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• Shared Apartment Expenses Made Easy - WilliamPaid Spotlight

  [ March 12, 2010 ]

  Roommate 1: “Hey, dude, where’s your share of the cable bill? The bill was due yesterday.”
  Roommate 2: “I paid the electric last month.”
  Roommate 1: “Yeah, but I paid for pizza last week. And, you still owe me for the groceries.”
  Sound familiar? Between cable, electric, gas, Internet, groceries, phone, parking and [...]
• Build Credit Now (a.k.a. Why Building Good Credit is Like Dental Floss)

  [ March 11, 2010 ]

  Build good credit, check your credit, yada, yada. If you think having good credit is like flossing your teeth - it’s probably a good thing to do, but it really isn’t all that important right now, think again.
  Like a cavity, bad credit is something you’ll live with for a long time - [...]
• Meeting New Friends: A Solo Renter’s Quandry

  [ March 10, 2010 ]

  Move to new city. Check.
  Get job. Check.
  Rent apartment. Check.
  Make friends. Working at it.
  One of the scariest parts of moving was leaving all of my friends and family to head to a place where I knew almost no one. Renting an apartment by myself, without a roommate, added to my [...]
• Security Deposits - What Renter’s Need to Know

  [ March 9, 2010 ]

  ‘What Renters Need to Know’ is a new WilliamPaid series that will address some of the legal aspects that govern leases and landlord-tenant relationships. Our inaugural ‘What Renters Need to Know’ subject is the ins-and-outs of security deposits.
  You know it well: You write a check to your new landlord for one or two months’ [...]
• Spring Break Budget Savers - Money Mondays

  [ March 8, 2010 ]

  It is a college rite of passage, but Spring Break can come with a hefty price tag if you don’t plan ahead. Here are some ways to get a break on your Spring Break - wherever you go.
  Take It With You. Spring Break destinations see increased prices for nearly everything in March and [...]