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If you've been looking for an easy way to collect money from a group of people and use it for shared living expenses, a common charity cause, help out a sick friend, cover the costs of a bachelor party or to run a team or fraternity, you need to check out WePay. WePay is a service that helps you...

Thanks to the housing crisis, many students are able take advantage of living in condos, apartments and rented homes instead of dorms. It's a great way to save some cash, live with friends, and enjoy locations students otherwise couldn't afford. The housing crisis has changed the way that students...

Historically low mortgage rates are making houses more affordable in terms of "the monthly nut," but other considerations can trump simple affordability, and ignoring those hidden costs and risks can turn buying a home into a potential financial disaster.

As the housing market continues to flounder, a growing number of homeowners are ditching their mortgage for a lease. And many renters who once thought about buying homes, have decided to hold off. For now, the market is on renters' side, but that could soon change. Negotiating a cheaper rent now...

Spend a year in many university dorms and you may be dying to move off campus into a house with more space, fewer rules and roommates that you get to pick. But before you sign a semester- or year-long lease on a place and hand over a chunk of change for the security deposit, check a few things to...

You've just moved into your sweet new house a half-mile from campus, free from nagging RAs, lackluster dining hall food and Draconian quiet hours that cramp your music-blasting study methods. It's the end of summer and you happen to be the first person to move in, so you call up the cable...

There's nothing like cruising down the highway, wind whipping through your hair in a sporty two-seater to stir up romantic feelings. Whether you're playing the parts of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in "To Catch a Thief," enjoying a first date in an Alfa Romeo like Dustin Hoffman and Katherine Ross...

For years now, Blockbuster has boasted that it doesn't charge late fees for movie and video game rentals by telling its customers to "Celebrate the end of late fees." But starting this week, it appears the celebration will be over as Blockbuster begins to reinstate late fees for video games at...

Last week it was announced that Comcast plans to increase the cost of renting a cable modem from $3 to $5 a month -- an increase of 66% or $24 a year. Comcast points to the cost of new technology for the increase, telling Multichannel news that it reflects a cost increase to Comcast of 167%....

From tuxedos to DVDs and cars, renting something for the short term makes a lot of sense.For college students spending the annual nationwide average of $700 to $1,100 for textbooks, Chegg.com and sites such as bookrenter.com offer textbook rentals by the quarter or semester, saving students...