A mother has started teaching her nine-year-old twins “real life lessons” — making them pay rent, fines for messy rooms and even risk “eviction.” LaToya Whitfield, 38, gives her daughters, Grace and ...

If you're among the 45 million American households renting, your monthly rent is likely one of your biggest expenses. What if you could pay rent with a credit card? Paying with plastic could give you ...

Recent research highlights the grim reality facing renters nationwide. Half of American renters are burdened by the cost of housing, according to a recent Harvard study, officially capturing the grim ...

I will be inheriting my parents’ house along with my two other siblings. My brother has been living there while my father was alive — and still is. He has never paid rent or utilities. Brother, where ...

Editorial Note: Forbes Advisor may earn a commission on sales made from partner links on this page, but that doesn't affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Renting a space offers flexibility and ...

The only reward for paying your rent used to be a place to live. Now landlords are offering credit-card-style incentives like 2% cash back or points redeemable for home goods and gift cards. Behind ...

If you pay for housing with either of these credit cards, make sure you can cover your balance each month. Jackie Lam is a contributor for CNET Money. A personal finance writer for over 8 years, she ...

We humans are suckers for free stuff. And it can cloud our ability to judge the true value of a deal. That’s why credit card rewards can be so alluring — free concerts, flights and airport lounge ...

There are a lot of reasons people take on roommates, but one of the most common is simple economics: Rent keeps rising, half of all tenants in the U.S. are paying more rent than they can actually ...