I am 66 years old and have over 300+ Hummels. I collected them when I was young inherited some from my mother, and I have some of the oldest Hummels made. I love them, and even though I’m no longer collecting them for at least the last 15 years I still enjoy looking at them. When I die my children who do not want them, can do whatever they want with them. ❤ I have downsized most of the other items in my home, but the things that give me joy I will hang onto, regardless of how many there are.

My stuff keeps me busy, engaged; not just sitting and waiting for whatever. I tried the retire, nice beautiful easy-peasy condo - going to be a lady of leisure. I became mad with boredom, nothing to do, could not putter around, dig a hole, rake some dirt. Sold the easy-peasy condo, purchased a home with a small yard a shop and stuff. Happy as a clam. Dig holes, rake in the dirt. When I go, just open the doors and say free.

My stuff is MY STUFF. I get to enjoy it as long as I like and can. When I am gone, then it becomes my beneficiaries’ stuff. Take what you like, and dispose of the rest. If you don’t want to do that, let me know and I will be happy to change my will and give my stuff AND MY HOUSE AND MONEY to someone else!

I want your Hummels! My parents house burned down, and all the reunification hummels that they collected from our time in Berlin were lost.

My lovely elderly neighbor passed and she had a large (100 or so) Hummel figurines. We fretted about who would want them but two women bought all of them at the estate sale. Estate sale prices, but they definitely wanted them. True story.

I mean... I want your Hummels! My mom (in her 70s) really likes them, and always wished for them. But couldn't afford them. And now that people are selling their Hummels on Facebook marketplace I am buying them as presents for my mom. And she is always delighted! So far she has 5. I'm going to hunt around and see if I can find another one in time for Christmas. No, I don't want them as an inheritance, nor does my sister. But our mom likes them right now, and that's the point. I understand that this is probably a little clip with a good message of not being trapped by your things. My mom definitely has downsized a lot, especially after she was the one who cleared out my grandma's house. (She said "I'm not doing that to you girls" which I appreciate) It was needed. She still likes little knickknacks and decorations more than I do. I think it's fine. She decorates differently for each season, and my children think it's fun to see how she's decorated since the last time they were there.

I do estate sales. Don’t worry, your stuff will find good will someday. Sell it now and go somewhere and have fun.

Go into a house today and be bored stiff. Endless white decor without so much as a magazine for which to sit and read. There may be a well-placed art book on a coffee table, angled just so for display, but that's it. Most wouldn't know Duncan Phyfe from Dunkin Donuts.

From the wikipedia article about Hummel figurines: "After the end of World War II, the popularity of Hummel figurines grew as American soldiers stationed in West Germany began sending the figurines home as gifts.[3] Nostalgia associated with the figurines and the U.S. soldiers buying them led to Hummel figurines becoming a popular collector's item. . . . As travel to Europe became more commonplace, the figurines, with their folkloric appearance, were often purchased as souvenirs.[4]." Although I realize that the video isn't just about Hummels, for some people, the figurines are not just about having some kind of knicknack or receiving a gift from someone special. It was tied in with the collective experience of a world-wide war with the concomitant losses of life and limb. It was also more special when travel to Europe was not as common and there was no Amazon global marketplace. The figurines are based on drawings done by a German nun aptly called Sister Maria Innocentia. I don't care for Hummel figurines personally but I'm not going to tchotchke-shame people who do.

Hummels . .haha! That's a crack up! I had relatives who had that stuff and I there was no way I wanted those things! Even though they thought some of them were "collectors" items or valuable.

I got rid of EVERYTHING in New York State 11 years ago and moved to Arizona on a motorcycle. I still have only a bike for wheels, yet I have a 28 foot trailer and two large sheds stuffed with STUFF. I’m 85 and the only way I can be STUFF FREE is to stop being me!

I remember being drug to antique shops and auctions while my parents searched out Hummels, depression dishes, etc. Never wanted to clutter up my house as an adult.

Downsizing is difficult and time consuming, start when you’re still fit and clear minded. First figure out what you’re going to do, move or stay put. Make a list and concentrate on what’s important to you and what you haven’t touched in 7 years, like clothing. Old books, figurines, chinaware (never used), old tools, old furniture, old files, computers, desks, bookshelves…out with it! You’ll be amazed how exhilarating it feels to be free of clutter.

I love the lead. No one wants your hummels. I remember those things. The only thing I miss, but not really, is my garden, though I know I wouldn't want to do all that work anymore. So I'm going to take golf lessons. Dont tell a real golfer but as a kid I loved putt putt. So now I'll try a bigger putter. Downsizing was not hard for me. It was all dead weight, much of it inherited most of it meaningless to me. I buy books occasionally but mostly I use a digital library. I have a different view of things now and I feel lighter...unencumbered.

Omg! My mother in law used to collect hummels.. I always hated them because I’ve collected 18th and 19th century antiques my entire life. When I married her son, she wanted to start me on Hummel collecting and I put a stop to that right quick. No hummels in my house.

I never knew about hummels and the elderly until I watched a South Park episode 😂

They gotta go somewhere 👍

Yes that’s right, the young don’t want your good, expensive junk, they are happy with their ikea crap. 😂

Have worked quite a few estate sales and it’s true. No one wants the hummels, the china sets, the porcelain dolls, the toy cars, the barbies, the fans, etc. They buy what they can use in their day-to-day

After 20 years in a house we had to pack everything up for a renovation. We were able to unload about half our junk. Now I just have to keep the little lady from re-accumulating new stuff.

I never got the "hummel" thing. We love our old big house. My stuff is all junk and doesnt mean much to us. We will decide hen to change anything. No one will tell us when to.

At least in Fallout 3, collecting the Hummels (vaultboy figurines) gave a buff to your skills. In real life, they're useless waste.

Agreed 😊

I inherited my parents house, and all their "stuff". I had my OWN "stuff"...now I feel like an oreo- "double-stuffed" 😂 Seriously, though? A 3,000 sf. 5 bedroom 2 living room, 2 kitchen, 1 mudroom, 1,000 sf wraparound deck and 2 car garage...filled with "stuff"....for a single guy is WAY too much! I would nuch prefer a 1,400 sf single car with storage shed. BUT? ...Even those are now going for $$$$$...so Ill stay here.

Simply a camouflaged & repackaged version of : " You will own Nothing & Be Happy ! " Klaus & WEF approve of this video !!

My “stuff” is mine to enjoy. It irritates me to no end when people say I must think of future generations and how they will deal with my things when I’m gone. 😡 That’s not my problem, and I’m NOT going to downsize things I enjoy NOW to cater to their preferences LATER. Not my problem if they don’t enjoy beauty and want to get rid of it because they have no imagination or class to appreciate something beyond their apparently boring lives.

Your stuff is just that: STUFF. When the time comes, donate it, sell it, and by all means, give it to the people who want it BEFORE you go. Let yourself see them enjoying it.

Know when to get out of collecting. I remember a story of an elder selling a beer can collection before the fad faded.

What’s a hummel?

No idea what hummers are. Had to look it up

What's a hummel

“-why should your stuff control your life?” This question seems pretty disingenuous in this materialistic society. When people’s status is measured by accumulation (or one’s potential to accumulate), it’s difficult to escape. For me, it comes down to the capacity to accept change, which unfortunately diminishes with age. We made a successful transition from a full-sized, detached house to a condo @8 years ago. When undergoing this process, we discovered: 1. A 17 yard dumpster will not be too large. 2. When encountering indecision, toss it. 3. Our kids really didn’t want the family credenza. QED.

Good babe I should move I'm 74 I live in a upper flat for 50 years I own the home it's 22 steps to my back door on an average I probably go up and down five times so that's over a hundred steps a day most people don't get that in a month you got to go to the gym and go on the stair stepper and you got to pay I get healthy when I go up the stairs and I carry my groceries when I get to the top I often I puff and I don't have a heart attack so good it's good good exercise and about every two or three years I bring a dumpster and get rid of all my junk so you know I have a big place I have a lot of things but the things I have are valuable even a scrap as far as the Hummels go you're right nobody wants Hummels remember when those were the big deal oh my God you're going to be a millionaire

I have emptied 3 senior relatives homes over the past 10 years and it was arduous, time consuming and expensive. You could give some consideration to your kids, or whoever, when you're thinking about whether or not to start downsizing. Emptying these large crap filled houses sucks.

Sell there are a lot of people who collect or thrift stores would not be popular..

I’m 67. My stuff includes a 2000 BMW Z3, a 2017 Volvo, a motorboat, kayaks, gold coins, silver coins, a vacation home by a lake, and my main home near a lake. I own things with a purpose, not dust collectors.

It's true that many people do not want Hummel's or other items that were owned by their relatives and the point has already been made below that the current owners want to enjoy their collections, etc. But this video is rude. While it's a good point to not be a prisoner of one's possessions, this approach to getting people to downsize is insensitive because it doesn't take into account that the person's home is where they may have happy memories and their "stuff" also has memories attached, among other reasons for wanting to remain in their homes (such as that ti's their home and they have control, and more). The stairs are a struggle? Someone below mentioned mid and high rise condos. You think one flight of stairs is a problem: wait until there's (heaven forbid) an emergency like a fire and elders or just anyone needs to use the stairs to evacuate. I don't want your Hummels is from the children's point of view, not the elder. The children need to understand the elder's perspective. The advice being given also flies in the face of the guidance for getting hoarders in general to get rid of their things.

Hard to listen to you with the music

All the donation places sell the stuff - they do not give anything to the needy.