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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 [...]

Landlords. That one single word can raise the hair on the neck of many a renter. While there are great landlords out there (really), many more of us have had to deal with landlords that haven’t been so wonderful.
You know what they say, if you don’t have anything nice to say… We’re [...]

I had a 23 year-old client, “Joe,” come in the other day telling me that he was starting to have romantic feelings toward one of his three roommates, “Susie.” Joe wondered what impact it would have on the roommate relationship as well as the impact it could have on the apartment if the two [...]

From comparisons to Mother Theresa to things we can’t print, you’ve got much to say about your roommates. Here are some fun roommate posts that caught our eye.
@DalianaD It sucks having Mother Theresa for a roommate
@blaringhaus My roommate is like a very graphic ad for mucous production right now.
@avatarkar Roommate made Hungarian food yesterday. [...]

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 [...]

As you probably know by now, WilliamPaid is on the fourth installment of monthly sweepstakes that give away three prizes of up to $1,000 each for rent or other types of expenses (or, this month, to help you stick with your New Year’s resolution). We’ve announced the winners for two sweepstakes so far (stay [...]

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 [...]

Renters and roommates often have different needs and wants than non-renters. So, this year, as an extraordinary public service to the renters of the world, we offer WilliamPaid’s Top Ten Holiday Gifts for Renters.
Here we go:
10. A robe for the guy who lives in the apartment building across the way.
9. Weather-stripping. [...]

As a clinical psychologist for more than 15 years, there are certain behaviors I see or hear of frequently. One of them is that of an aggressive roommate, partner or friend – particularly among those who are moving away from home for the first time. This often comes up as a question about [...]

Everyone meet Lindsey. Lindsey, this is everyone.
Lindsey is our new Marketing Assistant at WilliamPaid. She just moved to Chicago after graduating from Ohio University and having grown up in a small Ohio town.
Like many of us who are going through this transition phase right now (or, for the survivors, can fondly (or not [...]