Newbie & Green

[Janie]

welcome Janie. Are you making progress on your storage cleanout? In 2019, I sold my house, and I looked at everything in that house (more than bare necessities) as a hinderance to my future life (buying an RV and getting away). I had a couple garage sales, but I gave away most of what I owned in one way or another. No regrets, compeltely freeing. And I still ended up keeping a bit too much stuff. I purged down when I got my RV. Now everything is back in storage as I get help for building out a shuttle bus. I will purge down again once the shuttle is complete. I may or may not keep a storage unit just because I will always return to this area due to family being here and there are some things I'd like to keep but not tote around.

Happy clearing/cleaning for your new life!

PS: I read earlier you wanted in the women's forum. I'll check to see if you're in here shortly.

HI Kyz. Right now I am still in NJ - my winter refugee. I am headed back upstate next week. I have given away mostly "good stuff" - it should have been sold but the right person, in the right place at the right time isn't happening. I think my buyers are on the other side of the US and here I am on the East coast. I still have sell-able stuff but I can't wait months or years to sell this stuff. I have no ties in upstate NY except for  owning half of a 4 acre piece of land with a small cheap mobile home on it. It's not worth much and I won't put my ex out because he has a dog and I will not make the dog homeless. The good stuff left is going to an SPCA that has a thrift store so it's going for a worthy cause. In past years I have given much to a local thrift store that runs a food pantry and I feel that I have donated enough thru the years to them. A few years ago I counted atleast 30 empty storage totes but it just didn't make enough of a dent - disgusting!! I'm real angry with myself - I could have left years ago and should have if I didn't have this anchor. I might rent a cheap apartment next week, if I qualify, and get all the stuff I think I need into the studio apartment and then sell or give away the storage unit leftovers in one swift swoop. It'll be free or almost but take it all deal. I'm hoping I can get a loan for an enclosed cargo trailer, maybe 5x8 or 4x6 - I want to keep some usable stuff just in case my nephew (10 years younger than me) out in Washington state has a roommate move out, but it all takes money which I have very little of, like many other people. I'm driving around without a spare because it has to go inside the van and there isn't enough room now. The arm on the back door that held the spare wasn't there when I bought the van. I don't have much furniture, no bed or LR furniture except 2 tables, one is Ethan Allen coffee table in bad shape be restorable, the other is a smaller table. A lawn chaise lounge will be my bed for an apartment. Since I can only sleep on my back this isn't a huge problem for me. So that's where I am right now. I also need a solar generator or solar power station, inverter  or all 3 to run 900 watt blender and a few other things and a hot spot - I have a cheap Tracfone pay as you go deal. Anyway, good luck to you in your endeavors.