When you retire and live the snowbird lifestyle, you need to balance living in two different states. This can be particularly challenging if you own a home in one state and rent in another. You may not want to rent a home year-round if you'll only use it during the winter months and deal with moving your belongings. Here's how renting a storage unit can make life easier for your snowbird lifestyle.

One of the more exciting parts of going off to college is moving into your own dorm room. You will get to meet new people, make new friends, make new memories, and live on your own. However, dorm rooms are generally small, and you will have to share the dorm room with at least one other person. With that being said, you will have to decide what to take with you and what to put into self-storage.