Downsizing - 2 yrs and counting
I'm two years and one day away from my planned retirement, and transitioning into full-timing. My wife and I realize that we've got a LOT of downsizing to do as we'll move from a 4 bedroom house to a ...
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We decided to full-time in May and took off with everything gone in August. Once we started it went fast and was a VERY good feeling.
Start a room at a time and put aside things you'll take along. You'll probably look at those piles a few times and still eliminate some things - especially kitchen stuff and clothes.
Then we asked the kids to take what they wanted. It was just a few things because they had their own 'stuff' and tastes.
Then we sold big items by advertisements.
Then the garage sale, Goodwill and finally the dump. What a relief!!
We never had a feeling later that "we should have kept.....". We had everything we needed in our RV.
Good luck in your new lifestyle. We thoroughly enjoyed our travels and volunteering for 16+ years.
Start a room at a time and put aside things you'll take along. You'll probably look at those piles a few times and still eliminate some things - especially kitchen stuff and clothes.
Then we asked the kids to take what they wanted. It was just a few things because they had their own 'stuff' and tastes.
Then we sold big items by advertisements.
Then the garage sale, Goodwill and finally the dump. What a relief!!
We never had a feeling later that "we should have kept.....". We had everything we needed in our RV.
Good luck in your new lifestyle. We thoroughly enjoyed our travels and volunteering for 16+ years.
