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The American Religion of Self-Storage Facilities

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  1. stuff4ben · · focus · HN ↗
    I have 2 kids in college and I'm trying to sell my house. So I've decluttered to make the house presentable and I'm waiting for my kids to graduate and get their own places so I can give them their crap back. Storage unit makes sense for me. But this is likely to last only 2-4 years and then I'll have downsized enough.
    1. zeroonetwothree · · focus · HN ↗
      Are you sure they even will want it back? Might be better to just donate it all now and save the money.
      1. bluGill · · focus · HN ↗
        Probably not - but it isn't his decision, and the kids are not yet in a place in life where they can make the decision.

        Until the kids figure out where their life will take them they can't know. I have some heirlooms that I'm really glad to have now, but when I was in college living in dorms I wouldn't have had space for them.

        You have no clue what somebody else finds important and will throw the wrong things.

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