williampaid
Blog

Imagine. It’s your first day of college and you are moving into your very first dorm room, which you’ll be sharing with a roommate. You turn the handle and find your roommate already there. They seem normal enough as you unpack and do the basic introductions; however, as time passes their true colors begin to [...]

We all, at some point or another, find ourselves searching for a fellow renter to split the rent with, even though most of us would prefer a place on our own. And, while many may have horrific story after horrific story of roommate nightmares, there are a few advantages to living with a roommate [...]

By Scott M. Helfrich, M.S.
As record numbers of college students come to campus with diagnosed mental health disorders, you could find yourself living with a roommate that may suffer from mental health difficulties. Although this situation may seem daunting, I would like to offer some practical insight and advice on how to cope with [...]

Sure, you’d love to have your friends stay with you when she moves to the city and looks for her own apartment. It sure sounds like fun - just like old times when you were roommates back in school.
And yes, splitting rent with someone is great, but fast-forward a few weeks or months. [...]

Is your rent payment late? Do you need a new way to tell your roommate to pay the F$#%@^G Rent? Forward them this video reminder and hopefully the check will be on the table in the morning.
Share with us your rent collection stories below, and if we publish it in one of [...]

Today’s post comes from, Noah, our summer intern at WilliamPaid. Noah will be attending the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas-Austin this fall.
In less than a month, I will be moving into my new college dorm, at the University of Texas, with my three, very cool, roommates. These are the first “real” [...]

As I’ve been packing up my apartment and getting ready to move 1,000 miles away, I’ve discovered that I’ve been unintentionally harboring several (okay, more than several) things that below to others. Let’s see, there’s a wetsuit, a heart rate monitor, a pair of shoes and a few other things that shall remain nameless [...]

I just had a knock-down-drag-out fight with my roommate, who has been one of my best friends for many years. Basically, this fight repeats itself all across America every day: One roommate says that the other said or did something that the other person says they didn’t say or do.
No one wants to [...]

We just celebrated our country’s Independence Day. Fireworks, picnics and beers remind us annually of our fight for freedom from the Motherland. As young adults, on our own, we don’t celebrate our independence from our Motherland (i.e., Mom and Dad). You may not even have known that it happened.
It did, though. Bring on [...]

Many live with close friends at some point in their lives, and unfortunately the roommate situation can wreak havoc on friendships. Even short trips together have been known to cause irreparable damage. For years now, my close friends and I have discussed the idea of living together but were hesitant, as we had [...]