In these harsh economic times, shacking up with a few friends is a popular way to save money on living costs — or, if you’re in school and living on campus, you might have no choice but to live with someone else. One of the many glories of being a twenty-something is this rite of passage: sharing a living space with someone from a completely different background.

We all know the quote: “Sleep tight… Don’t let the Bed Bugs bite!”
For the majority of my lifetime, I’ve shrugged off that quote, certain that bugs in my bed that would bite me in my sleep were no more real than the boogyman in my closet who would emerge from my open closet in order to rip my head off (of course, to this day I can̵… Click to read more