Downsizing Your Home
The Next Bit Podcast
In this episode of The Next Bit, Hannah McQueen and Mark Leishman explore the upsides and downsides of the biggest (and most misunderstood) financial decisions in later life: downsizing your home.
While it’s often seen as a simple strategy to unlock cash for retirement, the reality is far more complex. From emotional attachment and identity to timing, market conditions, and hidden costs, downsizing is as much a psychological decision as it is a financial one.
This episode leans into Hannah’s decades of experience as one of New Zealand’s leading financial advisors with topics including:
+ How much cash can you actually unlock from your home.
+ Why timing can make or break the outcome.
+ How poor planning can erode what should be your biggest financial “trump card.”
+ Also, the emotional weight of leaving a family home, the real-life consequences of being forced into a rushed decision later in life and much more!
If you’re thinking about retirement, supporting aging parents, or simply want to make smarter long-term financial choices, this episode is definitely for you.
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The Next Bit Hosts are:
Hannah McQueen - Founder of Brightly
Mark Leishman - New Zealand TV and Radio Broadcaster
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