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The 3Gen Village
home cost calculator

Moving in together? Enter your move-in costs, monthly housing costs (mortgage/rent), utilities, and even a shared car (if you have one), and see what each family pays to move in and monthly thereafter.

It's the same sheet our family uses in our own 3Gen home, ready for your numbers.

Why talk money?

Money is the topic most people don't want to discuss.
Having it before the move keeps it from becoming the reason a shared home falls apart.

Fairness

Split the rent by what each family can carry, not automatically down the middle

Clarity

See the move-in money up front: fees, security deposit and first month's rent

Peace

Bring one sheet to your family meeting and settle it together, out loud

“Fair doesn’t always mean even. Our rent is split seventy-thirty because of our own space and the childcare we give.
Nobody keeps score. We just know where we stand.”

MeeMaw Judy, grandmother
in a 3Gen Village

"Plan for the move-in money, too. Application fees, a pet fee, the security deposit and the first month's rent. For us, that was over eight thousand dollars before anyone carried in a box. Nobody likes that surprise on moving day."

MeeMaw Judy, on the move-in money

"Put everything in writing, even when you trust each other completely. Trust is exactly why you write it down. Then pick a date to look at it again together. A short money check-in at your adult meeting saves a lot of hurt feelings."

MeeMaw Judy, on writing it down

Ready to split it fairly?

Enter your email below and the calculator comes straight to you, ready to fill in.

Hi, I'm MeeMaw

A retired grandmother living in a three-generation home with Pappou, our son, his wife, and their three busy little boys that we help care for.

Over two years ago, we pooled what we had, rented a big house together, and signed a two-year lease as a test run for our 3Gen Village. Truth be told, the money talks were the hardest part, so I put our numbers into one simple sheet.

MeeMaw's in the House is where I share what has really worked, and what hasn't, so your family can build its own village without anyone losing themselves along the way.

Settle the money, create the village!

The calculator is free. Leave your email and it comes straight to you, filled in with our own example numbers.