“I want a Golden Girls home.” It’s a common refrain about living in shared housing. But what does that really mean? It means that they see the half-hour show of humor, the easy hanging-out at home, …
When Your Children Are Your Housemates: Return of the Boomerang Kids
Ashley Grande tried to make it in Boston, the city of her dreams. She worked in town as a restaurant shift supervisor, earning $10 an hour for 40 hours a week, no overtime permitted. She lived humbly, …
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How to Find Out Where That Posting Is. Very Cool App to the Rescue!
Ever been frustrated because you don't know the streets and neighborhoods well enough to know if a place for rent is right for you or not? Ever juggled open browser windows between craigslist and …
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Good Intentions Turn Into Housemate Hell
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions." It's hell to live with someone who doesn't respect your space, who uses your things without permission, who eats your food, who doesn't pay the …
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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 …
Turning Down the Heat on Housemate Conflicts
Your housemate works in an air conditioned office and drives in an air-conditioned car. When he comes home he finds the house unbearably hot. You work outside in the hot sun and love to have the …
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