3 Reasons That Seniors Should Declutter This Spring

For the past few years, the Internet has been raving about Swedish death cleaning, but you are old enough to see through the hype. First, you have no use for Internet fads, not when you still have a vast collection of vinyl records and a phonograph to play them, and you can text a guy who knows how to fix phonographs every time yours goes on the fritz. Second, you have traveled enough not to buy the hype about how the grass is greener somewhere else. Despite this, you really should declutter. Everyone should declutter, but it is the kind of task that always seems to migrate to the bottom of the to do list. There are people your age who have been meaning to declutter since they were in their 20s, and they still haven’t gotten around to it. Seriously, though, decluttering can give you clarity about the future. If you dread decluttering that much, you can do the second most dreaded task that you have been procrastinating for years and contact an Orlando estate planning lawyer.

If You Don’t Like the Idea of Swedish Death Cleaning, Think of It as Floridian Aging in Place Decluttering

The purpose of Swedish death cleaning is to remove clutter from your house while you are alive so your family will not have to do it after you die. Of course, if you don’t feel like thinking about death, you are not the only one. For that matter, the cold, dark winters of Sweden are plenty depressing, too. You are happy where you are, alive and in Florida. Therefore, you should think of it as aging in place decluttering. The short-term goal is to prove to yourself and others that you and your house are in good shape for aging in place.

You Might Find Some Stuff to Sell at a Markup

You’re too stubborn to unretire and too risk averse to invest, so decluttering might give you a source of income. You might find some clutter that has a high enough resale value that it is worthwhile to sell it.

It Might Help You Make a Decision About Aging in Place or Moving to Assisted Living

Decluttering requires you to make hundreds of tiny decisions. This sometimes has the paradoxical effect of freeing up space in your mind to consider the big decisions that you have been putting off for months or even years. For example, maybe you are on the fence about whether you want to age in place or move to assisted living. Decluttering could help you envision which accessibility amenities you would want to install to facilitate aging in place. It might also persuade you that being an old fogey alone in a huge house is lonely and exhausting, and that you would feel safer and more connected in assisted living. Either way, there will be less clutter, which brings you closer to achieving your goal, whichever option you choose.

Contact Gierach and Gierach About Decluttering Your Plans

An estate planning lawyer can help you plan for a streamlined future, in your forever home or in assisted living.  Contact Gierach and Gierach, P.A. in Orlando, Florida to discuss your case.

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