This post is eighth in the series on my family’s decision to downsize. Links to previous posts can be found at the end of this article. So you’ve decided to downsize. Whether it’s for financial reasons, peace of mind, an ego check, simplifying your life, or moving to a neighbourhood that better suits you, sooner […]
Pick Your Poison and Buckle Up: When Downsizing is Right-Sizing
This post is seventh in the series on my family’s decision to downsize: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Links to previous posts can be found at the end of this article. What sounds worse to you: owning and paying for two homes at the same time, not knowing how long that will go […]
The Next Reality Check: When Downsizing is Right-Sizing
This post is the sixth in a series on my family’s decision to downsize. Links to previous posts can be found at the end of this article. By now, my family and I had decided that it was time to downsize. We had even planned where we wanted to move AND — talk about putting […]
Ego is a B*tch: When Downsizing is Right-Sizing
This is the fifth post in a series on my family’s decision to downsize and how we went about doing it — the good, the bad, and the ugly. You can find links to previous posts in this series at the end of this article. I’m worried that I’ve made it seem like my family’s […]
Selling a Lifestyle Change: When Downsizing is Right-Sizing
This post is the fourth in a series on downsizing, written about my own personal experience with this painful yet liberating process. The first post can be found here, the second here, and the third here. Our decision to downsize did not come about in a linear, straightforward way. It was much more fluid. Feeling […]
Cutting the Cable Won’t Cut It: When Downsizing is Right-Sizing
This is the third post in a series on downsizing, written about my own personal experience with this painful yet liberating process. The first post can be found here and the second here. In my previous post, I spoke about how critical it was to put all of your expenses and income down on paper. […]
This is Your Life, So You’d Better Take the Reins: When Downsizing is Right-Sizing
This is the second post in a series on downsizing, written about my own personal experience with this painful yet liberating process. The first post, “When Downsizing is Right-Sizing,” can be found here. There’s a scene in The Sopranos where Carmela, Tony Soprano’s wife, is a bit lost, her world beginning to unfurl. She was […]
When Downsizing is Right-Sizing
I’m going to tell you a story. It’s about a man and a woman who were on top of the world with their two wonderful boys. They had a beautiful house in the suburbs with great neighbours, a steady income, and a happy life. In fact, she would often say out loud, just randomly, “I […]
