Downsizing or Going for Broke?

The battle inside the mind of an older person

John Egelkrout
Thirty over Fifty
Published in
6 min readApr 8, 2024

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Photo by Jens Lelie on Unsplash

During this first year of my retirement, I have given considerable thought to downsizing the amount of material things I have. The last thing I want my family members to have to do when I pass is to sort through a large collection of junk I was attached to and could not get rid of. To that end, I have jettisoned quite a few things that…

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John Egelkrout
Thirty over Fifty

I am a sanity-curious former teacher who works a small organic farm with my wife. I write about politics, social issues, memoirs, and a variety of other topics.