Whose job is it when the housemate wants to sublet for a chunk of time, say a summer or a semester to find someone to sublet? If you don't think about it, the quick answer is that the housemate …
Co-Living and Owning Together
We would call it “co-living.” They called it “co-housing.” The confusion in terminology highlights how English really doesn’t have a word to describe it when people who are not a nuclear family …
Can’t We Have Kindness from Our Government?
Two buses of Vermonters went to the Women’s March in Washington. I helped organize them. In November, when we started, we had no idea that the march would develop sister marches and that by the time …
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The Timing Was Right
It was exactly a year ago that Mary Lou moved into Amy’s house. “I guess I’ve made it through the probationary period, ” says Mary Lou and she laughs. Mary Lou came to home-sharing because she …
Calculating Housing Costs
One of the benefits of shared housing is that it can save you money. The general rule of thumb for a reasonable amount to spend on housing is now 30% of gross income. It used to be 27%. The three …
He Took The Plunge
"It's the best thing I've done for myself in years." This is what my friend Bruce said when I asked him how his plunge into share housing was going. He's been living with his housemate for five …
