Downsizing is an art. It requires emotional courage, intelligent organizing, and strategic thinking. But, most of all, it requires necessity.

For whatever reason, we reach a point in life where we come face to face with a desire to retire. Bundled in that desire can be that we have to leave, we want to leave, or we are emotionally ready to leave our current surroundings. Our attitude towards the things we have collected over the years, however, can make the departure process more or less difficult. With the right approach, the necessity to downsize can be profitable before and after retirement.