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With the warmer weather, St. Patrick’s Day festivities and March Madness, renters hibernating in their apartments began flooding the streets and filling the eating and drinking establishments around town this week. With roommates in tow, these extra customers have equaled longer lines and a noticeable change - for the worse - in the available [...]

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 [...]

Big city living definitely has its advantages - 24/7 entertainment, great public transportation, people of all shapes and sizes. But, without a doubt, one of the greatest benefits of living in a city like Chicago is the endless supply of restaurants.
In small town Ohio, my restaurant options consisted of a burger place, [...]

Just when I thought I was close to the end of this long, drawn-out move, it turns out that I missed several big ticket items on my apparently-not-so-complete moving list. Argh…when will my move-in be finished??
Internet and Cable. I have now been in my apartment for about a month and a half, and [...]

Big news!! No, I haven’t settled the futon versus couch dilemma, but I am now sleeping on a bed. Yes, my move is now official. As great as it is, I will say that it is a little sad when all of my belongings fit into two vehicles that took less than [...]

Couch or futon. Futon or couch. It may not rise to the same level as safety or space, but this was the epic dilemma I struggled with over the past week.
Turning my apartment into a home will be complete with the perfect couch (or futon). Why am I having such a difficult [...]

As all the drama of moving subsided this week, I found myself confronted with a dilemma that perhaps I had overlooked when I selected my new apartment: My apartment building does not have a fitness room. Like you, I, too, made the age-old New Year’s resolution to get back into my old workout routine. [...]

My bags are unpacked, and the apartment is scrubbed from top to bottom. That’s right - I finally moved into my OWN place. No more couch for me.
Before the celebrating gets out of hand, I guess I should tell you that “moved” is a relative term. You see, my move over the [...]

WIlliamPaid wishes all of our favorite renters and roommates a Happy New Year. It’s been a great and exciting 2009 as we’ve been working to get WIlliamPaid out to all of you. Even though we’ve got a lot accomplished, the thing that matters most to us is you.
So, we thank you visiting us [...]

And, we have a winner. Three months of searching have finally paid off. This week, I was successful in finding a little “convertible” to call my own - at least for the next twelve months. It turns out, that, when it came to compromising, not much was needed after all - it [...]