I finally came across the whole coworking concept thanks to this Business Week article. There is even a coworking wiki that describes the concept as “start with a shared office and add cafe culture”. This sounds great though I think I’d prefer to start with cafe culture and make it a bit more like a shared office as suggested by Factory City.

The closest coworking venue to where I live requires a monthly commitment and security deposit. I like to be more spontaneous than that, though I’ve read that there are venues in other cities that offer space for $10 a day. Of course if I did commit to a coworking venue then maybe I could afford to move to a more trendy neighborhood and just rent a bedroom in a shared apartment since I wouldn’t need as much space without having a home office and there would be no question about what percentage of my home I’m using as an office when it come to income tax deductions. On the other hand I might miss the bike ride from my hood to the trendy neighborhood where the cool internet cafes are. I’ve got to get some exercise somehow…