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By: When Does Saving Turn To Hoarding?

When Does Saving Turn To Hoarding? — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:43:48 +0000

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By: Fun Tax Facts - Carnival of Personal Finance #242

Fun Tax Facts - Carnival of Personal Finance #242 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:44:25 +0000

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Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:08:54 +0000

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By: paul

paul — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:19:14 +0000

Ha that’s hilarious. I bet you have some stories to tell.

By: Faye

Faye — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:01:50 +0000

I think I see the seeds of a new reality TV show.

Very interesting analogy — the storage unit and the consolidation loan — probably, the consol loan is paying for the stuff in the unit!

By: Ryan @ Planting Dollars

Ryan @ Planting Dollars — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:59:21 +0000

If Self Storage is a drug, then I was raised by drug dealers! Oh my God!

Haha, seeing a lot of this first hand its shocking to see what people store. A lot of businesses rent from my parents, such as law firms, landscaping companies, etc… but there are a select few customers who rent up to 7 units at a time just to store their “stuff” cause they can’t get rid of it. We’ve also had to deal with people living in the units, drug dealers, and loads of stolen goods. A storage garage is a perfect spot to store all your secrets without anyone knowing, including your addiction to stuff.
.-= Ryan @ Planting Dollars´s last blog ..The Part Time Job Search =-.

By: Rae

Rae — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:15:09 +0000

I’m a former packrat who decided to move into an RV. One of my rules for doing this was that I wasn’t going to store anything in case my decision didn’t work out. I even wrote a book about the process, which inspired a fellow RVer whose storage unit was sucking him dry to deal with the unit once and for all.

Really, folks, how much stuff do you need?

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Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:03:31 +0000

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By: Get Out of Debt – Friday January 29 Edition

Get Out of Debt – Friday January 29 Edition — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:42:11 +0000

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