Downsizing, Done Right
Whether, when and how to move — without the pressure and without the traps.
Included in Morning Post membership — $79 a year · Cancel anytime
The family home is the biggest asset, the biggest decision and the biggest bundle of feelings you own. This class walks the whole question — stay or go, the true costs, the pension interaction, the village contracts, the forty-year declutter — at a pace that respects all three.
It’s for anyone rattling around in a house with empty bedrooms — and anyone being nudged by their adult children.
The eight lessons
1The Real Question: Why Move?Motive first, real estate second — and staying put counts as an answer.2The True Cost of MovingWhy smaller isn’t always cheaper — the subtractions nobody does, tallied honestly.3What It Means for Your PensionThe home is treated specially — the check to make before anything is signed.4The Options MenuEvery shape a move can take — including the one nobody’s selling.5Villages & Land-Lease, Eyes OpenThe contracts behind the brochures, in plain English — and the iron rule before signing.6Decluttering Forty Years, KindlyIt isn’t stuff, it’s proof of a life — a method with the kindness the job deserves.7The Move ItselfMovers, the essentials box and the address-change cascade — for a move you haven’t done in decades.8Your Downsizing Decision KitThe whole decision on one page — and permission to take it slowly.One page of homework per lesson: the why-move page, the true-cost tally, the pension check, the options shortlist, the questions-before-signing list, the sorting plan, the essentials box and address-change checklist — and the whole decision, pulled onto one page. Print it, fill it in pencil, keep it with your important papers.
How to get it
Morning Post membership
This class and the other 17 — plus both Morning Post workbooks, all four mysteries, and everything we build next. Covers your household.
Become a member — $79 a yearNo password — we email you a link · Any phone, tablet or computer · Cancel anytime
Pairs well with Getting Ready to Retire and Wills, Estates & Getting Organised.
Questions worth asking
Is it trying to talk me into moving?
No — staying put is treated as a legitimate answer throughout. The class is for making the decision well, whichever way it lands.
We’re only starting to think about it.
Perfect timing — the whole class is built for before anything is signed.
Is it financial or legal advice?
No — education. Your solicitor, the free Financial Information Service and Services Australia handle the specifics, and the class sends you to them at every turn.
Morning Post Classes — general education, never personal financial advice. Rules and rates change: check your own situation with Services Australia, the free Financial Information Service, or a licensed adviser. Narration and illustrations are AI-assisted under human editorial review — editorial policy.