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This post was originally published in the Shreveport Times, August 21, 2014. Author Jeb Breithaupt It doesn’t happen too often, but every now and then I’ll get a call from a pair of good …
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The builders are taking notice of an important demographic trend. At least those builders on the cutting edge of home design. Gone are big living rooms and fancy dining rooms. Instead, the homes have …
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“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, …
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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The report The New Housing Normal for Low-Income Families, published by The Center for American Progress (June 15, 2010) argues that it's not okay for families to "double up." The article has also …
Sustainable living is one of the obvious benefits of sharing housing. The Vancouver publication "Save the Planet, Save the Earth" describes the benefits of sharing housing. What caught my eye was the …
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