I discovered something that surprised me when I started preparing my apartment for my impending renovation. I was removing the framed photographs from my living room to keep them safe and to prevent them from getting covered in construction dust. When I had removed most of them, I realized that I like the sparer, emptier look. When had my decor become clutter? I started out with framed photos on the mantel of my fireplace, as well as on top of…
Read more →As I have written before, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure (see my earlier post of that name). But what happens when you inherit another man’s treasure? If something was important to someone you loved, does it become important to you? When my mother passed away two years ago, she left behind her beloved silver-plated flatware. Like many women of her generation, my mother believed in pulling out her fine china, tablecloths, and silver-plated flatware whenever we had company. After everyone went home, my…
Read more →Have you been saving something for years because “it will be worth a lot of money someday?” Ah, yes, that mythical “someday”. I often encounter this with my clients. It could be something (or a collection of things) that they have been saving since childhood. Or it could be something they have inherited in recent years. It’s never been easier to check the value of your collectibles. Just go to eBay and search for items like yours. You’ll see how much…
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