‘I live with a ghost’: Japan’s haunted homes attract bargain hunters
From the moment Ryua first walked into her rental apartment in Tokyo she believed…
I was annoyed by my neighbor’s noise. Months later, I’d helped raise $80,000 for her care.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Heidi Widmer.It has been edited…
I thought I loved being a minimalist. Then, my family moved from a 500-square-foot apartment to a 1,700-square-foot house.
When my husband and I bought our apartment in Kyiv back in 2017, we…
My girlfriend and I share an apartment with another couple. We’ve had to set boundaries, but splitting costs makes it worth it.
It's the perfect morning: birds chirping, coffee steam rising, and my girlfriend and I…
Why I stay in rented apartment despite owning multiple houses – Ola Of Lagos
Nigerian influencer and entrepreneur, Waris Olayinka Akinwande, popularly known as Ola of Lagos has…
I thought I’d found my perfect home in California. After 5 years, I left it behind.
When I moved to San Diego in 2021, I thought it was my perfect…
At Nike’s NYC street race, where runners went head-to-head for rent money, affordability was top of mind
Luckily for the winners of Nike's street race — and perhaps Nike as well…
I downsized from a house to a small apartment. I got rid of a lot, but kept one sentimental item.
Recently, after a major change in my personal life, I relocated from a single-family…
Benue varsity student hospitalised after cousin allegedly pours hot pepper mixture on her
A 200-level political science student of Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University (MOAUM), Rose…
I live in a 410-square-foot studio apartment. The small space has changed the way I spend money.
When I was planning my move to Brooklyn and touring a 410-square-foot space, the…
I dropped out of college and now earn $159,000 as a software engineer. Lifestyle creep left me $30,000 in debt.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation for our Cost of Living video…
My family of 5 traded our large home for a one-bedroom apartment. Nearly 3 years later, we’re in no rush to go back.
My husband, Emmet, and I are raising our family in a one-bedroom apartment.Five people…
Finding an apartment in Manhattan is getting even harder, as listings plummet and rents reach $5,000
Renting a New York City apartment isn't for the weak.The median Manhattan rental price…
The phone book that led us to Assad’s spy chief in hiding
In an abandoned luxury apartment in the Syrian capital Damascus, armed men dressed in…
I live in a 97-square-foot micro-apartment in Paris. Tiny living comes with pros and cons that I didn’t expect.
When I moved into my 97-square-foot micro-apartment in the fall of 2025, it was…
My rent-stabilized NYC apartment doesn’t even have a bathroom sink, but I can never leave the 380-square-foot gem
My three-story walk-up apartment in the West Village has some dreamy qualities: original exposed…
