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30 Things That You Really Don’t Need as a Retiree

May 17, 2019 · Retirement Life

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You might like a piece or two and even keep them for your children, but the truth is nobody really uses crystal wine glasses and glass-sized bowls anymore. “The sets you have are too precious, and the wine they hold is too small a portion. Period,” Stewart says.

But guess what? On sites such as Replacements.com you can sell your set to people who want to fill in their broken or damaged sets.

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