Cancel the Lease on Your Storage Rental
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We love to have stuff. It’s the American way after all. A problem arises though, when we have too much stuff and no where to put it. For many people, they take the simple solution and rent storage space somewhere to store away all the stuff they don’t need.
As children we were told to put away our things when we weren’t using them. This shouldn’t be applied to adulthood. Rental storage space is a terrible waste of money. Think about it, you’re paying rent on the stuff that you no longer need!
My father had a storage rental for the longest time. He ran a business and needed somewhere to put all the old equipment that was no longer useful but couldn’t bare to throw away. He rented that shed for YEARS until he moved in to a place wehere he could store everything himself. He thought it was stuff that he needed.
Well, after moving the stuff for the 3rd time to a new location, he realized that he didn’t need most of the stuff and ended up throwing most of it away. He wasted $50 a month for 4 years or so for storage rental on stuff he didn’t need.
Don’t fall prey to the false dichotomy that if you run out of space, you should get MORE space.
No, if you run out of space, it’s time to weed out your things, pare down and clean up your life. The solution isn’t to add another cost to life. It’s time to let go of the stuff you no longer need.
I recognize that getting rid of things is hard to do, especially if you have an attachment to it. But think about it, you’ve already let go of something if you throw in a storage shed. You are already placing it out of your mind, moving it to a geographic location you will rarely visit. After a year, will you miss it? You will certainly miss the $50 a month more.
There are good uses for storage units. For example, if you are in between moves and have to put your stuff somewhere until you can settle. Of if you are leaving the country for work and intend to come back (though this would be a great time to let go our your things).
Grab some gloves, a friend’s pickup truck and go clean out your storage unit. It’s time to let go of the stuff you no longer need and increase your bottom line.
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