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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP 14:21. [b]And another thing re: clean out. Once you’ve done this and seen how much work and effort and expense you’ve involved, you’ll want to side eye every person you know who continues to buy/store/stash/hoard. [/b]

My late mother was pretty much a minimalist and very organized but it was a monumental effort to get her moved and more so upon her death - had to clean out her independent living apartment that was packed to the rafters.

My ILs will be leaving a cluttered hoard; I’ve already told DH that my involvement will be to arrange for a junk hauler and that I will be physically and emotionally unable to provide hands on help. [/quote]

This so much.  I had to do the end of life clean out for both of my parents, who lived separately.  My father's compound (yes, that's the right word) was so, so much work and the junk hauler was the biggest bill. In my mom's case there was so much stuff but also financial affairs that she had neglected that had to be pieced together.  How "stuff" that was once so valued became a burden remains at the forefront of my mind as I manage my own house.  As my kids complete various life cycles I am purging.  Even the priciest, fanciest items become just "stuff" when your life situation changes and you don't need it anymore.[/quote]

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