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How to Rent on Your Own Terms

November 21, 2012 by Annamarie 2 Comments

“What surprises me when I look back on it, is how easy it was.” This is what Nancy says about learning to rent on her own terms. When Nancy was a newly divorced mother she rented a bedroom in her house to give her extra money for her children’s activities. With the money she was […]

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Filed Under: Real People Sharing Housing, Single Parents Tagged With: agreements, interviewing, models, real people, roommates, single mother

Smoother Sailing for Single Parents

March 18, 2010 by Annamarie Leave a Comment

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Sharing housing offers single parents smoother sailing over many of the pressures of their lives. There are three main benefits that make life easier. 1 The first big benefit for single parents who share housing is that they get to live in a better space than they could afford on their own. For some this means […]

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Filed Under: Should I Share Housing?, Single Parents Tagged With: children, common rooms

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