I'm not into the "Throw it all away trend. That whole minimalism trend the wealthy can experiment with.", but when it comes to paying for a mini-storage (I'm just assuming); it's a win, win.
I worked at two mini-storages whilein college on the weekends.
I learned men and women valued different possessions.
In 99% of the cases, the rent/fees did not add up, but we like our stuff. I get it.
Once a month, an angry customer would empty their unit into a dumptster. The owner had signs up about dumping, but I wasen't paid enough to deal with the person who was at their last bit of hope, and decided Saturday was the day to finally dump it all. One out of 50 customers finally realized that junk they were hanging onto was not worth it.
I did talk one guy out of getting rid of his first edition books though. I was watching him throw away case after case of books into the dumptster. I was sweeping near the dumptster. The first book I picked out of the trash, was a signed book by Hemingway. I knew he wasen't crazy, but he was angry with life.
There was a part of me that just wanted him to leave, and my broke ass could make some good money selling the books.
I decided to tell him forcefully that he was being rash. He took his books out of the trash, and put them back in his unit.
I left the job a few weeks later. Always wondered how his life turned out.
(If you ever have to use a mini-storage: 1. Prorate the rent to the 1 day of the month. Mini-storage owners love late fees. Pick a mini-storage with cameras. People steal, even the mini-storage owners. If renting on the top floor, and the owner only used chicken wire to enclose the ceiling of the unit; you are taking a risk. It's easy to get into your unit. Realize the hardest part of storage is moving your crap in. Most people leave their belongings in way to long. The mini-storage owners know this, and that's why you see ploys like 1st month free bs. I've always felt the government should provide all homeless individuals with free lockers. I saw so many people trying to live out of their car whike renting a unit. I only was one guy who succeed year, after year. My Mini-storage rant is over.)
1. It's auxiliary storage for e.g. outdoor gear you use that you can't fit in your apartment
2. It's essentially bridge storage for stuff that will be moved somewhere new (e.g. a second apartment/home) on a fairly fixed timeframe
On the other hand, it just going to be a headache for you or someone else if it's just stuff you don't have room for and don't have any real plans to have room for it. Both my brother and a friend have gone through this recently with relatives where cleaning out storage lockers was a huge PITA.
I'm not into the "Throw it all away trend. That whole minimalism trend the wealthy can experiment with.", but when it comes to paying for a mini-storage (I'm just assuming); it's a win, win.
I worked at two mini-storages whilein college on the weekends.
I learned men and women valued different possessions.
In 99% of the cases, the rent/fees did not add up, but we like our stuff. I get it.
Once a month, an angry customer would empty their unit into a dumptster. The owner had signs up about dumping, but I wasen't paid enough to deal with the person who was at their last bit of hope, and decided Saturday was the day to finally dump it all. One out of 50 customers finally realized that junk they were hanging onto was not worth it.
I did talk one guy out of getting rid of his first edition books though. I was watching him throw away case after case of books into the dumptster. I was sweeping near the dumptster. The first book I picked out of the trash, was a signed book by Hemingway. I knew he wasen't crazy, but he was angry with life.
There was a part of me that just wanted him to leave, and my broke ass could make some good money selling the books.
I decided to tell him forcefully that he was being rash. He took his books out of the trash, and put them back in his unit.
I left the job a few weeks later. Always wondered how his life turned out.
(If you ever have to use a mini-storage: 1. Prorate the rent to the 1 day of the month. Mini-storage owners love late fees. Pick a mini-storage with cameras. People steal, even the mini-storage owners. If renting on the top floor, and the owner only used chicken wire to enclose the ceiling of the unit; you are taking a risk. It's easy to get into your unit. Realize the hardest part of storage is moving your crap in. Most people leave their belongings in way to long. The mini-storage owners know this, and that's why you see ploys like 1st month free bs. I've always felt the government should provide all homeless individuals with free lockers. I saw so many people trying to live out of their car whike renting a unit. I only was one guy who succeed year, after year. My Mini-storage rant is over.)