Downsizing

Much of what we acquire in life isn’t worth dragging to the next leg of our journey,” writes Gina Greenlee in Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on …
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Downsizing, whether by choice or necessity, is a common occurrence for people in mid-life and beyond. Many people feel the urge to live more simply and care for less. Others …
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Is your home filled with mementos and paperwork, or your closets stuffed with clothes? Are you or a person you live with a hoarder?

It’s easy to collect things over …
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The only thing in life that’s certain is death. Everything else is to the contrary. Now that’s not very comfortable for most of us. We tend to be most comfortable …
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Downsizing can be overwhelming. Getting rid of clothes and clutter is quite straight forward because there is usually not a lot of emotional attachment. Transactional and functional purchases can be …
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Learning to simplify requires courage and tenacity. It is hard. It is emotional and often appears to run counter to living successfully in the consumer world that surrounds us. We …
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 By the time we reach our 60th birthday, most of us have collected a lot of stuff. We have old bikes and new gadgets, boxes of used clothes and piles of …
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Over the years, we accumulate a lot of stuff. Since we live in a consumer-oriented society, this is probably inevitable. We buy homes and decorate them with furniture. Clothing is …
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Retirement is a good time to assess what is important in our lives. By focusing on our priorities and downsizing in retirement, we can make space for the …
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