comes down to it, though, William has found that there are only seven types of roommates. Which one is yours?

Tweet #myroommateis [blank] to let us know or email us at [email protected]

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Have You Cut Back Your Spending?

Posted on November 10, 2009 in: Renter Resources

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A new Harris Poll finds that adults have made significant (and less significant) lifestyle changes in order to save money. According to the poll, most notable changes include:

64% have been purchasing more generic brands

47% are brown-bagging lunch instead of buying it

43% have been going to hairdressers/barbers less often

36% have switched to tap water and refillable bottles instead of bottled water (saves the environment, too)

34% have canceled one or more magazine subscriptions

If you are looking to save money, these changes are just the tip of the iceberg - from more radical ways to save money to simple everyday changes, take a look at where you spend your money and see what you can live without.

While driven by necessity now, these changes could have a positive long-term impact - reducing spending patterns could lead to an increase in savings later on. Alternatively, use the money you save by changing your spending patterns to pay down your outstanding debt. Just look at the money you can save when you put a few extra dollars toward your student loans each month.