Current Affairs & Insights
The “Current Affairs & Insights” category brings together ToitChezMoi resources focused on supportive co-living: offering a spare room in exchange for a caring presence and small everyday services.
It covers accommodation in exchange for services, practical organization, best practices, and key points to watch (framework, expectations, communication) to help hosts and cohabitants build a successful connection. You will also find insights on student housing, family life, childcare, and everyday mutual support.
Browse the articles to better understand this topic and move forward step by step, whether you are offering a room or looking for a more human housing solution.
Student room in a private home and housing assistance
The cost of studies varies from one city to another, sometimes doubling. This is mainly explained by variations in rental prices. Rent accounts for an average of 55% of a student's annual budget. In some cities, like Bordeaux, it can reach nearly 3/4 of the average budget.TOITCHEZMOI offers to exchange a room in a host's home in […]
18/08/2016
Alternative and free solutions to have your pet looked after during the holidays
Sometimes, it is impossible to take your pet with you on vacation. Your neighbors, family, or friends are not available to take care of him, do not panic. Above all, do not abandon your friend. Shelters are overwhelmed every summer. Every year in France, nearly 100,000 animals are abandoned. Of these statistics, 80% of them […]
03/08/2016
The 5 good deals for cheap holidays
In 2016, less than 60% of French people will go on vacation with an average summer vacation budget of 889 euros. The current socio-economic situation and declining purchasing power mean that many French people are increasingly planning their vacations. They plan them according to the budget.
22/05/2016
Issues faced by caregivers of elderly, disabled, or aging individuals.
Close caregivers are family members, friends, or neighbors. They represent 60% of caregivers and dedicate their time to performing a variety of tasks. Among these tasks, taking care of elderly people helps to facilitate the home life of dependent individuals following a disability, an illness […]
16/05/2016
How to provide concrete help to your parents?
Your parents are aging and you are looking for your alter ego to provide assistance with their new needs. For a few hours of gardening, cleaning, support or companionship during the day or night. Personal assistance is expensive for retirees Today, a retiree earns an average of 1,256 euros per month. However, they […]
10/06/2015
How to best publish your housing advertisement in exchange for services
Are you embarking on the adventure of housing in exchange for services? This type of exchange can be very rewarding for Host-hosts as well as for supportive Cohabitants. Follow our advice!
21/05/2015
Our tips to avoid burglaries this summer
Many burglaries take place during the summer season. Burglars take advantage of holiday departures to carry out their misdeeds. No panic: the TOITCHEZMOI team has thought of you. They have put together a list of tips to avoid the worst.
04/05/2015
The devil wears Tafta or threatens collaborative consumption
Le Télégramme reported that gardening enthusiasts and amateurs meet several times a year to share or exchange plants and advice. Unfortunately, they will likely soon find themselves in illegality. Indeed, these plant swaps are now threatened by the free trade agreement or Tafta (Transatlantic Free Trade Area).
16/04/2015
End of the winter truce, think about supportive housing
For thousands of families, April 1st is synonymous with worry and stress. It marks the end of the winter truce that began last November 1st. Under the threat of an eviction notice, they will have to leave their homes. Those who have not taken the initiative will be forced by the authorities […]
02/04/2015
Increase in students and decrease in real estate stock!
The start of the 2015 school year will prove to be even more problematic for students than that of 2014. Why? Quite simply because the increase in the number of students will continue and the construction of housing will not keep up!
19/03/2015
Solidarity housing for women in situations of social vulnerability
Sunday, March 8 was International Women's Rights Day! Without wanting to get into any controversy, it is clear that in the 21st century, which claims to be egalitarian, the simple fact of being born a woman creates a difference.
10/03/2015
The difficulties of the 1.8 million single-parent families in France
According to INSEE; "in 2015, 15% of 30/45 year olds live alone, representing more than 26% of households in this age category. In this context, single-parent families represent 7.5% of urban households.
03/03/2015