Moving Info for the Road!

Another in a series of Quick Moving Tips!!

More Suggestions and moving ideas from people who have done it…

GET Organized and get rid of the CLUTTER BEFORE You move!

1. I gave a way a bunch of my stuff when we last moved. One of the local nonprofit groups with a thrift store had a particular day each week they would come to my zip code. They probably thought I was nuts, but I had them put me on the schedule for weeks- the fellows who picked up the usable items would just laugh when they ended up at my house again! I had a spot in the garage for the upstairs gleaning and a spot in the basement for the downstairs. The men could move just about anything cause they were strong and there were 2-3 of them. They also would come right after I finished my yard sales too.Also, I rented a Budget rental truck. Spending money when I had a perfectly good old pickup truck to haul things with goes against my nature, but l the convenience was great. You can also lock them up and put your bigger items like furniture, old appliances, etc, in there too. Then you can hook the thing back onto your car and drive it to its donation destination! Plus, if you are a penny-pincher like me, as each day passes, you know you are paying to keep the rental truck, so it forces you to make up your mind and get the thing filled, emptied and returned to Budget Rental. I may end up doing this again even without moving because despite paring down a bunch with the move, I still kept too much stuff. For the thrift minded after you move, I have seen people advertise all of their moving boxes for sale for a minimal (compared to new) amount, say $30-50 in the classifieds. I would recommend using good moving boxes though - perhaps you can pick up a few produce type boxes from the store, but in many cases, there is simply no substitute for the real moving boxes, do their their strength ratings and specific sizes for books, kitchen dish packs, and wardrobe boxes.
2. One thing that helped me tremendously during moving was a timer. At the time I was totally addicted to chatting on BBS (before internet) and it was almost impossible to drag myself away from the keyboard. I started packing early so I’d have plenty of time. I’d allow myself 30 minutes chatting, 30 minutes packing, 30 minutes chatting, 30 minutes packing…. You know how much you can get done in 5, 10, or 15 minutes already… I got most of the non-essentials (books, china, decorations, etc) packed in a very short time and stacked out of the way against a wall. It was one of the easiest moves that I can remember, clutter and all!

More quick tips are coming…

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Kirby Hamilton is a webmaster and entrepreneur. He enjoys helping people organize their moves, and find just the right rental truck. You can reach him at http://packupthehouse.com where he assists visitors to find the just the right moving boxes, shipping companies, rental trucks, supplies to get organized, and of course bubble wrap, moving tape and moving supplies when they move from your homes or businesses.

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