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Downsizing & Decluttering

How to stay within your budget while downsizing

How to stay within your budget while downsizing

If you're downsizing, furnishing your new home can be a hassle and costly — here are a few ways to avoid breaking the bank.
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Aged care

How do I know I’m choosing the right aged care home?

How do I know I’m choosing the right aged care home?

There’s an easy way to compare the quality of care, safety and services of residential aged care homes.
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Downsizing your home

5 ways to make your downsizing experience easier

5 ways to make your downsizing experience easier

There are some tried and tested tricks to help ease the transition.
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Considering a move to Hervey Bay? Here’s how to REALLY make the most of it…

Considering a move to Hervey Bay? Here’s how to REALLY make the most of it…

Whether you’re planning to retire or you’ve just hung the hat up, this new community will keep you active, energised and excited for adventures to come.
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Downsizing & Decluttering

9 tips for downsizing after divorce

9 tips for downsizing after divorce

Going through a divorce can be emotionally draining but at the same time, downsizing after divorce and decluttering your life can also be completely liberating, allowing you to start your new life with a fresh outlook, both in your home and on your life.
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Home Decorating

Take your garden to the next level with this stylish, durable outdoor furniture

Take your garden to the next level with this stylish, durable outdoor furniture

If you’re looking to spice up your garden, now is your chance to secure a great discount.
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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.
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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.
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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."
If I sell my house, how long do I have to buy another one before I lose my Age Pension? Image source: Getty
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?'
When the time comes to downsize, you’ll need to decide between buying your new home first or selling your existing home first. Money expert, Rachel Lane, shares three ways to bridge the gap. Image source: Getty
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.
If you get it right, downsizing can have a positive impact on your physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Image source: Getty
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.
More time with the grandkids is often seen as one of the benefits of granny flats. Image Source: Getty.
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.
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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.

Expert contributors

PROPERTY EXPERTRachel LaneThe Retirement Living and Aged Care Guru
Written byKym LackmannThe Luxury Downsizing Guru
Written byAlarna Hope
Money ExpertRodney HorinThe Wealth and Aged Care Specialist
Director of the Global Ageing NetworkMarcus RileyThe Positive Ageing Advocate
Planning expertCraig ChristensenPrincipal Urban Designer
DOWNSIZING EXPERTLorraine CoxThe Downsizing & Moving Guru
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Gardening

How to make gardening easier on the body

How to make gardening easier on the body

Reduce aches and pains with these simple tips that could make gardening less of a chore and more of a passion.
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Jokes

Daily Joke: The mechanic and the cardiologist

Daily Joke: The mechanic and the cardiologist

A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a car...
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Daily Joke: A grandmother and her granddaughter

Daily Joke: A grandmother and her granddaughter

A granddaughter comes downstairs for her date...
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Daily Joke: The man and the gang

Daily Joke: The man and the gang

A man died and went to the afterlife, at which his soul was to be judged for his deeds...
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Daily Joke: A Sunday drive

Daily Joke: A Sunday drive

Two little old ladies are out for a Sunday drive...
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Daily Joke: An old man fishing outside the pub

Daily Joke: An old man fishing outside the pub

It was raining hard and a big puddle had formed in front of an Irish pub...
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Daily Joke: Birdie on the golf course

Daily Joke: Birdie on the golf course

One day I accidentally overturned my golf cart...
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Daily Joke: The tired attorney

Daily Joke: The tired attorney

An attorney arrived home late, after a very tough day trying to get a stay of execution...
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Daily Joke: The blonde on the flight

Daily Joke: The blonde on the flight

A flight is on its way to Sydney when a blonde in economy class gets up...
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Daily Joke: The old man and the clever woman

Daily Joke: The old man and the clever woman

An old man and woman were married for many years...
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Daily Joke: The priest in the jungle

Daily Joke: The priest in the jungle

A priest is about to finish his tour of duty and is leaving his mission in the jungle...
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Relationships

Frustrated bride hits breaking point after mother-in-law’s shocking wedding dress stunt

Frustrated bride hits breaking point after mother-in-law’s shocking wedding dress stunt

A frustrated bride-to-be has turned to Reddit to share her troubling experience of having her dream wedding dress almost sabotaged by none other than her own mother-in-law.
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Celebrity

Beloved Sons and Daughters star Leila Hayes dies, age 85

Beloved Sons and Daughters star Leila Hayes dies, age 85

Beloved actress, Leila Hayes, who became a household name for her noteworthy appearances on popular Australian drama series Sons and Daughters and Prisoner has passed away at the age of 85.
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