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Americans that have just picked up and moved across the country, how'd you do it and what advice/challenges did you have? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 20 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Never, ever, EVER pay for storage. Sell it, give it away, leave it, or use it. But don't ever put yourself in a position where you leave stuff somewhere you are not.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    why? storage is fine for a year or two, not for like 10.

    i had some shit in storage for a few years, it was worth it.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Yeah, I say that's a value judgement every time. If you can brutally trim down to crucial stuff and rent (yes rent) space from a buddy, I think that's the best.

    In our case we never expected to move back near our original location, and thus left nothing behind. But my mom is paying $400/mo for a 12x10 locker for all her worldly possessions when we moved her into care. It's a pricy way to hoard stuff while she's transitioning down that slope.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago*

    oh we just got rid of all my mom's stuff. she thought it was worth like $50,000.

    it was worth like $500. we sold a few things and just junked the rest.

    the hard part was sorting out her finances because they were such a clusterfuck. instead of stuffing money in the mattress, she stuffed it across like 35 different bank accounts. which we had to go through power of attorney for every one... that was nuts. and some other weird things that the company wouldn't pay out what they owed her until we lawyer'd up. shit was wild. no idea how that ever happened, but she was not a smart person. even when I was a child I knew she was bad with money

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