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Downsizing & Decluttering
Find expert advice and practical tips on downsizing and decluttering your home at Starts at 60.
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Essential Reads
Downsizing your home
Julia Zaetta’s 10 best tips for lower-stress decluttering
Downsizing your home
Cut and keep: Starts at 60 bloggers’ best decluttering and recycling ideas
News
Moving house? Follow these packing tips from a professional
Downsizing your home
Keep, dispose or donate? How to avoid a downsizing disaster
Downsizing your home
Thinking about downsizing and don’t know where to start?
Thinking about downsizing and don’t know where to start?
Rachel Lane and Noel Whittaker published a new revised 2nd edition of their book “Downsizing Made Simple”. Here are some tips to get started.
News
How downsizing can benefit older Australians and help the housing crisis
How downsizing can benefit older Australians and help the housing crisis
Downsizing homes in preparation for retirement is becoming increasingly popular. Government assistance is also available for down-sizers.
Downsizing & Decluttering
‘If we sell our farm and buy something smaller in town, how does that affect our pensions?’
‘If we sell our farm and buy something smaller in town, how does that affect our pensions?’
"Normally people are buying a cheaper home than the one they are selling and that’s what causes the move to impact on their pension."
Downsizing & Decluttering
‘If I sell my house, how long do I have to buy another one before I lose my Age Pension?’
‘If I sell my house, how long do I have to buy another one before I lose my Age Pension?’
Property and finance expert, Rachel Lane, answers the questions: 'If I sell my house, how long do I have to buy another one before I lose my Age Pension?'
Downsizing & Decluttering
Funding your downsizing journey: what are the options?
Funding your downsizing journey: what are the options?
When the time comes to downsize, you’ll need to decide between buying your new home first or selling your existing home first.
Downsizing & Decluttering
The price of downsizing: 5 important financial considerations
The price of downsizing: 5 important financial considerations
Crunching the numbers on the costs and benefits of downsizing can help you avoid any nasty surprises.
Downsizing your home
How to have the ‘granny flat chat’ without stressing everyone out
How to have the ‘granny flat chat’ without stressing everyone out
Solicitor Kristy Hatcher explains the benefits, payment types, and other key issues to consider before moving to a granny flat.
Selling your home
The unexpected costs to budget for when selling your home
The unexpected costs to budget for when selling your home
Selling a house involves more than simply listing it on the market. Here are some of the hidden expenses that sellers should not overlook.
Downsizing & Decluttering
The important first steps you need to consider when selling your home
The important first steps you need to consider when selling your home
With careful planning and execution, selling your home can be the first step towards a fulfilling retirement and a bright new chapter in your life.
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Say goodbye to clutter with this 12 month cleaning calendar
Your 12-month cleaning calendar for a cleaner, clutter-free home
Discover the art of maintaining a consistently clean and organised home throughout the year with a practical 12-month cleaning calendar.
Everything you need to know so simplify, clean and declutter your life
Expert contributors
PROPERTY EXPERT
Rachel Lane
The Retirement Living and Aged Care Guru
Written by
Kym Lackmann
The Luxury Downsizing Guru
Written by
Alarna Hope
Money Expert
Rodney Horin
The Wealth and Aged Care Specialist
Director of the Global Ageing Network
Marcus Riley
The Positive Ageing Advocate
Planning expert
Craig Christensen
Principal Urban Designer
DOWNSIZING EXPERT
Lorraine Cox
The Downsizing & Moving Guru
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Downsizing Q&A
Money
‘We need to downsize but can’t sell our home. Can we get a bridging loan?’
Investment
‘I have a mortgage and rental income, what should I do with my $70K payout?’
Money
‘I miss my house and renting makes me feel worthless. How can I become a home owner again?’
Bloggers
‘Trying to avoid getting screwed over by a tradie was a costly exercise’
Tips
The simple hack to cut air-conditioning costs and reduce your energy bill
The simple hack to cut air-conditioning costs and reduce your energy bill
This simple fix helps to cut costs and cools your home more efficiently at the press of a button.
Jokes
Tasty peanut butter and chocolate swirl brownies
Tasty peanut butter and chocolate swirl brownies
These tasty treats are definitely a great option when it comes to choosing what to bake next.
Jokes
Daily Joke: A couple goes to an art gallery
Daily Joke: A couple goes to an art gallery
A couple goes to an art gallery. They find a picture of a naked woman with only her privates covered with leaves. The wife doesn't like it and moves on but the husband keeps looking.
Health
Research reveals how structured exercise could reduce hospitalisation risk for older adults
Research reveals how structured exercise could reduce hospitalisation risk for older adults
A new study has revealed that structured, community-based exercise programs could lower the risk of hospitalisation for older adults, though the benefits differ significantly between men and women.
Relationships
Groom’s father sparks outrage over ‘disgusting’ wedding day act
Groom’s father sparks outrage over ‘disgusting’ wedding day act
A groom's father faces intense backlash after revealing he left his son's wedding early, sparking fierce condemnation online.
News
Aussies demand banks step up to protect consumers from scams
Aussies demand banks step up to protect consumers from scams
Australians affected by scams are urging the government to follow the UK’s lead and ensure that banks are required to reimburse fraud victims.
News
End of an era for Tupperware as the popular brand files for bankruptcy
End of an era for Tupperware as the popular brand files for bankruptcy
The future of Tupperware, a company that has been synonymous with food storage for decades, is anything but certain after the popular brand filed for bankruptcy.
Royals
Princess Catherine already hard at work following ‘moving’ health update
Princess Catherine already hard at work following ‘moving’ health update
After recently delighting royal watchers with the news that she had completed her course of preventative chemotherapy for cancer, Princess Catherine is already back at work.
Recipes
Decadent chocolate and hazelnut mousse
Decadent chocolate and hazelnut mousse
Not only is it super simple to prepare but you can make it in advance to avoid being stuck in the kitchen all night.
Decluttering made simple: start with the hardest part
How to overcome the emotional obstacles of downsizing
With downsizing comes the need to declutter. And for many people, knowing where to start is the hardest part.
Insights into how to get started decluttering