If you rent a storage unit, you may have noticed that your rent keeps going up. Consumers have been complaining to the I-Team about this for a few years now, saying the rent hikes are happening when ...

One of the most prominent reasons for the rise in storage unit rentals is the shift toward minimalism and intentional living. As individuals and families seek to streamline their homes, they often ...

If you’re moving, downsizing or just tired of tripping over too much stuff, renting a storage unit could be the answer to your space squeeze. A storage unit can be invaluable for a month or two while ...

Seven years ago I wrote about the cost of renting a storage unit, and urged people to avoid putting things in storage indefinitely. The next year, in 2018, I downsized from a single-family house to a ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Americans love our stuff. We love our stuff so much we’re willing to rent small rooms far away from our homes just to store all the stuff that won’t fit anywhere else—about 20% of the U.S. is paying ...

Renters insurance will generally cover personal items kept in a self-storage unit away from your main dwelling, but at a lower limit. If you are concerned about adequate insurance for belongings in a ...