Storage space: create extraordinary solutions

Our best storage unit was a school bus. go ahead and
raise your eyebrows; I raised more than eyebrows when
came home to find the bus in our driveway.

I thought my husband had lost his mind when he bought it.
silent auction [$601] and they towed it [$100] because
didn’t run. But now, I have to give Gary credit: he had a
solid plane.

Everyone needs good storage – spaces and systems – but not
everyone can go out and take a bus for that purpose, or
I even want! Instead, Gary’s story might give you
some ideas to help you “think outside the box” and create
extraordinary storage space yourself.

It was a 32 foot school bus, one of the really big ones.
It looked so enormously out of place in our driveway, and
so… yellow. I painted the exterior light brown. [$20] in a year
effort to ‘blend in’. Then we got to work making the
useful giant.

We take out all the seats and take them to the landfill.
[$14]. Then we wash it inside. Inside
measurements are 24 x 6 x 7.5; we had 1080 cubic feet of
clean and dry storage space.

Then my husband got busy running the bus. to turn off,
just needed a pushrod replacement [$80]. he had it
working in no time. Now our ‘storage unit’ was clean, dry,
And wearable!

We built some shelves over the wheel wells with recycled material.
2×4 and plywood, and we were ready to fill it with
stuff! Total cost: 601+100+20+14+80 = $815

Compare that to our rental expenses in a mini-
ease of storage. For $60 a month, we had 1,000 cubic feet
of storage space in a 10 x 10 x 10 unit. Eleven months and
$660 later (plus tax), we emptied the unit and
moved things to our storage bus.

Of the rent, all we had to show for the money was ours.
the same old stuff (some of which honestly wasn’t worth it).
cost of storing it). However, with the school bus, we had
all our stuff conveniently on site, plus ownership of a
valuable piece of equipment. All for the same price
like renting an inconveniently located unit for 11 months.

Clearly the bus for our situation was a winner. Aim of
race, one bus will not work for everyone. let’s say you live
in the center in an apartment. Or do you live in a neighborhood
with pacts. Or just offend your sense of
esthetic. I can relate.

The point is that if you are only paying month after month
for storage space, you can take a moment to rethink your
set it up and make a new plan, saving yourself some money
while you’re at it.

One of the best alternatives is to simply get rid of a lot
of things, especially if you’re not using them anyway.
But if that is not an option or you are not willing to do it
that, then think long term and create some space.

If you have outdoor space, it could be profitable
take the money you will pay over time by renting storage for
have a shed built, or purchase a pre-built shed from one of the
large home goods stores.

If you live in an apartment, you might be better off
storage rental if you make a one-time investment to have
a carpenter built tight shelves for an underutilized space
cupboard. Also, it’s nice to have your stuff close at hand.
hand.

It’s an overlooked fact: owning stuff costs money. No
only to buy it, but also to maintain and store it.
However, if you think a little about how and where
keep your stuff, you’ll get better value in the long run
for your time and money.