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Helping a Family Member Downsize

I am helping my mother move from a 5 room house to a 2-1/2 room elderly townhouse. I say townhouse loosely because it's all on one level. It's a very nice place on the Cape (Cape Cod for you foreigners, lol). It's something she's been looking forward to for a long time. Not all elderly downsize kicking and screaming.
But, boy she has a lot of "stuff"! She's all moved in but there's no place to put anything! The problem with downsizing is that you have to leave stuff behind - and they never leave enough stuff behind. My aunt, my mother's only sister, passed away this year and both my grandparents have passed so my mother couldn't throw away or give away any of their stuff. She has generations of stuff, lol.
Moving is stressful on anyone but it's especially stressful when you have to get rid of things you love. Some tips to help a family member downsize:
Have them start going through their things in advance. What can they part with? Many times things are really junk and need to be thrown away. Other times things don't have any sentimental value and may be sold on Craigslist or ... more

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