williampaid
Blog

With wedding season coming to a close, I found myself with a little extra time to enjoy my rental life in the Chi. So with my little breather, I began reflecting on the past eight months of 2010 and wondering how I stacked up against those resolutions I made all the way back in [...]

After four (or more) years of living in jeans, shorts, yoga tops and sweats, landing in a job in the real world can be shocker to your wardrobe and your wallet. It’s likely that the depth of your professional attire is limited to one or two interview suits, which typically show little of your [...]

Limited stock, long lines, inexperienced cashiers and disgruntled customers - shopping in stores is sooo 2009. This year, shop online from your cozy apartment, avoid those crowded, overpriced malls - and get paid for it.
How, you ask? Easy! WilliamPaid has designed the WilliamPaid Shopping Center just for you - filled with all [...]

There has been a big hullabaloo around health care reform for years. And, finally, we have legislation that is meant to keep the big insurance companies in check, improve coverage and lower costs. Regardless of your political leanings, health care is expensive. Don’t wait for the laws to take effect and trickle [...]

Last week, we discussed who is pulling your credit. This week, let’s take a look at what they are looking for.
In general, lenders review your credit for a few key pieces of information that will tell them if you are worthy of receiving a loan or if you are a credit risk. [...]

If you have student loans, you probably have questions. At WilliamPaid, we are fortunate to have a student loan expert as our CEO. Prior to WilliamPaid, Evan Silverman, along with WilliamPaid President Jeff Golding, founded and ran one of the largest student loan lenders in the country. So, he knows a bit [...]

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 [...]

Unfortunately, moving apartments actually involves two moves - the one out of your old apartment and the one to your new apartment. Remembering all the things that need to get done can be a pain. You know all the basics - get boxes, plan ahead, yada, yada.
It’s those annoying little things [...]

Between ever-increasing tuition, books that cost their weight in gold and the need to have some semblance of a social life, college can be draining - to your wallet. While we can’t do much about tuition and books, we can help you save a little money in the other areas of your life. [...]

So, you just used the WilliamPaid Credit Estimator and received your estimated score by answering six basic questions. Or, maybe someone asked you what your credit score was and you have no idea. In either case, you may have a basic understanding of what a credit score is and what it is used [...]