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Dear Savvy Senior,

What tips can you offer for downsizing? My husband and I would like to relocate from our house into a retirement community condo near our daughter, but need to get rid of a lot of personal possessions before we can move.

– Overwhelmed Willa

Dear Willa,

The process of weeding through a house full of stuff and parting with old possessions is difficult and overwhelming for most people.

A good place to start is to see if your kids, grandkids or other family members would like any of your unused possessions.

Whatever they don’t want, here are a few tips and services tha...