The Truth About Storage Units: What We’re Really Storing (and Avoiding) When The Art of Decluttering ’s Amy Revell sat down with Shift Your Storage  founder Prue Madigan, the conversation hit a nerve many Australians can relate to (1 in 10 in fact) ..the mysterious world of storage units and the growing number of storage facilities popping up. Not the neat, Pinterest-worthy ones, but the real ones. The ones full of “stuff we’ll deal with later or come back too.” And as Amy p

It’s an image that’s becoming more common than most of us realise and the images are only increasing and spreading further in Australia. Cars parked overnight in quiet suburban streets, behind shopping centres, or tucked beside beaches in empty carparks. Inside, people are sleeping, not because they’re on a road trip, but because rent has become impossible for a growing amount of Aussies. Yet many of these same people are still paying for storage units. Their belongings, furn

(Because apparently, we can’t stop keeping stuff - we are on our way to our own Aussie version of "Storage Wars") Have you noticed it too? Storage units are springing up across Australia faster than new Maccas or Tobacconists... It’s like we’ve collectively decided we can’t quite  let go of that old leather lounge, the second dining room table and chairs, or the 14 boxes of “miscellaneous cables & nic naks” that might come in handy one day. But behind all the jokes about hoar

There’s a slowly building quiet revolution happening behind those roller doors. Australians are finally breaking up with their storage...

Most Common Forgotten Normal Life of Storage (and What Your Storage Secrets Say About You) There’s a quiet revolution happening behind those roller doors, think dust, regret, and IKEA furniture that’s seen better days. Australians are finally asking what have I been doing all this bloody time : “What am I even paying for in this storage unit?” If you opened yours today or even last year, would you even remember what’s inside this so called "storage unit"? We can tell you for

There comes a time in every Australian’s life (in fact everyone in the world) when you look around your home, garage, car boot, garden...

You know that storage unit you swore you’d deal with “next month”? The one that’s been charging you rent longer than your last...

If you’ve ever wondered what lurks behind the roller doors of Australia’s storage units, the ones you do not even notice are there.. let...

In a country known for its beaches, beer, and BBQs, the easy care free life. Australia is now making its mark on something far less...

No, seriously. When it's cold and windy here in Australia.. Where would you rather be? Feeling a twinge of jealousy watching friends (and...

According to the Self Storage Association of Australasia (SSAA), Australia (and New Zealand combined) currently operates nearly 2,300  ...

Self-storage may not scream “drama,” but right now, it's the setting for a corporate showdown that has all the ingredients of a Netflix...

Let’s be honest. That storage unit you’ve been renting ?Yeah, the one you haven’t opened since the Obama administration? It’s time we...

In an age where technology is transforming every industry, Shift Your Storage and AI2Easy have taken a bold step forward, merging the...

Meet Prue, Founder & CEO of Shift Your Storage

Let’s face it the facts here - we all have stuff . That treadmill you were definitely  going to use from the TV channel in 2003. Boxes of...

In today's fast-paced world, many individuals find themselves burdened by the ongoing costs and emotional weight of long-term storage...

Let’s talk about the real property power players in Australia. Nope, not the Vaucluse & Bellevue Hill mansions, not high-rise apartments...

Ah, self-storage - the wild wild west of self storage. The quiet, unassuming & the unsung hero of the investment world. While others...

Ah, the world of self-storage. The modern-day equivalent of shoving everything under your bed and calling it "de-cluttering". But instead...