One of the things My Divine Concierge specializes in is helping seniors downsize. We do not actually help them sell their homes or buy new ones, but we do help them with every aspect of moving. We help them pare down their possessions, pack the house, and unpack it on...
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Category Archives: Concierge Services
The Worst Advice We’ve Ever Heard About Selling Collectibles
Assisting clients in selling their collectibles is a normal part of our specialized downsizing service for seniors. It is something we do quite regularly. During one recent project, we got to talking about our past experiences. We were asked, “what is the worst advice you’ve ever heard about selling collectibles?”...
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5 Benefits of Parking Your Car in the Garage
One of our recent blog posts touched on the idea of cleaning out the garage so that your car has its home back. After writing that post, we got to thinking about all the possible benefits of using the garage for its intended purpose. We came up with quite a...
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Concierge Service Beats Technology Any Day
As a small business serving customers throughout the greater New York area, we believe in a healthy business environment that promotes competition. Businesses forced to compete with one another make a more concerted effort to keep prices in check and take good care of their customers. So yes, My Divine...
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Things to Do Around the House Before Thanksgiving Travel
The week of Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times for travel in the US. Back in 2016, AAA estimated that some 40.7 million people would travel away from home for Thanksgiving. They raised their estimate to almost 51 million the following year. Estimates for 2018 are not out yet,...
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Top 3 Reasons to Clean Out the Garage
Here in the Northeast we have those pesky little things known as garages. Garages get pesky when they become an open invitation to fill them with lots of stuff that’s rarely used, if at all. For many of us, the garage has ceased to be a place to park the...
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5 Simple and Inexpensive Decorating Ideas for Fall
Fall has officially arrived in the northern hemisphere. As such, many of you are thinking about putting up some decorations that show just how much you love this time of year. The good news is that you can decorate for fall without spending a fortune or investing all your time...
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Establish Your Goals Before You Downsize
We see it all the time: people attempting to downsize but having no idea what to do or where to turn. They spend months trying to figure out what to do with their possessions but make no headway. They wrangle over collectibles, fight over furniture, and beg their frustrated children...
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Grocery Delivery or Concierge Service: Which Is Better?
Walmart and Amazon getting into the grocery business has created stiff competition among retailers in the grocery space. That competition has been heating up as of late, with more and more grocers opting to start offering free delivery service. Here in the greater New York area, there is no shortage...
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Valuing Collectibles: Auction Price Versus Insurance Value
We have had our share of conversations with clients who are trying to determine the value of their collectibles. For good reason, value is often the most important factor that determines whether collectibles get passed on, sold, or discarded. As such, questions about how to properly value collectibles are pretty...
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