thank you for the $90k, I'll enjoy Fiji even more the 2nd time around.

Jan 7, 2025
6:05:38pm

BYUFBDAD All-American

Buy a yard shed before you pay for storage. Then, let it get wet and moldy inside, then you'll have the green light to dump it all.

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as a self storage facility owner I can't say this enough, be VERY careful.

BYUFBDAD

Jan 7, 5:54pm

It's sad. Those should be very temporary stops but most keep them for years. Paying to store literal garbage.

byuluvr

Jan 7, 5:55pm

when I was in a position to control church funds, my first question to the needy

BYUFBDAD

Jan 7, 5:58pm

I think the kindest thing to do here would be to refund all the money

Nikomedes

Jan 7, 5:59pm

I am thinking about getting a storage unit. I have been trying for years

WhirleyPop

Jan 7, 6:03pm

thank you for the $90k, I'll enjoy Fiji even more the 2nd time around.

BYUFBDAD

Jan 7, 6:05pm

Or pay a buddy $1K to "steal" it.

Ragnar Danneskjold

Jan 7, 6:07pm

RE: thank you for the $90k, I'll enjoy Fiji even more the 2nd time around.

WhirleyPop

Jan 7, 6:08pm

Get a shed….. then have a fire

BYU Grounds

Jan 7, 6:14pm

Accidental house fire localized only to those boxes.

benny1982

Jan 7, 6:18pm

Here is what you do . . .

TLCougar

Jan 7, 6:35pm

Give me a $100 and I'll drop a match

hitechcpa

Jan 7, 6:36pm

if your wife ever leaves the garage open and stuff disappears then who's fault?

qwerew

Jan 7, 6:38pm

My parents put everything into storage in 2004 to live in a trailer

cougarstrong

Jan 7, 6:08pm

I often tell people the very definition of you not needing something is that you

BYUFBDAD

Jan 7, 6:11pm

you're preaching to the choir. CB isn't that stupid. Or are we?

qwerew

Jan 7, 6:10pm

Average of $300/mo over 25 yrs. Did I do the math right? Must be a pretty big

Forest Green

Jan 7, 6:12pm

yep, 10x25

BYUFBDAD

Jan 7, 6:13pm

Sheesh. Crazy how much people pay to keep junk.

Forest Green

Jan 7, 6:15pm

RE: Sheesh. Crazy how much people pay to keep junk.

benny1982

Jan 7, 6:21pm

Only thing I would use a storage unit for would be ATVs or a truck.

CSoul

Jan 7, 6:22pm

there is certainly a number of situations where a storage unit meets a need, but

BYUFBDAD

Jan 7, 6:25pm

you weren't happy to provide the 90k service to your client to store their junk?

qwerew

Jan 7, 6:29pm

firstly, I don't know what people are putting in there. I only know now it's

BYUFBDAD

Jan 7, 6:37pm

I feel similarly in my business just a different product

CSoul

Jan 7, 6:44pm

how do I get in on a business like this? I work way too hard for my money

qwerew

Jan 7, 6:31pm

My grandfather solved this problem by buying a warehouse

justAnotherCoug

Jan 7, 6:42pm

When we moved my father-in-law into a retirement center, he couldn’t bear to get

ray ray

Jan 7, 6:55pm

RE: When we moved my father-in-law into a retirement center, he couldn’t

j20

8:57am

My parents bought a home on their mission. Was cheaper to do that than pay rent

jvquarterback

Jan 7, 7:08pm

I bet there are some storage units burning in LA tonight. Most don’t insure the contents

SaturdaySpecialDay

Jan 7, 9:49pm

the dirty secret is that most of the big corporate facilities require you to buy

BYUFBDAD

Jan 7, 10:02pm

We had a couple move to our ward with a ton - a TON of stuff.

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