Retirees, Declutter for a Profit
Nearly 40 million Americans over age 50, about 60% of that cohort, say they have too much stuff, according to a survey by University of Kansas professor David J. Ekerdt.
“It’s quite stressful,” especially when you think about the possibility of moving, says Ekerdt, author of Downsizing: Confronting Our Possessions in Later Life (Columbia University Press, $26). “Almost every move in later life is going to be to smaller quarters.”
Fortunately, a whole cottage industry has sprung up online to help you shed possessions and make a tidy profit in the process, but forget eBay. That’s so 1990s. Today, most new selling sites work in connection with a smartphone app, and different apps are better for selling different things. For instance, Decluttr and NextWorth are great for selling electronics, whereas Mercari, , and are better for clothes.
