I keep wanting to reply to this and I agree with what you are saying. All these collections and all the BS that has been bought up over the years doesn't amount to much in some respects. My Aunt is honestly in that situation partially because she had various collections and inflation is kicking her ass just like it is kicking a lot of people's ass. It's honestly sad that this government robbed all these seniors through inflation. Younger generations are screwed as well but they can somewhat GeoMax and get out of the situation if they make moves. Older generations have a harder time making a move.

Then what you say about the clean up job and working on some of the deferred maintenance is true as well. In some of these locations it ultimately won't make sense to do all that.

It's really sad to go to the Estate auctions in a lot of ways because of all that. Trying to sell out of all the random stuff.

And yeah they all have a ton of saved plastic bags and old cool whip containers. I respect the hustle and frugality in a lot of ways.

I often wonder what generations truely had it the worse. If it wasn't for crypto I might have a life sentence in the MidWest feeling like I can't even imagine freedom.