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Couple years ago, I had made the decision to pack up from my rented condo...and put everything I acquire over 5 years into an 8x10 storage while I traveled. My rent kept going up, and I wasn't making more money. At the time it seemed like a good idea.
After moving from my apartment, I moved 1,000 miles away with a friend, for about a year and a half. When the lease ended, I acquired the majority of the furnishings. Well, I didn't find a place because I didn't have inclination to stay. So, those things have also went into storage.
So you guessed it, I ended up getting a second storage unit...slightly larger: 10x15. This has been going on now since June of 2017. I pay $100 for one, $160 for the other. When adding late fees, it can be $20-40 more. Yes it's cheaper than renting, but it's really draining financially. I pay the dues by the 22nd and 5th each month.
The hardest part is the fact that each unit is 1,000 miles apart. I live at the moment an additional 700-1,800 miles away from each. I visit each unit about every 2-3 months, but one of them I've not visited since November last year...but it's climate controlled and indoors. The other is indoors but not climate controlled...but it's in Tennessee and so far I've not had issues with mold/mildew.
Everytime the bills come around, I just wish I could get out of them. But I'm having no luck finding an apartment. Everywhere wants too much rent money upfront. I can't get ahold of a large enough lump sum of cash to make anything happen as far as getting into a new place.
I used to live in Texas briefly which had $99 move in specials and such. I can't find those in any of the state's I have storage units or domicile in. Selling the stuff isn't a desire for me because lot of is essential things. I threw the junk out before it went it. I have to make sure that even if I find the place, I have enough set aside to also make the move. Right now I'm living with relatives, and at 30...it's soul destroying to me.
So far you haven't needed anything from either of those lockers to live so that stuff really is your albatross.
If you don't like the thought of trashing it there might be some sense in donating it.
I can't. I travel a lot these days. Love the alone time, love having my environment exactly the way I want, love the constantly changing scenery. Normally I work from home, but I can only stand that for about a week before I take off again.
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I can’t even deal with a stack of papers on the coffee table for more than a couple hours. And not just the excess of stuff, but the sheer waste of money on both the storage unit and paying for a 2800 SF house while being able to use just half. Nope. I could not deal with it. Stuff and/or husband would have to go. You’re a better wife than I am.
I'm not a better wife. This has turned me into a bitter, angry, blaming person. I don't like me very much.
Possible good news on the horizon, though: I talked to him last night and he said he's ready to get rid of everything in the storage unit. I volunteered to line up guys-with-trucks to take stuff to the dump so he won't have to lift a finger. He's not an organizer but I'm great at it.
I can't. I travel a lot these days. Love the alone time, love having my environment exactly the way I want, love the constantly changing scenery. Normally I work from home, but I can only stand that for about a week before I take off again.
I'm not a better wife. This has turned me into a bitter, angry, blaming person. I don't like me very much.
Possible good news on the horizon, though: I talked to him last night and he said he's ready to get rid of everything in the storage unit. I volunteered to line up guys-with-trucks to take stuff to the dump so he won't have to lift a finger. He's not an organizer but I'm great at it.
So we'll see!
Not to hijack the thread, but what about the stuff in the house? Is he going to start working on that next or is the stuff in the house just going to go into the storage unit?
I can't. I travel a lot these days. Love the alone time, love having my environment exactly the way I want, love the constantly changing scenery. Normally I work from home, but I can only stand that for about a week before I take off again.
I'm not a better wife. This has turned me into a bitter, angry, blaming person. I don't like me very much.
Possible good news on the horizon, though: I talked to him last night and he said he's ready to get rid of everything in the storage unit. I volunteered to line up guys-with-trucks to take stuff to the dump so he won't have to lift a finger. He's not an organizer but I'm great at it.
Couple years ago, I had made the decision to pack up from my rented condo...and put everything I acquire over 5 years into an 8x10 storage while I traveled. My rent kept going up, and I wasn't making more money. At the time it seemed like a good idea.
After moving from my apartment, I moved 1,000 miles away with a friend, for about a year and a half. When the lease ended, I acquired the majority of the furnishings. Well, I didn't find a place because I didn't have inclination to stay. So, those things have also went into storage.
So you guessed it, I ended up getting a second storage unit...slightly larger: 10x15. This has been going on now since June of 2017. I pay $100 for one, $160 for the other. When adding late fees, it can be $20-40 more. Yes it's cheaper than renting, but it's really draining financially. I pay the dues by the 22nd and 5th each month.
The hardest part is the fact that each unit is 1,000 miles apart. I live at the moment an additional 700-1,800 miles away from each. I visit each unit about every 2-3 months, but one of them I've not visited since November last year...but it's climate controlled and indoors. The other is indoors but not climate controlled...but it's in Tennessee and so far I've not had issues with mold/mildew.
Everytime the bills come around, I just wish I could get out of them. But I'm having no luck finding an apartment. Everywhere wants too much rent money upfront. I can't get ahold of a large enough lump sum of cash to make anything happen as far as getting into a new place.
I used to live in Texas briefly which had $99 move in specials and such. I can't find those in any of the state's I have storage units or domicile in. Selling the stuff isn't a desire for me because lot of is essential things. I threw the junk out before it went it. I have to make sure that even if I find the place, I have enough set aside to also make the move. Right now I'm living with relatives, and at 30...it's soul destroying to me.
If you were able to pay your condo rent, and now I assume you're paying much less than that on the units, why are you having so much trouble saving money? Are you working? Did you give up a better job in order to do this?
The only solution is to make and save more money. Btw, whatever unit's city you choose to live in, it is going to cost you a fortune to move the stuff from the other one to your new city. I would seriously look at selling the stuff in the second unit.
My thing is, if I just give it up to auction...that would essentially defeat the purpose of all this time storing things. Even if I store for 6 more months, and then take out: what would be the point of letting them auction everything off? Also, I recently took some items out of storage (including a 38" TV) and they all work and smell fine. Also had my favorite coats, lamp, different pillows I've collected taken out as I didn't want the humidity to get to them. Nothing is damaged. I also moved my 8x10 storage unit last year to a new facility. I thought everything was going to be ruined...yet everything was exactly as I had moved it in, because it's a dry climate and most times the storage unit would keep a cool temperature.
It's all about PROPERLY storing items. Some people I see have stuff piled to the ceiling. You can't do that. All of my stuff is stored to where I can walk around without stuff falling on top of me.
It's easy to say get rid of it, but I look at it like this: if I had an apartment and traveled like I did: I'd be spending more. Even its $3,000 I've spent, that's only 3 months rent in most places. I don't want to start back over when I get an apartment, sleeping and eating on the floor. It's also not as easy to just "buy everything over again" because when you move someplace, that takes time and the first few months moving in, is usually not the best time to make extra purchases. And I have to pay to live somewhere right? I mean...what was I supposed to do at the time I moved, got rid of everything? I tried that in the past to sell stuff when I moved: either people don't want it or it would take too long to sell in the short amount of time I had to move.
But I understand what all are saying. Also, the costs to move the items depending on where I move, could vary based on where I go.
But you apparently had all you needed to live in the first unit, which was all the stuff from your condo. Why do you need 2 sets of furniture?
You're spending almost $3200 a year on storing stuff so you don't have to buy it again when you have an apartment only the cost of the stuff is actually keeping you from getting an apartment. That doesn't make sense to me.
Again where is the savings you should have each month from not renting the condo anymore going?
Stop renting storage units, put what you really need from there in your car or trade your car for a van. Or let family members take it if they can.
If not just throw it away. I threw out "family heirlooms" when I moved last time because I just couldn't get them to any family members without a major hassle. (boxing, shipping, time, money... Sometimes you just do what you gotta do.
Go where you want to live and get ANY job. Live in the car or van or in a tent or whatever it takes until you get a job that will support you and enable you to rent a room.
Rent a room and save enough to rent an apartment if you don't like renting a room.
Keep looking for a better job.
I know it's a tough economy to get a good job in but just keep at it til you get one. Take some kind of training in your spare time to help you get a better job if necessary.
What you don't need is to be paying all that money each month for rental units.
The main thing is to GET A DECENT JOB. After that maybe someone would help you get what it takes to rent a room or apartment.
Get rid of everything in both of the units and stop the money drain.
You are spending more than it would cost to replace all of this stuff one day when you do get a permanent home again
That's what I was thinking. A storage unit costs $1,200 per year, and that's for just one of them. A moving truck can easily run $100 just for in-town distances, and is likely prohibitive for the 1,000-1,800 mile trips he'll need.
And what is the cost of all this moving around jumping from place to place? Seems pricey. Are you (OP) flying or burning the 87 octane? Distance has it's burdens.
Now consider this: how much would a small apartment's furnishings cost if you got everything off of Craigslist or Freecycle and didn't care if it all matched or not? Less than the yearly cost of a storage unit for sure.
I used a storage unit twice to go on deployments, but I shared those units with two other guys and split the costs. It was a heck of a lot cheaper than keeping an apartment and I sent the wife home to live with her folks for the duration. I can't think of too many legitimate reasons to rent those storage units, but people do. They are a super temporary solution at best.
That's what I was thinking. A storage unit costs $1,200 per year, and that's for just one of them. A moving truck can easily run $100 just for in-town distances, and is likely prohibitive for the 1,000-1,800 mile trips he'll need.
And what is the cost of all this moving around jumping from place to place? Seems pricey. Are you (OP) flying or burning the 87 octane? Distance has it's burdens.
Now consider this: how much would a small apartment's furnishings cost if you got everything off of Craigslist or Freecycle and didn't care if it all matched or not? Less than the yearly cost of a storage unit for sure.
I used a storage unit twice to go on deployments, but I shared those units with two other guys and split the costs. It was a heck of a lot cheaper than keeping an apartment and I sent the wife home to live with her folks for the duration. I can't think of too many legitimate reasons to rent those storage units, but people do. They are a super temporary solution at best.
You can furnish an apartment cheaply. When I moved into my first apartment after a split. I had to get everything from furniture, bed microwave to dishes, towels, pots plates and utensils. I got a lot of that stuff at stores like Big Lots. I bought all my appliances, microwave, iron, vacuum, toaster and blender at thrift shops and paid less than $100 for all combined. They all lasted years. I bought a lot of stuff at IKEA, and still have my $14 side tables and $10 floating shelves. The only thing I spent a good bit on was the mattress.
It can definitely be done.
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