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We just signed off on buying a house that is closer to our daughter and grandkids. We're excited and very nervous even though in our minds, we know this is a good thing. The biggest concern is the stress of downsizing and what to do with all of our things/stuff. Our living space isn't changing too much, but we're moving to a house with no basement and one less garage space.
We're going to remodel the new home and move in before we put our current home on the market. That will ease some of the stress but there is no doubt we need to get rid of a lot of things. It's easy and true to say that we don't use a lot of the things we store, but that won't make it too much easier to deal with as me and my wife both have a bit of a hoarder gene.
I'm sure others have gone through this and would appreciate some of your insights. I know simplifying our life will be a good thing but it will also be a challenge. I'm concerned that if I can't get over the challenge, we will be building a pole barn on the new property and while that might alleviate the stress, it doesn't seem like a good idea.
Note that none of this is about money. I could have bought a bigger house and I could build the pole barn but I just think the simple life is a better life and need to find a way to get me and my wife there.
Thanks.
We're going to remodel the new home and move in before we put our current home on the market. That will ease some of the stress but there is no doubt we need to get rid of a lot of things. It's easy and true to say that we don't use a lot of the things we store, but that won't make it too much easier to deal with as me and my wife both have a bit of a hoarder gene.
I'm sure others have gone through this and would appreciate some of your insights. I know simplifying our life will be a good thing but it will also be a challenge. I'm concerned that if I can't get over the challenge, we will be building a pole barn on the new property and while that might alleviate the stress, it doesn't seem like a good idea.
Note that none of this is about money. I could have bought a bigger house and I could build the pole barn but I just think the simple life is a better life and need to find a way to get me and my wife there.
Thanks.