tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851322133816062332.post6548474096262469262..comments2023-06-02T02:58:00.488-07:00Comments on i pick up pennies: Frugal moving?Abigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12043674506776005070noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851322133816062332.post-11359564148297490542009-09-06T05:51:54.716-07:002009-09-06T05:51:54.716-07:00Moving is a nightmare, and it always costs more th...Moving is a nightmare, and it always costs more than you think, takes a lot longer, and we usually pull a muscle somehow moving! We moved from NY to FLA this year, and it's all still fresh in my mind. Thanks for a great article. Visit my blog too for Unique, and Controversial, yet helpful material and podcasts.<br />Thanks, John DeFlumeri Jr, in Clearwater, Fla.John DeFlumeri Jrhttp://www.decisionsaboutmoney.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851322133816062332.post-86620576370444020052009-09-03T10:12:09.611-07:002009-09-03T10:12:09.611-07:00I was just counting up the various moves I've ...I was just counting up the various moves I've made since I graduated high school and moved out and I got up to 16 moves. That should probably qualify me as an "expert" mover, especially when you consider that 7 of those moves have occurred in the past 8 years!<br /><br />Now, most of my moves have been within the Lower Mainland, but I have also moved to Alberta and back. Usually, we do it ourselves with a 1 ton truck from Budget. It usually costs under $150 for the day, including the appliance dolly and insurance. When we did the Alberta moves, the one there we did with 2 trips in my parents' van conversion. Seven or eight years later, with lots more furniture & two kids under the age of 5 (and me 8 months pregnant with #3) my mother paid for real movers, but I still had only 10 days to pack! That was insane and I would never want to do that again.<br /><br />I like liquor store boxes and apple and lemon produce boxes. I used to sell Avon and the boxes they ship product in to their reps are also really great. You want to have a lot of boxes the same basic size and shape because they stack much better.<br /><br />I can't stand wrapping in newspaper because it's messy and all the dishes have to be washed before you put them away. Bubble wrap is insanely expensive and useless afterward so I've never even considered using it. My wrapping of choice? Paper towels! Buy lots of rolls. You can tear off the right length for whatever you're wrapping, pack your breakables in tightly and they'll be fine. You can pad the top and bottom of the box with hand towels or face cloths for extra cushioning.<br /><br />When you unpack, unwrap the paper towels, stack the squares neatly and *use them*! You're going to be cleaning anyway (unless the place is brand new) so this gives you two uses for the price of one.Shevyhttp://www.shevysmisclife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851322133816062332.post-40624384045159519932009-09-02T22:25:49.569-07:002009-09-02T22:25:49.569-07:00Dear,
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