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How to Save Money on Storage Fees

Sometimes it can be really tough to find a convenient place to put all the things that you own. We’ve all got a pretty solid amount of items that aren’t really worth throwing away, but maybe don’t need to be used on quite such a regular basis, either. For this reason, storage can become a pretty coveted thing — especially if you find yourself living in a relatively smaller living space, like a condominium or a smaller apartment. When this is the case, we might often find ourselves doing anything we can to find a few extra spots where we can put our things. Life can be pretty hectic and stressful as it is. When you’ve got a cluttered or messy living space, however, it usually only serves to make things a whole lot worse. Maybe you’ve even tried something like the Garage Sale, or have simply thrown as much stuff away as you can stand. A purge is always good, but you might still find yourself needing to figure out where you’re going to store all your stuff so that you can actually clear some space and be able to walk around your home.Read More »How to Save Money on Storage Fees

How to Make the Most of An Apartment With Little Storage Space

Sometimes we find ourselves in a living situation that doesn’t really offer us a whole lot of options when it comes to home storage. You might have even done everything you can to cut down on the extra stuff you’ve got. The truth of the matter is that the garage sale and the storage unit can only do so much to cut down on the amount of things that we need to keep in our possession, let alone have on hand. Many of us find ourselves running out of space to keep the things that we need to keep, and sometimes the apartment can start to feel seriously cluttered. When you’ve got a relatively small living space, storage can become a pretty valuable — and frustratingly scant — commodity. As it turns out, however, there are a lot of things that you can be doing to create storage space where once there was none.Read More »How to Make the Most of An Apartment With Little Storage Space

5 Dorm Room Storage Solutions

College is one of the most exciting times of your life, filled with opportunities for growth, incredible experiences, and for many people the discovery of what they want to do with the rest of their lives. There’s a lot on your plate, and dorm room organization probably takes up the lowest spot on the list of what’s important in any given week. It’s hard to find fault in that, unless the floor of your room has now disappeared under a thick layer of clothing, books and take out food containers. Yet even clean freaks need some help getting organized. Dorm rooms are almost always cramped, and you usually have a roommate. That’s twice the amount of clutter to deal with. So try out these five dorm room storage solutions to reclaim your room today.Read More »5 Dorm Room Storage Solutions

Where College Students Can Store Items over Summer and Winter Break

Over the course of a single semester at college, it’s shockingly easy to build up a large amount of personal property, and vacations can make storage quite complicated. You may have to clear out your dorm at the end of the academic year to make room for the next tenant, or you might just want to store some of your more valuable belongings when you go on vacation for the winter. Whatever the situation may be, you can often find yourself faced with quite a task. Moving all of your belongings back home, only to move them back to school next year, is not the ideal arrangement for many students.Read More »Where College Students Can Store Items over Summer and Winter Break

Keep It Fresh: Food Storage Safety Tips for a Picnic

Few activities let you connect with nature and with your loved ones like a picnic does. When you’re looking to get outside and spend some time with your best friends or your family members, going out for a nice picnic is an absolutely great way to do it. It’s cheap (sometimes even free if you’ve already got the food at home), it’s nature-oriented, and it’s a great way to enjoy connecting with our environment. Of course, when it comes down to it, any good picnic is going to require its fair share of planning and preparation. If you want to really picnic right, you’re going to need to do more than just fix up the standard-issue sandwiches, cheese, and crackers. No, the best picnics are done to the utmost degree, and involve some seriously good eats that you might have prepared as early as the evening before. When you’re going to have a seriously gourmet picnic, you really want to make sure that everything gets executed properly. This includes making sure that all your food stays nice and fresh so that you can enjoy everything as though you had just made it when the time comes to actually chow down. We’ll talk about a few ways that you can make sure that your picnic food tastes the best.Read More »Keep It Fresh: Food Storage Safety Tips for a Picnic

How to Store and Protect Your Classic Car

Any classic car owner will agree that when you buy yourself a special vehicle, you’re making a very unique purchase. These cars, for a lot of individuals, are often objects that occupy a space somewhere between serious investment and serious hobby. On the one hand, your classic car is already perhaps something of an antique, and might be worth quite a bit of money simply by virtue of the fact that it’s very old. You likely paid a lot of money to purchase it in the first place, and at some point, you might be able to sell it and get yourself a pretty serious return on your investment. Some collectors even purchase and sell classic cars on the short term as a way of making money for themselves. This might not sound like you, however. Perhaps classic cars are instead something of a passion for you, and your reverence for older automobiles extends far beyond their price tags. No matter what your specific situation may be, classic cars are something that need to be carefully cared for and protected, especially when they’re being stored away for extended periods of time. Whether your classic car is a hobby or an investment, you want to make sure that you’re keeping it in the best possible condition. A classic car is expensive no matter what your reason for buying it may have been, and any sensible buyer will want to keep their nice things in good shape. We’ll talk about how you can best store and protect your classic car so that you can rest assured and know that its value isn’t deteriorating.Read More »How to Store and Protect Your Classic Car

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