Downsizing
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Is a “Downsizing Consultant” a thing?
Dec 17 2024
My wife just reached FRA and has applied for Social Security. I reach FRA next November. We still have a mortgage on a 3,100sf, two-story house, which is way more than we need now. We know we need to ...
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Is Downsizing Right for Your Retirement?
Oct 27 2024
The lower costs of a smaller home in retirement might sound appealing, but be ready for the trade-offs that come with making this big decision....
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Did any of you change cities in retirement? How did it go?
Oct 23 2024
Hi all, As my spouse and I approach retirement, we're considering moving out of our big, old, and high maintenance house and downsizing. Our considerations are having some extra money in the bank, and...
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Is Downsizing Right for Your Retirement?
Oct 22 2024
Today we discuss the pros and cons of downsizing in retirement. We discuss how selling your home can reduce expenses, simplify your lifestyle, and free up money for travel or investments. But we also ...
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Will be downsizing soon, better to pay cash or get a mortgage?
Oct 08 2024
I'm retired, husband will be retiring in about 2 years. We are planning to sell our large, Midwestern home and move out west into a smaller house when he does. If we don't go crazy we can pay cash for...
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Downsizing, want to get rid of my stuff
Jul 22 2024
I (63) retired 5 years ago. My wife (64) retired last month. We have accumulated a lot of possessions. Some have financial value, most don’t but are useful. I have a “I worked hard for tha...
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Would it Be Nuts to Upsize in Retirement?
May 25 2024
I read post after post of those downsizing as if it's the only way to go. We are in our late 60s. Live in a 2500 sq ft home on 2.5 acres in NY. We are looking to move either down south to NC or Georgi...
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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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