Friendly advice from the daughter of an accountant — *** Subscribe to Supernuclear here to get new posts in your inbox *** One of the great allures of coliving is the idea of getting more for your money. If you budget $2000/month to live in a one bedroom in Manhattan, you can expect a shoebox sized apartment somewhere the…

***We’ve moved to Substack! Find future posts at supernuclear.substack.com.*** This is part of an ongoing series of deep dives on coliving spaces. To see others, visit the Supernuclear directory. Founded: 2015 Location: Manhattan, New York Rented or bought: Rented — one master tenant (me, Gillian) manages subleases Physical space: 5br, 2.5 bath 3000…

By Phil Levin and me — ***We’ve moved to Substack! Find future posts at supernuclear.substack.com.*** Our guide to coliving is divided into “The Hard Stuff” and “The Soft Stuff.” The Hard Stuff will appeal to the left side of your brain: Legal and financial structures, finding property etc. …

Why I live with more than my immediate family, and why you might want to too — ***We’ve moved this blog to Substack! Find future posts at supernuclear.substack.com.*** Earlier this year, thanks to COVID-19, I had an apartment to myself for the first time in a decade. Waking up without roommates or a boyfriend nearby was amazing. There were zero demands on my personal time. I could…

For the last four years, I’ve been gradually whittling away at my possessions to the point I carry almost everything I need at all times. I can walk out of the door of wherever I’m living with just my purse and no idea when I’ll be back. — I’m hardly the only digital nomad living out of a backpack. In fact, there’s an entire subreddit dedicated to the art of this particular kind of travel. But I haven’t met many ‘onebag’ers who are also

I helped set up a commune in New York City in 2015, and have stayed in three others for periods of time in San Francisco. I’ve been so happy with the lifestyle that I’d like to live in a commune for the rest of my life. (This feels like a bold pronouncement to type. Yet plenty of people make life commitments, like marriage, at my age, so I might as well make a lifestyle commitment). — By pooling resources and sharing chores, I save thousands of hours and dollars a year. But the practical benefits are only a small part of the story. I’ve met friends, business and romantic partners through the commune network, and feel like my life is immeasurably richer for having shared it…

Travel Disruption Summit Guest Blog — Editorial Note: Gillian Morris has been selected as the moderator guiding the “Discovery Roundtable” at the Travel Disruption Summit, a one-day symposium bringing together thought leaders in the travel industry to New York City on May 23rd. …

In January 2016, I woke up after a holiday celebration with the kind of hangover that makes a person want to tear her brain from her skull and inject a Gatorade-coffee mix in its place. Browsing Facebook was all my feeble mind could handle. My friend David Spinks had posted…

When President Trump announced the US will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Palestinian leaders called for a ‘Day of Rage’ in protest. Here’s what it was like on the ground. — Most of the international community considers bustling, cosmopolitan Tel Aviv to be the capital of Israel. But last Wednesday, President Trump announced his intention to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, the religious and historical home of Judaism.