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Downsizing Boomers Try to Pass on Decades’ Worth of Knickknacks

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Nov 11, 2016
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A recent piece aboutdownsizing Boomers trying to pass on decades’ worth of accumulated memorabilia advises their children to “Lock the Door!” While Boomers were interested in accumulating possessions, younger generations tend to live more simply, in smaller homes that can’t accommodate the generational transfer of knickknacks.

—The Wall Street Journal

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