When you move to a new property, you’ll have the right-sized cover and box to store them in for protection. I have a closet nearly full of them.

Keep the smaller ones too, for that matter.

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    Just learn to make boxes and pack things. For really weird shaped things, spray foam in a plastic bag does the trick.

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    It doesn’t make sense to keep every box. I’d say be selective about witch boxes make the most sense to keep. Also, be selective about purchases in general and make a regular habit of purging. Refinement and balance will help lead a better lifestyle.

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    Down side of this: now every large item you have uses twice as much storage space. (Yes I know some boxes can be russian-dolled.)

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    Bonus tip: LOOK IN THAT CLOSET before you pack up all your dinnerware in store-bought boxes. I am certainly not speaking from personal experience…

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      Go to a bar or liquor store and ask for boxes. It helps if you go in thursday and say you can pick them up sunday.

      A bar I managed threw out probably 50-60 heavy duty cardboard boxes every weekend. Breaking them down was a pain. Id happily save them for anyone who wanted em.

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        This is a great top - grocery stores will do it, too. Banana boxes are especially heavy duty, albeit with a hole in the bottom.

        I’m dull enough to where I did the math on how many I could fit in my storage locker and opted to spend the $50 to have uniform boxes for maximum efficiency lol

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    So your closet is a cat condominium?

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    I have done this for our past two moves, and now that we own a house I keep them in our non-climate controlled cellar off our basement. My wife thought I was crazy until we moved and had good a good way to move a bunch of stuff.