Comments on: Saving money when moving

By: hayze

hayze — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:25:16 +0000

Moving a refrigerator is especially difficult. If you tip it over too far when you’re trying to load it, it may never work again. I didn’t know about the lock-down drum, but if it’s a Bosch, it’s worth it.

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By: Frugal Vet Tech

Frugal Vet Tech — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:13:38 +0000

Gather up friends and family to help you move. Feed them well for their efforts.

Check with your car insurance company to see if they cover the moving truck. Ours did, so we didn’t need to buy U-Haul’s insurance. I think that saved us about $15.

Try Freecycle or local grocery/department stores for boxes. Or friends who moved just before you did

By: plonkee

plonkee — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:32:11 +0000

You should get some Tiger Tacos – they’re brilliant for holding boxes open and I don’t think they are very expensive. Mine are pink, so you might want to see if there are some different colour choices though.

By: credit rewards

credit rewards — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:03:06 +0000

nice tips. We are planning to move out soon. Hopefully, this year just before the month of December starts. I agree with you on “get multiple estimates”. I think thats the best way to save money. The moew estimates you have the more options to choose from.

By: ABCs of Investing

ABCs of Investing — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:59:55 +0000

Gibble – great score on the boxes – you can never have enough!

With your army of kids plus some friends – I have no doubt you will have a great moving day. I actually really enjoy helping people move (if they are packed correctly), too bad I’m not in the area!

By: Nathalie Lussier from Billionaire Woman

Nathalie Lussier from Billionaire Woman — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:02:05 +0000

I used to move every 4 months because of my school’s co-op system. Oftentimes it was to a different country, and once to a different continent. Talk about stressful! I think the best tip is to bring only what you really need. Your garage sale tip is most important.

I never used a moving company, but your details helped me to understand how they work better.

By: Shawna

Shawna — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:29:55 +0000

My family of four just moved across the country (from Michigan to California…yay!) back in April. When we looked into movers, the cost was astronomical. We opted to move ourselves, which was a pain, but worth the savings. One thing that we did to save money was we went to local supermarkets, Costco, etc, and got tons of free boxes. It does make things less uniform, but if you can handle that, it saves tons of cash! Make sure to check the boxes for bugs though, especially if you are getting them from grocery stores.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:39:25 +0000

Movers are expensive, but they can be a life-saver. My husband and I just moved into our first home last weekend from a very small rental home we were living in. One thing to consider is that if you have very large or very heavy furniture, movers know a lot of tricks and have a lot of tools at their disposal that we don’t.

If we had not hired the movers, I would have a living room full of bedroom furniture right now. There is no way we would have gotten my bedroom set up the narrow, steep steps of our cape cod by ourselves.

We did all of our packing ourselves. A friend of mine owns a store that sells packing materials, and we had gift cards to Home Depot, so the packing materials didn’t cost us too much. All in all, it was well worth the expense.