It is unlikely that your grandchildren will want to sort out old newspapers or dust off a collection of dolls.
As sad as it may sound, alas, things often go after their owners. You will involuntarily think: how much effort was spent to earn, find, buy, bring, and then dust off for years. In the era of scarcity, everyone really tried to accumulate more expensive acquisitions and leave them as a legacy to children. But times have changed, and what was previously valued can turn into meaningless trash.
I have a girlfriend. A well-to-do adult lady. Without a husband, as is often the case, but with two very mobile children. She lost her mother a couple of years ago. After some time, the friend decided to cross the threshold of her father’s house. In addition, due to some financial difficulties, she urgently needed to vacate the rented apartment, so that the apartment inherited from her mother became a salvation.
Having moved in in a hurry into the parental home, the friend looked around and assessed the scale of the disaster. She had to spend several weeks to bring the apartment into a residential look and get rid of all the junk that had been accumulating there for years. No, my friend is not at all insensitive, and she felt guilty every time the next thing went to the junkyard. “You must understand, I have two children, we need space! And these things are suffocating me. Perhaps my mother thought she was doing a good deed, collecting all this “wealth”, but only added work to me, ”she sighed.
We decided to put together a few guidelines that we hope will help you get rid of unnecessary things in advance. So that your children or grandchildren do not have to drag all this to a landfill later.
Pseudo-antique furniture
Of course, a chest of drawers or a sofa of the eighteenth century will decorate any interior and will be a profitable purchase. But often the older generation keeps old furniture, thinking that with age it becomes more and more valuable. However, interior designers are in a hurry to disappoint the owners of such “antiques”. They argue that heavy carved furniture is a slow-moving commodity. Very rarely do people want to buy something like that for themselves. Many follow fashion trends and do not want to force the apartment with large massive objects.
Collections
Most people are sure that the more items they collect in their collections, the more expensive the heirs will be able to sell them. Experts assure that this is not at all the case. For example, a pair of good coins from the beginning of the last century will be a much more profitable investment than a lot of scattered coins of different years, bought on occasion. We think there is no need to mention the collection of posters, porcelain figurines, tea bags and other similar “values”. It’s just worth remembering that things that matter to you may be completely useless to your loved ones.
Dolls
Experts say the time for dolls is over. The younger generation has ceased to feel nostalgia for charming toy young ladies, they are more interested in digital technologies. Therefore, the cost of a collection of store dolls and other dolls will not be so high.
Silver
Once upon a time, silver could be traded on almost every corner, and good sums were given for it. But everything has changed, and it will be impossible to get anything worthwhile for silver spoons / cups / salt shakers. Besides, looking after him is troublesome. Especially if these things are not of the best quality and performance.
Chinese porcelain
Be it vases or other decorative items, not all of them really have a price. Therefore, Chinese gizmos are among the first to risk ending up in a landfill.
Oriental rugs
This piece of furniture has also outlived its usefulness. Nobody says that a high-quality product will cost a penny, but carpets are purchased by a few. Most modern people are indifferent to walled ornaments. At the peak of preference, neutral shades, geometric prints and things that are as easy to clean as possible. So even very beautiful “dust collectors” have little chance of passing to someone by inheritance.
4 ways to sort valuables from junk
1. Buy less. Think, you have lived for many years without this new trinket. So why buy it now?
2. Periodically check the accumulated junk and throw away items that you do not use. There is no need to store it “for the future”, your children will throw it all away anyway when the time comes. So why wait for this moment?
3. If you suddenly feel sorry for throwing away a useless object, remember yourself. Do you often use things that you inherited from your parents?
4. Think about how your children live. Will they need your collections that you have been collecting for years? Will they want to take it and store it? If the answer is obvious, make a decision with ease.