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Coliving and Housesharing

Are you looking for a new simpler way to live in retirement? Coliving is a communal living lifestyle offering small private living spaces and shared common areas. Homesharing is a way of sharing a home with a like-minded housemate. Let’s look at the options!

Living in One Room
9 months ago

Living in One Room

This is where I live.

In one room.

No garage.

No storage units, this is it.

Could you live in a space this small?

Co Living For Boomers – What They Really Want
4 years ago

Co Living For Boomers – What They Really Want

This article will explore the results of a survey that I sent to a group in my Coliving for Boomers community. It reveals how coliving for boomers is a growing …
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Reinventing How Women Over 60 Live in Retirement
4 years ago

Reinventing How Women Over 60 Live in Retirement

We urgently need to reinvent how women live in retirement. Here’s how we might do it. There’s a lifestyle shift in progress as single women are searching for new ways …
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Looking for a Roommate After 60? Don’t Forget to Talk About Money
4 years ago

Looking for a Roommate After 60? Don’t Forget to Talk About Money

We all know that money is that last taboo topic, causing more embarrassment, secrecy and shame than even conversations about sex.

So, if you’re making plans to live with a …
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Living with Roommates in Retirement – The Golden Girls Were Right!
4 years ago

Living with Roommates in Retirement – The Golden Girls Were Right!

Many of us share common fears as we enter retirement. We fear financial challenges, failing health and feelings of disconnectedness as we grow older. The good news is …
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Shared Housing For Seniors – Solutions for Income and Companionship
4 years ago

Shared Housing For Seniors – Solutions for Income and Companionship

Arnie calls her home “my accordion house” and laughs.

It’s a huge Victorian building in the center of Concord, New Hampshire. Arnie inherited it from an aunt who lived on …
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3 Ways Getting a Housemate After 50 Can Lead to a Richer Life in Retirement
4 years ago

3 Ways Getting a Housemate After 50 Can Lead to a Richer Life in Retirement

I can’t quite remember what caused me to part ways with my last roommate. It was 50 years ago and I have a vague memory of an unannounced party, a …
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Older Women Living Independently In a Community? Senior Cohousing Options You Need to Know About
4 years ago

Older Women Living Independently In a Community? Senior Cohousing Options You Need to Know About

One of the topics that endlessly fascinates me is how solo women of “a certain age’” are going to live healthy and happy lives in retirement.

Many single women prefer …
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Is Coliving a Lifestyle That You Could Embrace in Your 60’s
4 years ago

Is Coliving a Lifestyle That You Could Embrace in Your 60’s

Co-living is a new way of looking at independent living in a community. This is a new lifestyle of communal houses created and run by their residents.

Each person or …
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