Understanding and succeeding in shared living – the ToitChezMoi blog
Through this blog, ToitChezMoi shares content to help better understand shared and supportive living arrangements.
Practical articles, personal stories, key considerations and best practices: this blog is for anyone interested in living in, or offering, a more human and supportive housing solution, built on trust and mutual respect.
Students, young professionals, free housing solutions
Independence is not easy to achieve. Even if some strongly desire it, they do not always have the financial means to afford it. Fortunately, there are free housing solutions that can help those in need. Free housing solutions are varied.
02/04/2015
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
Rent your room and, in exchange, learn a foreign language
Housing in exchange for services is becoming common practice. Multiple services such as companionship for seniors, homework help, or dog sitting can be offered in exchange for a room or housing. However, few know that one can also offer computer lessons or language courses. The process is simple. From […]
01/04/2015
Live Rent-Free Through Bartering !
With the cost of living on the rise, bartering is becoming a smart solution. Discover how to find housing in exchange for services and cut your expenses today.
31/03/2015
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
Shift work, employees out of sync, and childcare issues
The implementation of RTT and its repercussions on schedules and recovery times has resulted in an increase in atypical working hours.
20/02/2015
Remedies to the crisis
In our society, individualism therefore strongly marks the relationship with others; the natural need for exchange and sharing seems to have been pushed aside. Transaction has taken precedence over relationship. The remedies to this situation could be found in the revaluation of human relationships.
23/01/2015
A society tending towards individualism, causes and consequences
In a world where individualism often takes precedence, the issue of social connection and solidarity remains relevant.
23/01/2015
Is a democratic society a social society?
If this concept has existed since Plato, who developed its theory, it only appeared in the deep and full sense that we understand in our Western societies from the French Revolution onwards. Since that period, citizens are now free and equal in rights.
23/01/2015
Exchange and sharing, a primitive behavior
Exchange and sharing are concepts that are not new, as the idea was born with man who initially chose a gregarious way of life that allows him to survive. With exchange and sharing in mind, the goal is to feed, reproduce, and protect the species.
23/01/2015