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The thing about Valentine’s Day is you that either love it or you hate it. In fact, one year you may love it, and the next, hate it. Based upon your recent tweets, many of you love it. Many more of you hate it.
Here’s what you are saying about Valentine’s [...]

As part of our monthly sweepstakes, we offer additional entries for those of you who answer our Question of the Day. Sometimes the QOD (as we lovingly refer to it) relates to our website, sometimes it asks a question about credit and, other times, we ask you a survey question. Regardless of the [...]

Mistakes happen. But, what do you do when a mistake that isn’t even yours affects your entire budget? Yes, I faced this question this week.
As a good little renter, on the first of the month, I made my parking payment, for a little over $100. Imagine my surprise when I received [...]

Are all of your roommates talking about you behind your back? Take our quiz and find out exactly how wonderful of a roommate you really are.
1. When it comes to sharing, your philosophy is:
a. Share and Share Alike
b. Separation of Church and State
c. What’s Mine is Mine and What’s Yours [...]

At some point in most adult relationships that last longer than six months, someone raises the question - why don’t we move in together? After all, let me guess, you spend nearly every night together anyway, right?
There is no single “right” answer for every couple - or even each person in a [...]

Based upon your Twitter activity, it looks like Sunday is a big day for most of you. Although it is the Colts versus the Saints, sounds like there is more on your minds than the game. Some of you are bearing down for the winter storm that is coming while others are finding [...]

The first of the month came and went. The truth of the matter is that you just don’t have the money to pay rent this month. You will only be able to avoid your landlord’s calls and turn the lights off when you see him drive up for so long. It’s a [...]

I realized this month just how expensive living in the city really is as the bills began to pour in. I ended up spending double what I had budgeted - ouch. At this rate, I’ll never be able to afford that futon (yes, the futon won the debate; I even have one picked [...]

Last month, as part of our ‘Make Your New Year’s Resolution Stick’ sweepstakes, we asked you to let us know your New Year’s resolutions. Among the thousands of pledges of weight loss and smoking cessation, which are laudable goals, there was one resolution that really stood out.
Kathleen P. resolved to “finish [...]

Dear Dr. Fish:
My roommate and I have been friends since freshman year (we’re now juniors). Things had been going relatively well up until a couple months ago. As my boyfriend and I have been getting more serious, my roommate has started hanging out with a new group of friends.
At first, it [...]