After our kids left the nest, we sold our house and bought a townhome. So far, downsizing has more pros than cons.

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We sold our larger house so we could buy a smaller townhome and not have a mortgage.

Karen Bakar

We're entering the golden age of baby boomer estate sales

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A Gen X empty nester sold her house to travel by RV full time. Here's what life is like after five years of traveling.

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Patty and Shane Gill are next to a
Patty and Shane Gill have been living in an RV full time since becoming empty nesters.

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I toured a Texas tiny-home village for retirees. The real sell wasn't the houses.

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A home stands next to a sign that reads
Liberty Tiny Village is a small 55+ community in North Texas.

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I thought downsizing would be hard for our family of 4. It ended up changing our lives for the better.

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The author's family moved from Texas to Colorado and downsized their home.

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When my family of 4 moved to a small town, we downsized. We now spend more time together and less money.

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The author's family (not pictured) spends more time together after their move.

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The cities where downsizing will save you the most and least

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StorageCafe analyzed dozens of big US cities to see how much downsizing would pay off.

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A family of 4 downsized to a 1-bedroom home so they could live rent-free. Storage hacks help them make the most of the space.

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A side-by-side of a family walking through a field and a kitchen with white cabinets and a butcher block island.
The Johnson family downsized to save money for their future.

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I'm 61 with 16 grandkids. Instead of downsizing, we bought a bigger vacation home to finally make family trips work.

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Doug Beachy (center) and his large family of four kids and 16 grandchildren.
Doug Beachy (center) and his large family.

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Instead of downsizing, I moved into a bigger home at 74. My grandkids love the extra space, and family visits are finally fun.

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Laurence Gerowitz and his wife Dottie Lipski.

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