Ok, a bit of a back story.
My parents asked me to come back home so I could pay off some major debt and go back to school. I figured I would be here for about a year ...
Well, last night, they dropped the bomb on me that they want us to stay the following year as well. They are going on a year long RV trip and were planning on moving to North Florida ... but with the housing market as it is, there is pretty much no way they will be able to sell their house.
So, I'm looking at two years living here. I have a whole household worth of stuff. Isn't it insane to pay for storage for two years on it?!
I'm thinking of either selling things like the dishes and sort on Craigslist, or just donating them to Goodwill. My furniture has a home at a friends house, so I don't have to worry about that. I'll have to buy new things when they come home, but at $120/month over the course of at least 24 months, we're talking $2880. I know I won't be able to replenish everything with that amount of money, but I needed new livingroom furniture anyways, and I could do probably get most of my household stuff for less than $2500.
So, am I wrong to just give my stuff away, or should I pay to put it in storage like my dad thinks?
Paying for storage
September 23rd, 2008 at 07:52 pm
September 23rd, 2008 at 08:16 pm 1222197369
September 23rd, 2008 at 08:19 pm 1222197549
September 23rd, 2008 at 08:26 pm 1222197987
That's a wonderful plan. Then, if something doesn't sell, I can always store it in our back closet or the shed my parents have on property.
DUH!
September 23rd, 2008 at 08:58 pm 1222199907
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 pm 1222203775
September 24th, 2008 at 12:28 am 1222212484
It would be cheaper to store it for free at the house then selling it for pennies on the dollar and buying new stuff. maybe downsize some things...
September 24th, 2008 at 02:33 am 1222219996
September 24th, 2008 at 03:47 am 1222224444
I think I've figured out a plan ... here's hoping!
September 24th, 2008 at 07:26 pm 1222280817