Ep 454: Swedish Death Cleaning 101

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky Her Money

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

It’s a record-breaking year for holiday travel with AAA reporting that almost 120 million people will travel 50 miles or more to spend this holiday season with the people they love. If you’re one of those people traveling to spend to holidays with your parents or your partner's parents, may we suggest doing a little Swedish death cleaning while you’re there? No, it’s not as morbid as it sounds (and, if done right, it shouldn’t put a damper on your holiday spirit). Psychologist and Swedish death cleaning expert, Katarina Blom shares why Swedish death cleaning is a life-affirming experience and practical tips for getting started. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Holiday decluttering 06:00 Swedish death cleaning defined 9:00 How to start Swedish death cleaning 18:00 Setting a purpose for your home 30:01 Mailbag Question 1: I have multiple properties, which one should I pay off before I retire? 37:01 Mailbag Question 2: What are the implications of closing a credit card that my parents opened before I was 18? TAKEAWAYS: Swedish death cleaning is life-affirming and helps create space for what truly matters. Acknowledging our mortality can lead to a more fulfilling life. Consumerism often serves as an avoidance strategy for dealing with pain. Having open conversations about death can help relieve anxiety about the future. Finding purpose in your home is essential for a peaceful living environment. Learn more about our Finance Fixx program here. Use code PODCAST for a $100 discount. Interested in learning more about investing alongside hundreds of other women? Join us every other Monday night on Zoom at investingfixx.com. Have a question for us? Write to us at [email protected]. While you’re at it, join the HerMoney community! For the latest episode drops and financial news-you-can-use, subscribe to our newsletter at Hermoney.com/subscribe! Use promo code HERMONEY at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual plan at https://incogni.com/hermoney. The HerMoney with Jean Chatzky podcast is sponsored by Edelman Financial Engines. The podcast team and its host are neither employees nor clients of EFE, however, the show does receive fixed compensation and is a paid endorser and therefore has an incentive to endorse EFE and its planners. To learn more about the sponsorship, please visit PlanEFE.com/HerMoney. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our podcast, and to learn more about Airwave, head to www.airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.6	I hate most business podcasts.
0:31.4	It's all blah, blah, blah.
0:32.8	Tell me your background.
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0:35.8	I'm Jason Pfeiffer, editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine,
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1:03.5	Hey, everyone, I'm Gene Chatsky. Thank you so much for joining me today on Her Money.
1:08.8	I hope that you are enjoying the holidays, the holiday season,
1:13.6	so far that you've had a little bit of time at least to put your feet up maybe, to relax.
1:19.9	I always like to set aside some time between Christmas and New Year's to just tidy things up in my house. This year, though,
1:31.8	I'm thinking about taking it to another level. I'm thinking, haven't quite decided, but I'm
1:38.5	thinking about Swedish death cleaning. Now, it is not as morbid as it might sound. And no, I am not planning on
1:48.5	dying anytime soon. It's actually this practical method that involves getting rid of things that
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