Answer:
I don't live within a house nor do I live without. Most will use me when they come in and again when they go out.
I can be any color you can imagine. You see me in everyday life. Look around, you can probably see some of me right now. What am I?
I can swim but never get wet. I can run but never get tired. I follow you everywhere but never say a word.
I am carried by mad animals.
I do not contain flesh feather or scales; yet I have fingers and thumbs.
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.