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Downsizing DecathlonBecause rightsizing is not a sprint,

it’s a marathon

Gold Star Move ManagementMaggie Kraft, MSW, Area 1 Agency on Aging

Member, National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM)

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How to reduce stress

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• Proven recipe

• Save money

• Reach goals

• Help sell the house

• Reduce stress

Top 10 Downsizing tips

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• 100 hours sorting

• 20 hours selling, disposing, donating

• 40-60 hours packing and unpacking

• 50-120 cartons

1. Develop your move plan

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• Set the stage for a quick sale

• Determine work plan with buyers in mind

2. Think strategic

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• Must be to scale

• Remove guesswork and avoid costly, stress producing errors

• Puts you in control

• Your roadmap for all that follows

3. Create a floor plan

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4. Work in chunks of time

• Divide big tasks into smaller ones

• Work 15 minutes per day

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• If you can pack it now and not need it until next year, you don’t really need it

• Sorting in advance is the best way to make money from things you don’t need and move fewer items.

5. Sort, don’t pack

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• Measure what you use now

• Compare it to what you will have in the new home or office

6. Do reality checks

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• Don’t be consumed by finding homes for things you don’t want/need

• Adult children

• Stop acquiring

• Stick to a plan

7. Take Control

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• One day, two days, more?

• Before house is sold, after?

8. Design YOUR move

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• Perfect is the enemy of good

• You may not accomplish all you had hoped to – it’s OK

9. Forgive yourself

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10. Hire Gold Star Move Management

Senior Move Managers – Professionals devoted to helping you with the emotional and physical aspects of relocation

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• Develop a move plan, timeline and floor plan• Reorganize existing space.• Provide hands-on help for sorting, decluttering, selling and donating • Stage your home for a quick sale• Refer movers you can trust• Unpack your belongings at your new place

Gold Star Move Management can…

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Free initial consultation

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Gold Star Move ManagementMaggie Kraft, MSW

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Thank you