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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is the last generation that obsessively holds onto junk, refuses to move out of their clearly not elder-friendly probably poorly maintained home, refuses to explain to children all the random bank accounts/investment accounts they have, etc.?

Or…were these parents perfectly sane people at 50 that said the same as we are saying?

I can’t really remember what my parents were like at 50-60, though we have had crap in the house from like the 1960s…so I guess maybe they were like this.[/quote]

Honestly, I think they were always like this. You don't accumulate 50 years worth of stuff right before you're about to die. I remember perfectly when I was a college student and my parents about the age I am at now. I was telling them that they have too much stuff and have they thought doing something about it? They said they were happy with all of it and wanted to leave it to us, kids (we already said then we didn't want/need it). I have kids in high school now and am just going through all of their stuff as kids' stuff takes up tons of space. I am surprised I am actually able to sell a lot of their used sports equipment, which are great brands in great condition. I'm sure if I'd wait another 5 years, all of this would be worthless. [/quote]

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