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I read an interesting article yesterday in the newspaper. Talked about retirees/elderly having trouble making ends meet and what can be done about it. It talked about the economy of marriage--how two can live as cheaply as one. But what if you are not married? Getting roommates is one way to do the same thing, and it mentioned how this strategy could be a good one for the elderly. It would make everyone's dollars stretch further. I predict that some of these McMansions that are going up, particularly in Nashville, will be used for this very purpose on down the road--little communes for elderly baby boomers. It could really be fun. But there are a lot of elderly people (not talking about baby boomers here, but older people) who don't seem like they would like to live with other people. If people could just see how this could be fun and liberating, maybe they would try it, and it would enable people to be independent and live more fully longer.