Death, Sex & Money - Living Alone and Liking It. Sometimes.

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🗓️ 31 December 2014

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Living alone has its perks: no one to tell you what to eat, how to decorate, or when to go to bed. But there's also no one to split the bills with.

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0:00.0	When I moved into my place by myself, I probably spent the first few weeks in a tank top and underwear until it got a little bit colder.
0:13.3	And then I put socks on.
0:17.3	This is death, sex, and money.
0:20.7	Don't have sex because you will get pregnant and die.
0:23.9	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.
0:27.0	Crispy new hundred dollar bills.
0:29.4	And need to talk about more.
0:31.3	Independence costs money.
0:33.3	I mean a sale.
0:37.3	I asked for your stories about living alone.
0:40.3	For 36-year-old Jen Shelbo in Brooklyn, living by herself means not always having to wear pants.
0:46.3	It is really awesome to sit around your own apartment in as little clothes as you like to wear.
0:53.3	That's just one of the perks you told me about.
0:57.0	Cooking the things I want to eat, playing the music that only I enjoy listening to.
1:02.3	Dancing around my living room to R-E-F-P-E-C-T.
1:05.4	Countless minutes of no interruptions.
1:08.0	Books stacked on a certain way on my shelf.
1:10.5	It is definitely a freedom that I've not had ever.
1:14.1	More and more Americans are living alone.
1:16.3	The number has tripled since 1970.
1:18.9	And today, more than a quarter of American households are home to just one person.
1:23.9	So there are a lot of people having this experience.
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