You don't need a storage unit. You either have to use it or share it. I am just finishing cleaning up our basement (the job from ****)! Most of the stuff (95% or more) was stuff we were not using. Why do I still have hamster cages when the last hamster died at least 7 years ago? I'm sure my stash has stuff I no longer even like so that is on the list to move out of my house too.