Downsizing The Family Home: What to Save, What to Let Go

by Marni Jameson Narrated by Joyce Bean, Fred Stella

Overview

It's a rite of passage almost no one will escape: the difficult, emotional journey of downsizing your or your aging parents' home. Here, nationally syndicated home columnist Marni Jameson sensitively guides readers through the process, from opening that first closet, to sorting through a lifetime's worth of possessions, to selling the homestead itself. Using her own personal journey as a basis, she helps you figure out a strategy and create a mindset to accomplish the task quickly, respectfully, rewardingly-and, in the best of situations, even memorably. Throughout, she combines her been-there experience with insights from national experts-antiques appraisers, garage-sale gurus, professional organizers, and psychologists-to offer practical wisdom and heartwarming advice so you know with certainty what to keep, toss, or sell.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This is essential reading for anyone clearing out your own or a loved one’s home. . . . well-researched . . . Her suggestions about how to reframe daunting tasks as positive gambits struck me as invaluable.” —The Wall Street Journal

Library Journal

★ 02/15/2016
Citing her experience helping her parents move and dispose of excess possessions, home and lifestyle columnist Jameson (The House Always Wins) shares her pragmatic approach to getting rid of unwanted items in 21 short, succinct chapters with pithy main-point summaries. Acknowledging that the handling of personal papers and belongings, household furnishings, and the home itself can trigger feelings of guilt and sadness, Jameson encourages readers to push beyond the emotions to sort objects, determine the best disposal methods, and price the potential sale pieces. Disposal options discussed include selling the house; storage; working with bulk buyers; navigating online sales; selling goods at flea markets, secondhand, pawn, and consignment shops; rehoming and donating goods; and holding estate sales. Websites listed in the bibliography are current as of this review. VERDICT The common-sense advice and practical information here will be of interest to persons facing downsizing or needing to get rid of stuff they no longer use. A nice addition to Fran Scoville and Holley Ulbrich's Re-creating Home: Downsizing and Decluttering After 50 and Linda Hetzer and Janet Hulstrand's Moving On: A Practical Guide to Downsizing the Family Home.—Laurie Selwyn, formerly with Grayson Cty. Law Lib., Sherman, TX

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169936087
Publisher:	Brilliance Audio
Publication date:	05/02/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged

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