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Can’t let go? Nearly half still use their parents’ home as storage
The survey of 2,000 adults found 35% also keep items in storage units, with sentimentality cited as the main reason.
- Nearly half of Americans still use their parents' homes as personal storage units, according to a Talker Research survey commissioned by CubeSmart examining 2,000 adults who moved away.
- Storage habits span generations: 82% of younger Americans and 69% of other adults keep items at their parents' homes, with 46% of older Americans confessing to the same habit.
- Beyond parents' homes, 35% of respondents utilize external storage units to manage accumulated possessions, having used these rented spaces for an average of eight years.
- Sentimentality drives storage choices for 45% of respondents, while 41% prioritize preservation and safekeeping. One respondent said old photos and letters "hold memories and moments that can't ever be replaced."
- The tendency to keep items is driven by nostalgia and uncertainty about the future.
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Here's Why Nearly Half of Americans Use Their Parents' Home as a Personal Storage Unit
Every time I got home to visit my mom, she asks me to go through some of my boxes in her attic. Because while I’ve not lived in that house for more than a couple of decades, it’s still the repository for things I can’t bear to get rid of — piles of photos, long unused camping equipment, papers I wrote in college, clippings of print articles I’ve published over the years, even dolls and stuffed animals from childhood. Because while I’m no hoarder…
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Can’t let go? Nearly half still use their parents’ home as storage
Nearly half of Americans (46%) still use their parents' place as a personal storage unit — and it's not just the younger generations. That's according to a recent survey of 2,000 people who've moved away from home, which found that…
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