At 72, I sold the five-bedroom house where I raised my children and bought a townhouse designed for the life my wife and I wanted now. Six years later, our children started suggesting we sell because we “didn’t need all that space.” What they didn’t realize was that we’d already made a decision about our home, our money, and our future—and the conversation that followed changed the way our entire family saw us.
Six years ago, we sold the five-bedroom house where we had raised our children and moved into a townhouse in a 55-and-over community just a mile from our old neighborhood. …
At 72, I sold the five-bedroom house where I raised my children and bought a townhouse designed for the life my wife and I wanted now. Six years later, our children started suggesting we sell because we “didn’t need all that space.” What they didn’t realize was that we’d already made a decision about our home, our money, and our future—and the conversation that followed changed the way our entire family saw us. Full Story