Modern day life is expensive. We have more creature comforts than ever before and what is important to us, was not necessarily considered important by our parents. People are choosing to live in smaller living spaces closer to city centers and closer to the action.
By choosing to live in a smaller space our maintenance costs are lower, not to mention that the rent is also cheaper. This frees up money for the what we may consider more important. It allows us to get that extra coffee with a friend or to take that vacation to Hawaii.
It does leave us with one problem though....space.
What is self storage?
Self storage is a space that you rent from a company that is outside of your own living space. These spaces are secure and vary in size. The space is usually rented on a month-to-month basis and can be used for any number of things.
Access times also vary according to companies, but most self storage companies try to make access convenient for their clients.
Here are the top 5 reasons why we think people are using self storage.
1. A Safe Place for Bulky Equipment or Vehicles
Especially in cities there is a trend towards smaller living spaces. This doesn't always leave room for the motorbike, amateur photographer or mountain bike enthusiast to store their extra equipment.
Millennials and Centennials tend to favor shared living spaces as well as shared work spaces in exchange for a more action filled lifestyle as we have mentioned.
Self Storage is a cheap, safe and easy way to keep your equipment accessible over the weekends, but not have your living space intruded upon.
2. Moving to a new Location
Life is fast paced and ever changing. Especially in todays market. If you are working for a big corporate or even for yourself, you may be required to move homes or to move locations at the drop of a hat.
Self storage provides a convenient solution for you to store your important belongings while you sort out all the important logistical details. You have peace of mind that your belongings are safe in the moving process.
When the dust finally settles and you are all moved in to your new home, you can retrieve your possessions or have your possession's moved by a moving company at your leisure.
3. Working Away or Gap Year
The world is becoming smaller and smaller. Travel opportunities' are abundant and who can resist a little adventure?
Due to the low cost of Self Storage and the peace of mind that your possessions' are safe. You can now go on the 6 month work exchange or spend that year with the Monks in Tibet or study your Master's degree just a drive away from the Swedish Alps.
You can do all this, and not worry about the safety of lounge suite that will be waiting for you when you get back!
4. Storing Business Items and Archives
It is going to be exciting to see what our new normal is going to look like. We are more connected than ever before. We are no longer required to be in the same building, town or even on the same continent, to be working on the same team.
Working spaces are also becoming shared and it is no longer an issue to work at home or away from the office.
Self Storage provides the perfect solution for an events company to store its bulky inventory or it provides a place for the furniture company to store its goods in transit to the customer or it simply provides a secure location for those financials that SARS wants you to hold onto.
5. Holiday Storage Space for University Students
Its the end of the year and you are worried about the possible threat of a looming re-write or where you might find yourself come New Year's.
You definitely don't need to be worrying about where you will be storing all your goodies for the holiday.
Rest assured that your bed and kettle will be waiting for you when you come back from the epic beach holiday along the Garden Route that have being planning with your friends since June.
You might even find it so convenient that your mountain bike finds a new home come December...in a secure storage space, and you might just place the nifty cupboard that you saw online in the corner of your room instead :).
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