I have lived with two very different open door policies. The first scenario—anyone could stop by as long as there was a formal invitation stating the time and date. In other words, no casual drop-ins …
How to Manage Personal Items When Sharing Housing
It can be hard to manage personal items when sharing housing, who gets to decide what goes where? That's why it's important to be mindful of your situation and work to be inclusive of your home-mates …
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Uncluttered and Clean
Visiting a friend for a weekend, I observed how she manages with her partner their shared space. It became clear to me that one is a neatnik, she might even say obsessive about it, and the …
Do It While It’s Easy
“Do it While it's Easy” is one of our four guidelines for living well with others as described in the book, Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates. An essential part of …
Home Sharing Means Never Having to Scoop the Litter Box
This article about who scoops the litter box comes to us from Louise Machinist, a longtime advocate of shared housing. Check out My House Our House, her book about to how to find and live in shared …
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Eyes Wide Open
You need to keep your eyes wide open when you decide that living with a home-mate is what you want to do. Our whole approach to selecting a home-mate is designed to help you notice and see whether and …
