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There are all sorts of people who decide to share housing. Many times people who are sharing housing don't think anything special about it. It's just how they live. But it you are considering the idea and are unsure, it can be helpful to read about how others are doing it. That's what this category is: stories of real people sharing housing.
Norma, now 95, has been living with housemates for ten years. She finds her them through Home Share Now , a matching service based in Barre, Vermont. She knew about home share programs because she had …
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Glenn owns a big old house—a really large house of sixteen rooms with five bedrooms, built in 1804, about fifteen minutes from a small city in New England. He loves it. He bought it with his wife, and …
When we met, and Mari learned that about this work and the book, she immediately said, “I have a great housemate.” Upon interviewing her, I discover her housemate is a great example of what I call a …
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POSSSLQ is the phrase that Sharon and Deb use for their relationship. When they got in touch with me and I read their booklet, POSSSLQ: ELDERS LIVING OUTSIDE THE BOX, I was deeply gratified and …
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Here is an innovative idea. Invest in shared housing. This is what Jude and her husband have done. They created a shared house with six bedrooms that they rent out as a house share. They …
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Home sharing started for Beth by accident. Enough of an accident that it was only when Beth heard a talk on housing options for seniors in her area, and heard “home sharing,” that she thought, “Geez! …
