Alexandra Sheehan

You’ve decided to put your spare room on Airbnb. But how much should you charge? What about the cleaning fee? Cancellation policy? How to price your Airbnb rental.

Thanks to the idiosyncrasies of payroll, changing jobs can mean going without a paycheck for up to a month. Here’s how to budget for that awkward period in-between—and figure out if you can afford to take some extra time off before the new gig begins.