shared living

When you move into a Golden Girls home, you not only save money on housing, but can find great friends as well! But moving in with one or more strangers and getting to know new people can sometimes be difficult. Here are 21 ways to have fun with your housemates that won’t break the bank, but will turn new roommates into lifelong friends!

1. Binge watch a favorite TV show.

Don’t waste a perfectly good rainy day by watching TV alone. Grab your housemate and a bowl of popcorn and fire up your favorite old shows or the new ones you’ve been dying to watch.

Not long before we divorced, my husband and I remodeled our kitchen and it became a dream place to be. I bought every gadget and new dishes. The colors all matched. The countertop was pristine, and it was mine. Guests would come over and offer to help. “No, that’s OK,” I would say as the captain of my own ship. Every two weeks, the cleaning lady and I would scrub and polish. I was in heaven!

Looking for a new way to lower home expenses and considering taking on one or more housemates?

Your soon-to-be Golden Girls Home may already be the most inviting place in the world for your future housemates. However, many of our homes need a little work. Walk outside, turn around, and walk in again, pretending that this is the first time you have ever walked through the door. What would you do to make it a more inviting home for you?