‘They are as different as day and night’: My son is upset that his brother got more financial support. Now it’s payback time. What should I do?
I have a dilemma about helping one of my sons financially. Here’s some backstory: I have two boys, ages 28 and 23. They are ...
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Tenants left in limbo after asking landlords and city officials to address smoke damage
One month after the fires, many renters still can’t move back to their homes because their landlords won’t say when, or if, ...
‘We’d just switch everything off’: six in ten social housing tenants go without essentials to pay rent
The social housing sector in England houses 4 million tenants (16% of the country’s households). The sector is home to some ...
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People With Parents With Money
When you live in the wealthiest city in the world, it’s not hard to come up with people you suspect have access to their ...
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Rents in Chattanooga area have jumped in the past decade. So have evictions
Rents have gone up fast in the Chattanooga area. In the past ten years, the median rent price in Hamilton County has ...
Profitability not the only measure of a city’s success or livability
Eden Prairie is in the liquor business for profit. The city sank $400,000 in its 10-year-old Den Road store according to a January 2008 Star Tribune article, with the intent of selling liquor for ...
Boomers are enjoying their retirement – unless they’re renting
Even as the richest generation, two-thirds of Baby Boomer retirees who rent are living in poverty – and the housing crisis ...
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Many barely getting by, but earn too much for food stamps, other government assistance
Although Washington’s minimum wage went up to $16.66 an hour Jan. 1, Clark County workers earning that — and even a bit more — describe triaging bills and bunking with other families to make ends meet ...
In a landlord’s market, rent is rising higher than income, and Scott County residents can’t keep up
When Eric Gentry started working at Community Action Partnership for Scott, Carver and Dakota Counties in 2011, there was just one person who answered rent assistance phone calls each day. The ...
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Paying for College
Paying for college can be one of the toughest parts of earning your degree – but it doesn’t have to be. Use our tips and articles to stay up to date on the best ways to fund your education ...
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Mobile home park residents want to know why management is taking their money but not paying their water bills
Residents of the Millersburg Mobile Park are demanding answers after discovering the park is more than $35,000 behind on its ...