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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is smart to downsize to a place with minimal upkeep wherever you decide to be from 60+.  We have seen elderly family and friends move to be closer to their children in 70s or 80s because they need the support that their peers cannot provide. It’s so much easier to move when you don’t have a houseful of possessions to deal with. [/quote]
+1 ILs refused to downsize and get rid of stuff in their 60s/70s, then the 80s hit, and they were too frail to do it.  My spouse had been telling them to downsize for the past 10 yrs.

My parents were the opposite. As soon as the last of the kids moved out and was settled, my parents downsized and got rid of stuff. They were still in their 60s at this point, now in their 80s and living comfortably in a small condo out west.  Whereas my ILs live in a huge house still with stairs, and they both are having issues with navigating all the steps in the house and maintaining the house and the huge garden they have.[/quote]

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