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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The advice is to accumulate things until you are age 50 and then you should start shedding things from 50 onward, including downsizing your home.  You are in the right size home now.  Make do.[/quote]

How old is this advice?  My youngest child will be 9 when I'm 50.  Do I really start downsizing when I've still got a kid in elementary school?  I think it should be more like 60 for those of us who had children into our 40s (mine was not planned).[/quote]

I live in a rowhouse but plan to upsize when I get older and the kids are in college. That way we can have space to host big family get togethers, etc.[/quote]

+1. We raised two kids in 1500 sq ft, and I always thought it was fine. Cozy and pleasant. I liked having my kids underfoot. But now that they are young adults, it feels too small. They come home with friends, girlfriends, we end up with 6-8 adults hanging around and we don't have any space for everyone to sit and watch a game, and our dining room is very tight for 8. I want to have a place with plenty of room for them and their partners and eventually kids (if they have them), so I'm not thinking about downsizing, I want to upsize.[/quote]

Wouldn't your money be better spent renting a vacation home the few times a year everyone comes home?  I just can't imagine getting a bigger house for young adult couples to hang around in *sometimes*.  Especially since we all know having expectations that your entire family and grandkids will come to you all the time can lead to some issues with your in-laws down the line. I vote for staying flexible![/quote]

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