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I want to be at a coworking space, but WeWork is pricey for my situation. A hot desk (not reserved) at my local WeWork is over $4k a year. If that cost were subsidized by my company I might use it, but it's a significant salary hit otherwise. Additionally, it's still a very loud workspace to work in. Even with daily food/drink costs, I spend well under that at the coffee shop.

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Libraries are pretty underrated working environments. Generally quiet, and many have conferencing or study rooms for reservations

I can work fine in a coffee shop but for some reason I’ve never been able to work in a library. Or maybe it’s just the ones I’ve been to; they all had dim fluorescent lighting, a musty smell, and lack of decorating/design.

I work from libraries a lot, when I'm at home and when I'm on the road. My biggest disappointment is usually in university libraries because their internet tends to be more locked down then a community library, but hey it's their network.

Try Regus. A businessworld membership is $70/month and let’s you use business lounges everywhere in the world, and gets you WiFi in a lot of places, too.

what city/metro are you in? WeWork seems pricey but there are usually many other spaces available.

I used to have a “hot desk” at The Port Workspaces in Oakland for $125/mo. It’s right near the 19th St BART stop, we had folks commuting from SF with no complaints. I know their rates have gone up but are still probably much cheaper than WeWork.

Now I’m in Charlotte NC and WeWork is expensive here too! I’m about to start a membership at Hygge Coworking for $125/mo; quiet space, great people.

I'm pretty centrally located in Denver.

There are lots of cheaper options than WeWork in Denver: Serendipity Labs, Thrive, Modworks, Shift... just to name a few. They generally average about 200/mo for co-working spaces, which is about half of what WeWork is currently charging.

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