Downsizing

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Thinking of downsizing to a condominium...

May 18 2024

... but my friends keep telling me that condo fees "go up all the time." Is there are truth to this? If you own/have owned a condo, what was it like? Please tell me the good, the bad and the ugly! (Th...

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downsizing and no longer owning a home

May 17 2024

There was another post recently, its now locked, about retirees who downsized to a guest house on their child's property and how freeing it was. We did something similar, sold our house and moved into...

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Sell or rent large house when downsizing

May 14 2024

We (61m & 60f) are getting ready to downsize and move to a townhouse in a mid size city. The difficult question is if we should sell our very big suburban house (with equity but also a big mortgag...

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Big purchases (car) prior to retirement

May 13 2024

I’m about 24 months out from ‘retirement’ (e.g, working for someone else). I have a decent salary, kids are independent, and no debt other than a mortgage. When I retire, downsizing ...

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Downsize - We did it. Pluses and a few drawbacks

May 13 2024

We( couple 60yo ) began talking about downsizing about 7 years ago. Through luck and a lot of tough decisions we accomplished it. So We started with a 3000 sqft home - then to a 1400 square foot Condo...

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Downsizing in our area seems impossible

Apr 15 2024

We are in a Portland suburb and have a good amount of equity in our home - worth about $650K-$700K, owe $30K. 4 bedrooms + an office. And while we have done lots of work on it in the 20 years we've li...

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Moving Beyond the RV: Downsizing, Community, and Redefining Retirement

Mar 04 2024

In the latest episode of the Rock Your Retirement Show, Kathe Kline and Barbara Mock delved into the seasoned realities of downsizing and moving after retirement. Barbara shared her personal journey o...

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How many of you stayed in the homes where you raised your kids vs downsizing?

Feb 01 2024

Background: our house should be paid off by the time we retire. We have raised a pack of kids, one has boomeranged back and the youngest is still in college. The others are out on their own. We are re...

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Barbara is Back with New Beginnings: The Story of Downsizing, Letting Go, and Building Connections

Jan 01 2024

In this episode of "Rock Your Retirement," host Kathe Kline welcomes back Barbara to continue their candid conversation about the emotional and logistical challenges of downsizing and moving in retire...

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Not rich, not poor and a year out - estimating future big ticket items

Nov 11 2023

Getting close to transitioning to a working retirement but since downsizing options are now gone in my region of the PNW, I find many things to worry about! I’m 65 and eight months. How much hav...

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Anticipating being downsized into retirement

Nov 07 2023

On my 65th birthday, my company, publicly traded company, announced (the less then stellar) Q3 results. And the downsizing. Everyone learns who is affected tomorrow. I’m likely to get a “p...

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Downsizing Your Home Isn’t the Money Move It Used to Be

Oct 10 2023

With prices and mortgage rates high, smaller isn’t always better—or cheaper...

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Retirement Is a Time to Downsize—and Not Just Stuff

Oct 07 2023

On the one hand, we’re systematically labeling which things to get rid of, and when. But we’re also downsizing our ambitions....

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Frozen About Downsizing – You Need a Move Manager

Jun 06 2023

June 7, 2023 – Now in their 80s and 90s, our friends Jane and Jack knew that they were going to have to downsize from their 3 bedroom townhome. They both had health problems, and the stairs to t...

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More Tales of Downsizing… and the Household Negotiations Involved

Feb 21 2023

Special Thanks to the author SW Hubbard (Susan) for this article, which was originally published on JungleRedWriters.com. It is the latest in our Downsizing/Decluttering/Ridding Out Series. February 2...

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Downsizing in Retirement: Great Idea, Not Without Its Costs

Dec 10 2022

December 11, 2022 — One of the best pieces of advice we have heard is to think about downsizing in retirement. Finding a smaller, lower maintenance place to retire can unlock equity in your home...

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Hallie Declutters After a Lifetime of Yard Sales

Oct 25 2022

Our thanks to the NY TImes best-selling author HALLIE EPHRON for allowing us to reprint this amazing story from JungleRedWriters.com. Decluttering, ridding out, downsizing, whatever you want to call i...

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