In the US it is extremely common to pay for one or more storage units on a month to month basis.
If you can find a space that is cheaper or you can make room in your home, you can save yourself hundreds per month and potentially thousands over a couple of years.
In this town, a cheap unit costs 110 dollars per month, so every year that you can avoid it you save yourself $1320.
Wouldn't you like that as a raise?