Like you I was skeptical at first about people “living in community.” It was 19 years ago that I discovered cohousing and realized I could live with this new model that combined both privacy and community. I built my dream neighbourhood with my husband and other pioneers in Langley, BC Canada. I wrote about it on my blog: http://joyfirst.com/?p=656. I love my cohousing community!

Cheers!
Miriam

Peter

Hannah & Jon are open about their money saving tips/tricks in NYC and are pretty forthright.

We’re being used by coworking spaces right now and I’d love to get into some more, especially in the SF area. We have some offices here in Seattle that have downsized and use Divvy to share their newly opened space with people who need a place to land for a while.

I agree with you- I think cities like SF and NYC will be huge Divvy users!

You should consider looking into coworking spaces, and marketing divvy in San Francisco (er, that is, if you aren’t already, and knowing you, you’re probably way on the ball and already are)… There are a TON of startups who are still in the process of getting their early rounds of funding (and thus, extremely broke), and trying to get work done out of their apts, sbux, and squatting temporarily and intermittently in other offices – sometimes mine…

I could see divvy being big in a SF or NYC – “sharing” companies like Zipcar are all the rage here…

All my friends who travel for significant periods of time need Divvy – I’d love to know when their places will be available for me to use as crash pads. I’m opening up my place in that context. If you’re a friend in my Divvy network, you can use my place. Couch surfing without the pain of coordination. Reduce travel-related stress by reducing/eliminating back and forth calls.

RideSharing:

Like your limo idea, but for carpooling. If we work together and we’re on the same route, why not sign up via Divvy and schedule pickups AND reimburse you for gas at the same time?

Bandwidth sharing:

I used to piggy-back on my girlfriend’s network – she was gone during the day and I worked from home. Every month, I’d have to remember to write out a check to pay her. Why not use Divvy to bill it?

Clothes/accessories sharing:

I have lost many a cute skirt or top when I had roommates, lived with my sisters, or in dorms. Why? Things went mysteriously “missing”. If I had used Divvy to track my wardrobe, instead of just giving out my clothes with the thought “oh, I’ll remember” Then I’m pretty sure I’ll know what happened to my LBD from Kenneth Cole.