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14 Things To Sell When You’re Ready To Retire

January 21, 2022 · Personal finance
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Many retirees are opting to downsize in retirement as a way to save more money and make their lives easier. While for some people this means relocating to a smaller place or a retirement community, for others it’s more of a serious spring cleaning.

If you prioritized downsizing as one of your retirement plans, there are many ways to clear out the unnecessary clutter and add some extra money to your retirement nest egg! Find out here what you no longer need, now that you’re retired, and what could be easily thrown out. And if you have any other suggestions, let us know in the comments!

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One response to “14 Things To Sell When You’re Ready To Retire”

  1. Barbara says:
    May 23, 2022 at 6:57 pm

    We decided that our crystal and china collections were just taking up space and not being used so we offered to our kids to go ahead and take it and use it! I would rather see them enjoying it now while they are young adults and not wait until we are gone!

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