Where do young adults live? Last week, the Pew Research issued a report , "The Return of the Multi-Generational Family Household," drawing on an earlier study of December 2009. …
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Smoother Sailing for Single Parents
Sharing housing offers single parents smoother sailing over many of the pressures of their lives. Its a unique group of benefits we don't usually include as a benefit of shared housing, but that …
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Methods to Divide Chores
Every home needs to be cleaned. When people share housing the question arises about how the common areas that everyone uses are cleaned. Here are three methods that work. Hire a Pro If you …
Messy Housemates
Sometimes I find myself grumbling about mess in the house, something along the lines of "Why doesn't he EVER clean up after himself?" Years of experience have taught me to look again. Oh, I say …
Avoiding Foreclosure
Has your house become too expensive for you? If so, you are hardly alone. According to RealtyTrak, in 2010 between 3 million and 3.5 million foreclosure warnings will be issued. This is up from 2009's …
For Real
Vermont columnist, Joyce Marcel, wrote this column about the relationships between elderly white seniors in Florida living with caretakers coming from different cultures. It's one example of seniors …
