{"id":18845,"date":"2021-04-15T21:11:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T02:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/main\/?p=18845"},"modified":"2021-04-15T21:24:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T02:24:33","slug":"too-much-stuff-by-debbie-norrell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/main\/too-much-stuff-by-debbie-norrell\/","title":{"rendered":"Too Much Stuff by Debbie Norrell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I must admit, I have too much stuff, and it\u2019s just not clothes, it is a lot of other stuff that I can\u2019t seem to part with. For instance, a pretty straw picnic basket that I have never used for a picnic. I don\u2019t even have someone to go on a picnic with, why am I keeping it? I did use it once for a display for an outdoor party. I placed the napkins and plates and silverware in it, and it looked great. That was 15 years ago. I just realized since I\u2019m retired, I don\u2019t need half of the clothes that I have but I\u2019m attached to them. I was looking through the clothes the other day and discovered some things that I had totally forgot about. Perhaps when things loosen up, I can wear some of my pretty things. With all of the items that I have what I don\u2019t have is a storage unit. But a lot of people do.<\/span><\/p>\n

#1: <\/span><\/strong>In the U.S., 65% of self-storage renters have a garage in their home, 47% have an attic, and 33 percent have a basement. <\/span><\/p>\n

#2<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong> More than $3.5 billion in property taxes have been paid to local government authorities by self-storage companies. <\/span><\/p>\n

#3<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong> Self-storage facilities in the U.S. have employed more than 170,000 persons which averages 3.5 employees per facility.<\/span><\/p>\n

#4<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong> In 2015, 90% of self-storage units nationwide were occupied, leaving only 10% vacant. <\/span><\/p>\n

#5: <\/span><\/strong>In 2014, there were nearly 48,500 primary self-storage facilities in the country. That\u2019s an average of nearly 900 per state. Self-storage is an interesting concept to think about: humans pay to store their items to make space for more items. Why can\u2019t we let these tangible items go? Sell them? Or recycle them? If there\u2019s anything that the self-storage industry shows us, it\u2019s that Americans have a hard time parting ways with their belongings. <\/span><\/p>\n

I wrote this to give myself a good kick in the pants. I\u2019m heading to the basement now to clean up and if you are like me, I suggest you do the same. We are going to feel so much better.<\/span><\/p>\n

Email the columnist at\u00a0debbienorrell@aol.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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