So You Plan to Make a Move
May 18, 2007
I recently read a statistic that stated that 43 million Americans move each year. If you plan to be one of those movers, here are a few guidelines that might help remove some of the stress that can occur.
Moving is easier to cope with if you regard a move as a series of small tasks. Get yourself a notebook and start your "to-do" list. Have a file box or folder for all your important documents related to your move; what you are taking, what you are garage-selling, what you are giving to the Salvation Army or Goodwill. Go through each room and closet in the house and list the items and estimate their value. Moving is a great time to finally do the video or photos you always meant to do for your insurance records.
Your budget may well determine the method you will use to move. Will you be enlisting friends and relatives with trucks? Will you be renting a truck and doing all the packing and moving with the aid of your friends and relatives? Will you be using a professional moving company? Will your movers be packing for you or will you do all your own packing? Or, one of the more recent options, will you be using a "pod"? (A pod is a storage unit that is brought to your property. You fill it with your belongngs and then it can be transported by the pod company to your new home where you can unload it.)
In any move, a well compiled "to-do" list will give you a map to follow and will ensure that your move will have very few glitches.
I recently read a statistic that stated that 43 million Americans move each year. If you plan to be one of those movers, here are a few guidelines that might help remove some of the stress that can occur.
Moving is easier to cope with if you regard a move as a series of small tasks. Get yourself a notebook and start your "to-do" list. Have a file box or folder for all your important documents related to your move; what you are taking, what you are garage-selling, what you are giving to the Salvation Army or Goodwill. Go through each room and closet in the house and list the items and estimate their value. Moving is a great time to finally do the video or photos you always meant to do for your insurance records.
Your budget may well determine the method you will use to move. Will you be enlisting friends and relatives with trucks? Will you be renting a truck and doing all the packing and moving with the aid of your friends and relatives? Will you be using a professional moving company? Will your movers be packing for you or will you do all your own packing? Or, one of the more recent options, will you be using a "pod"? (A pod is a storage unit that is brought to your property. You fill it with your belongngs and then it can be transported by the pod company to your new home where you can unload it.)
In any move, a well compiled "to-do" list will give you a map to follow and will ensure that your move will have very few glitches.
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