Downsizing
Is Renting Your Property the Best Option for You?
Not long ago, a question came in from one of your fellow subscribers. She was rightsizing her life, leaving behind a large house in a big city for a smaller, easier space and a simpler existence…
Find Out MoreReconnecting in a Cohousing Community
Moving to the EcoVillage Ithaca in New York was one of the best decisions Laura Beck ever made. “We have ponds to swim in and to ice skate on in winter…
Find Out MoreAvoid the Graying of Student Loan Debt…Downsize
Over the past 10 years, student loan debt in the U.S. ballooned from less than $600 billion – which was already out of control – to more than $1.25 trillion. But beware of the student loan debt trap…
Find Out MoreDownsize to Spend Time on What Really Matters
A little over a year ago I threw out almost everything I owned. Since then I’ve been living out of a single bag. I live in random places through Airbnb or other house or room-sharing services…
Find Out MoreEnjoy an Affordable, Liberating Life by Downsizing
It was, as I recall, a pretty normal evening, when Deb, my wife of several decades, leaned over the staircase rail and asked: “What would you think about retiring onto a sailboat…
Find Out MoreDownsize for Stargazing, Tango, and a Rustic Cabin
When I moved from the fourth-largest city in America to the mountains of rural Virginia, it was a radical change. I drove out, one night, to the little rustic cabin I had leased, which was…
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