It’s that time again! Students are counting down the days till school is out; campsites are starting to fill up and many of us start planning a few getaways where we can cool off. Summer is almost here!
Some of us may be contemplating doing different activities this summer. Trying to camp for the first time, taking a trip to a location we’ve never been to or maybe doing something big: like purchasing a boat, jet skis or an RV. Being that Dollar Self Storage has five storage locations in California we’ve come to appreciate the beauty this state has to offer. Continue reading
There are usually a few times in one’s life where you think you just want to sell all your stuff, simplify and go live somewhere where there are less people, less noise and less stress. For most of us, these are fleeting thoughts for one reason or another. But maybe you’ve had this thought and it isn’t going away. You’ve been watching HGTV shows like Tiny House Hunters and Tiny House, Big Living and you love the idea of downsizing and simplifying your life.
We’re coming up on springtime and that means getting outside and connecting with neighbors. But what happens when the small talk starts to run short? Well here’s an answer – just bring up storage – because who doesn’t want to know some interesting self-storage facts?!
For as long as people have had possessions, we have needed a way to store and protect them. In Ancient times, storage was mainly used to protect and preserve the most prized possession: food. Since Ancient civilizations lacked refrigerators they needed to come up with a way to preserve their meats. In Greece, Rome, and Egypt they used salt to remove the moisture from the meat to preserve it. It was then stored in clay pots. These clay pots become the ancient world’s first storage unit. Along with meat, grains like wheat and barley were a valuable commodity that needed to be properly stored and protected from insects and small rodents. Beginning in 8500 BC they built above-ground buildings out of pottery known as granaries. According to 
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You finally realized you need a storage unit. Your house is cluttered, your garage has more boxes than it can handle and you aren’t ready to part with a large majority of these items, so you finally rented a unit. Now what?
Christmas is always such a wonderful time of year. The mood around town is festive, homes are decorated with lights, a Christmas tree and all sorts of festive décor fill our homes with warmth. But come January 1, most of us are ready to pack up Christmas and put it away. But boy, Christmas sure takes up a lot of room.
We all go through life collecting memories. We collect them in our head, heart and the material things around us. The christening gown your mom saved for you, the high school year books signed by people who once meant so much to you, your old varsity jacket, your wedding dress, the blankets you brought your baby home in, photos of parties, milestones, life….and the list goes on. When you look around your home, memories are attached to the things that you keep. In your 20’s there aren’t too many “things”, but as you get older and life keeps going by those things start collecting. Add in a spouse and a couple of children and all of a sudden you realize you have more things than you ever thought you needed, but you can’t seem to part with them. You cringe when you think of 
Apache Junction, Arizona is located at the base of the Superstition Mountains about 35 miles east of Phoenix. Incorporated in 1978 it has a current population of approximately 40,000 people.