{"id":2481,"date":"2017-10-04T00:30:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T07:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/?p=2481"},"modified":"2025-08-28T19:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T19:05:35","slug":"store-and-save-or-let-go-a-packrats-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/blog\/store-and-save-or-let-go-a-packrats-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"A Packrat\u2019s Guide: Store, Save, or Let Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>If you're planning on moving, especially if you're downsizing,&nbsp;you're going to have to sort through your possessions. This can be a difficult and challenging task, especially if you've grown attached to certain items, or if&nbsp;you've kept many of your possessions thinking that they would be handed down to your children. The following are a few tips to help you downsize:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#003366\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_Store_and_Save\"><\/span>What to Store and Save<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have larger pieces of furniture that have sentimental value as well as financial value, you might want to put them in storage - especially if you think that you may move to a larger home at some point in the future or if you want to leave these items to your children.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/blog\/store-and-save-or-let-go-a-packrats-guide\/#What_to_Store_and_Save\" >What to Store and Save<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/blog\/store-and-save-or-let-go-a-packrats-guide\/#What_to_Get_Rid_Of\" >What to Get Rid Of<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you're keeping toys, supplies, and books for your children, consider narrowing down the collection. For example, high chairs and cribs that were considered safe when your children were young may have since been recalled or phased out. Sorting through items with your children, whether they're still living with you or moved out, can help you narrow things down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#003366\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_Get_Rid_Of\"><\/span>What to Get Rid Of<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you're worried about getting rid of things your children might want, simply ask them. Don't just assume that they'll want everything. This generation of younger adults are tending toward smaller spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Large pieces of furniture and decor items that don't have much use or sentimental value should be sold, donated or tossed. The same goes for clothing you're unlikely to want to wear again. Holiday decorations can be significantly curtailed. Daunting though it may seem, consider going through files or&nbsp;paperwork to shred or recycle what you no longer need. Pictures can be scanned and stored digitally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can help you with every step of the moving process. This means that not only can we help you move, we can offer storage and concierge\u00a0services. Contact <a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/contact-us\/\" href=\"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muscular Moving Men<\/a> for more information today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you're planning on moving, especially if you're downsizing,&nbsp;you're going to have to sort through your possessions. 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