Benefits of downsizing?

[C~Q]

In a couple of months when my lease runs out i'm going to be moving from a 4 bed house to a 3 bed unit. I'm hoping it'll have a garden for the tramp but thats about all i'm looking for.

So I want to think of all the positives about down sizing...who's done it?

Girls will share a room - building a stronger bond.
Less space - less junk!
Less space - easier to keep clean...

Any more?

[PumpkinZulu]

Easier to cool and warm.

Easier to fill and make it look cosy.

More family time as less space to retreat.

Cheaper so more $$.

[ss_storm]

save money on power bills (less rooms = less lights/power points, less space to heat & cool)
Nice and cosy?!
And yep, less time cleaning and more time doing the things you want!

[C~Q]

Thanks guys x

[MantaRay]

We have never looked back since going from a 5 bedroom large house to a 3 bdr apartment. It is so easy to clean and I always know when the boys are up to mischief I think it makes us closer as a family. It saves money and cleaning time and it's a great feeling giving away and selling stuff you can no longer fit in. You'll be fine hun

[C~Q]

So MR are you in an apartment without a garden? How do the kids find it? Do you find you have to go out more, like to the park etc?

[MantaRay]

We have a smallish backyard but big enough for kicking a ball around, and also our balcony is huge, so it's really like having a backyard. It's big enough for them to have a trampoline and ride their bikes around. DH is the one home with them after school etc and they do the park usually once a week at least (they walk past it on the way home from school/kindy anyway so hard to say no!!), and on weekends we do the park a lot also. But on days when the park is too wet etc they seem to manage ok here.

[C~Q]

Oooh that sounds perfect!

My other option i'm throwing around is sharing a big (6 bed) house with a friend of mine who also has 3 kids eeeek! But only share care...I don't know...we'll see lol! But I have found an awesome 4 level, 5 bed house with three living areas ad a pool for $600. So $300 each sounds pretty good lol!

[~Lashes~]

i recently moved from a 4 bed to a 3 bed place. i found that i had a reason to go threw everything, im usualy the type of person who cant get rid of things unless there on there very last legs. but this place has smaller rooms, so its easier for me to decide what stays and what goes,(as we dont have excess space) it is easier to clean, and easier to put everything in oit place (still working on this bit!) i also can hear the boys in there room at night at the other end of the house, so they cant play up and get away with it!!
i was thinking of getting a larger place and sharing with mum n my sister, but they would always be there, and it would never realy be my place kwim?