Moving On : A Practical Guide to Downsizing the Family Home
by Hetzer, Linda; Hulstrand, JanetFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-04-07
Publisher(s): Harry N Abrams Inc
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Summary
Whether you've lived in your home for seven years or seventy, when it's time to move on you'll be faced with an increasingly familiar dilemma: what to do with all that stuff. Moving On provides invaluable practical information, as well as sanity-saving tips and advice from those who have been through it all and come out smiling. Book jacket.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 8 |
| First Things First | p. 13 |
| Planning Ahead, and Remembering Who's in Charge | p. 14 |
| Preparing for the Day | p. 18 |
| Agreeing on a Family Plan | p. 20 |
| Dividing Up the Belongings: A Few Right Ways | p. 21 |
| Ready, Set ... Go! | p. 32 |
| Sorting It Out | p. 35 |
| Getting Started | p. 37 |
| Considering Storage | p. 40 |
| Making It Work | p. 42 |
| Saving Precious Memories | p. 51 |
| Preserving Family Heirlooms | p. 52 |
| Finding Archival Materials | p. 61 |
| Preserving the Memories Themselves | p. 62 |
| Selling the Goods | p. 65 |
| Yard Sales | p. 66 |
| Estate Sales | p. 69 |
| Auctions | p. 74 |
| On-Line Auctions | p. 79 |
| Secondhand Retailers | p. 81 |
| Selling Direct | p. 83 |
| Getting Rid of the Rest | p. 87 |
| Giving It Away to Friends or Family | p. 88 |
| Donating and Recycling | p. 89 |
| Throwing Out the Trash | p. 96 |
| Lessons Learned | p. 101 |
| Take Your Time | p. 102 |
| Communicate! | p. 102 |
| Enjoy the Process | p. 104 |
| Let Go | p. 106 |
| Throw As You Go | p. 106 |
| Think Ahead | p. 111 |
| One Final Word | p. 115 |
| Additional Resources | p. 118 |
| Helpful Books and Websites | p. 118 |
| Organizations (Professional, Trade, Consumer, and Support Groups) | p. 121 |
| Suppliers of Archival Materials | p. 124 |
| Donation and Recycling Directory | p. 125 |
| A Checklist of Questions to Ask | p. 131 |
| Index | p. 138 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 142 |
| About the Authors | p. 144 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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