A boomer moved from Texas to Missouri for her retirement thinking everything would be cheaper. She was 'so wrong.'

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Donna, who recently retired, wasn't expecting St. Louis to be as expensive as it is.

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A homeless Iowa mom of 2 is struggling to find a landlord who will accept her housing voucher before it expires. The state is making it harder by allowing landlords to discriminate against her.

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An aerial view shows homes on December 20, 2023 in Jesup, Iowa. In 2021, Iowa passed a law barring cities and counties from protecting voucher holders from overt discrimination by landlords.

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We live in Hong Kong and are returning to the US to retire. We don't have a credit score and our Social Security is minimal.

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The author and his wife have lived in Hong Kong for 35 years but are moving to the US to retire.

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Why mortgage rates are doomed to stay above 7% for the foreseeable future

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The housing market has been pushed out of reach for some Americans by sky-high mortgage rates.

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I moved from Paris to a house in New York with 15 roommates. The $2,000 a month rent is fair for what I get.

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Cohabs are shared houses in cities around the world.

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I'm a millennial who moved his family from Houston to Tulsa after getting accepted into its $10,000 relocation program. We plan on staying for at least 10 years.

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Jhonathan Vazquez and his wife had a baby daughter about two years after moving to Tulsa.

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I got sober living in one of the UK's biggest party towns

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I gained incredible willpower in the past few years.

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Interior designers share 6 living-room trends that are in this year and 5 we're leaving behind

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Earth tones are so in this year.

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Neighborhoods have really dumb names these days

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A sold-out tiny home community in Florida is expanding into rentals. Be ready to pay $1,350 a month for 320 square feet.

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Escape is expanding its popular neighborhood of tiny homes near Tampa Bay, Florida, with six rentals.

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