Boyfriend allows his 32-year-old brother who has lived rent free for 5 years with no savings live with him and his girlfriend against her wishes: ‘He says that he will not let his brother be homeless’

It’s a sad reality that some people never get their lives together. It’s easy to see someone in their early 20s who lives with their parents and doesn’t have steady employment and assume that they will become fully independent at some point in the next couple of years. However, if that same person is in …
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Man rents spare room to divorcing mother-in-law, gets offended when she haggles $1400 for new carpet down to $400 after she moves out: ‘I agreed and figured we were done’

Many people find in-law relationships some of the most difficult dynamics that they ever have to navigate. Of course, some luck out with their partner’s parents and have no problem playing happy families, but even these situations can be disturbed by drama and petty arguments if they aren’t careful. There are a lot of things …
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22 Memes Fresh on the Market for Renters Who Are Fed up With the Landlord Special

Renting, landlords, the like—arguably the most stressful words you’ll hear come out of anyone’s mouth. Aside from how difficult it is in this day and age to find rentals that are within your budget, dealing with landlords and slumlords will be the bane of every renter’s existence. No matter how hard anybody tries to avoid …
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Sister offers to lend brother $800 for his rent, rescinds offer when he shows up to pick up the money with a freshly-done tattoo: ‘He says our parents make him feel stupid about his decisions’

We all have people in our lives who are just straight-up horrible with money. I’m not one of those people who thinks if I don’t save 50% of my income, I’m going to become homeless, but I think that’s a better way of going through life than mindlessly throwing large sums of cash around and …
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Eldest daughter gets jilted out of her inheritance after her parents give the house to her younger sister, family fallout ensues she gets asked to bail them out of a bad living situation: ‘I flat-out refused’

Welcome back, fellow internet enthusiasts. Grab your popcorn and a fountain drink because this next story is an entertaining take on inheritance games that renters and tenants may never truly understand.  Homeownership is a journey of self-empowerment that teaches you to manage your money, roll with the punches, and maybe learn a little bit of …
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24 Relatable Apartment Memes for Tired Renters Ready To Own Property

why does it always sound like our upstairs neighbors are moving cinderblocks around for fun?

25 Roommate Memes That Capture the Love-Hate Relationship of Shared Living

Living with roommates can be challenging, regardless of whether your roommate is your best friend, sibling, romantic partner, or a random person you found online. Chores can be one of the biggest challenges. In college, my roommates would always argue about whose turn it was to do the dishes. Then there’s the never-ending thermostat battle. …
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‘This is only the beginning of the craziness’: Greedy landlord raises roommate’s rent for using two ceiling fans in summer

Living with a landlord is like having an RA roommate in college. They’re probably gonna narc on you at some point. We all bend the rules every now and then, as is our right. We have to exercise our own selfishness sometimes, or else it’s going to come out in weird ways. Adults (at least …
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‘They want her to pay $45,000 [for repairs]’: Clueless renter facing exorbitant repair fees after destroying the apartment with 1 can of chicken soup

When I went through high school, we didn’t have Home Economics as a required class. Apparently, kitchen etiquette, doing your taxes, and keeping the house under control weren’t things that the public school system still valued, so lo-and-behold, an entire generation went without baking cakes for a final grade. However, the Gen X woman in …
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‘Each violation is a $500/day fine’: Nightmare landlord terrorizes tenant for 3 years, faces revenge when they move out

Show me a person who has spent much of their life in rented accommodation and I bet you anything they have at least one horror story about dealing with a landlord. It’s amazing just how many of them are happy to take their cut of your paycheck each month, but not to do basic maintenance …
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