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Two dozen employees were injured walking on hot coals at a Swiss corporate retreat but these types of incidents aren't uncommon at company outings
The once time-honored tradition of the corporate retreat is gaining a bad reputation, as the outing…
Bethany Biron
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I transform garages into upscale apartments so homeowners can rent them out and make passive income
Rebecca Möller's startup that turns garages into accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, both adds much-…
Kelsey Neubauer
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I started renting toys for my 3 kids. It keeps them engaged and reduces the clutter at home.
The author has three kids under the age of 5 and was overwhelmed with clutter and toys collecting d…
Conz Preti
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The 'singles tax': People who live alone are paying thousands more on rent than their coupled-up counterparts
Singles people living alone are paying an extra $7,000 in rent compared to their coupled-up peers w…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Rents are starting to fall across the US — and they're set to drop even more in 2023
Don't worry, there's a good chance your rent won't go up even more next year. The price cuts some a…
Alcynna Lloyd,Jacob Zinkula
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Lin-Manuel Miranda doesn't feel like he was 'canceled' after 'In the Heights' was called out for its lack of dark-skinned Latinx actors
Miranda told the New Yorker that the backlash "In the Heights" faced over its casting is people "ha…
Debanjali Bose
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Renter activists crashed a DC landlords conference to protest 'corrupt greed' and rising rents
More than 100 tenant activists ambushed a national gathering of corporate landlords chanting "down …
Alcynna Lloyd
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Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman points to a slowdown in rents as a sign inflation is starting to flatten
Apartment rent prices are "more important than people may realize for economic policy," Krugman sai…
George Glover
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Customers saved a New York bar after it nearly shut down over rising rents. Its owner learned community is key to building a successful small business.
Five SBOs share how they founded communities that support the brand and make deeper connections tha…
Erin Greenawald
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Low-income renters are frustrated by Biden's new plan to make housing more affordable because they don't think it does enough to combat surging rents
Biden's plan is supposed to help struggling renters. But the ones we spoke to said it falls short.
Jason Lalljee
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Biden's stimulus set aside $50 billion to help renters facing eviction, but just 4% of that has gone out
Treasury calls for "all hands on deck" to help get money to renters who could be evicted this month…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Renting isn't a waste of money, no matter what your parents say
During a virtual event, personal finance professionals Kelly Lannan and Pamela Capalad broke down w…
Libby Kane, CFEI
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If you're a low-income Californian, the state wants to pay off all of your back rent
Using a budget surplus and stimulus money, California is negotiating a rental relief program that w…
Ayelet Sheffey
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COVID-19 vaccines are low in areas where eviction rates are high, report finds
The only thing holding back the expiration of a national eviction moratorium is COVID. But people a…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk appear to agree on one thing: Apple's control over apps is 'problematic'
Mark Zuckerberg took a jab at Apple and appeared to side with Elon Musk over the company's control …
Grace Kay,Britney Nguyen
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Rents are starting to drop, but the way we measure inflation means that we could still end up in a nasty recession next year
A key measure of inflation is falling. But one economist fears the Federal Reserve is discounting i…
Jacob Zinkula,Alcynna Lloyd
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Eviction ban extended through June just days before up to 40 million faced risk of losing housing
The extension on the eviction ban will help the 20% of adult renters who didn't pay last month's re…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Fed up New Yorkers are taking to TikTok to lament rat-infested apartments and ridiculous rent hikes that are making living in the city impossible
Many young NYC transplants are planning to return to their parents' houses as the median Manhattan …
Mara Leighton
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Nearly 6 million Americans — roughly equivalent to the entire population of Singapore — are threatened by eviction and foreclosure this month
About one-third of the 18 million Americans behind on rent or mortgage payments could struggle into…
Taylor Borden
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Bernie Sanders' call for 'national rent control' may sound good, but it's actually a lousy idea
Landlords have less incentive to invest in rent-controlled properties. (Why pay top dollar to maint…