Below are some helpful ideas that you can take into
consideration if you are on a budget and you are about to move to the new
place.
Compare the costs of
DIY and professional service
Jumping immediately to the conclusion that DIY would always
be cost effective is not the right approach. If your luggage contains costly
breakables, you can’t afford to risk the integrity of those items by picking
DIY option. You will definitely need to hire professional moving service in
order to ensure that your items are not coming in the harm’s way. Furthermore,
you can compare prices of different professional movers and pick the best one.
Don’t pay much for
the boxes
For their high importance, boxes are usually sold at inflated
prices by many companies. Don’t get flattened by their scary sales pitch that
would tell you to pick their expensive boxes rather than going for the cheaper,
or even free of cost, boxes. The best way to get cheap moving boxes is to
contact the shipping companies and order the amount of boxes you need. You can
also ask your moving service to provide you the moving boxes. They may provide
you with the boxes without charging anything for them.
Furthermore, you can inspect the free section of craigslist
to get boxes for free. Remember, paying huge price for the boxes when you can
get them free can seriously hurt your budget.
Make requests for
shutdown of less significant utility services
It should be easy for you to survive without utility
services like TV and internet for a week or so. Thus, you can order for the
shutdown of these services a couple of weeks prior to your moving day. That
would surely help you save good amount of money.
Consider selling or
donating some of your stuff
Selling items can save you huge amount of money in many
perspectives. You will have cash in your hand. The weight of your luggage will
be reduced and so will be the price associated with it. You will be able to
avoid paying tax for the luggage. So, the items that you are not going to need
at the new place should be sold out for good.
Provide cushioning to
the items using fabrics at home
This trick works many times but it is recommended that you
check the feasibility for it before you do it. Furthermore, you might need packing
material no matter how hard you try to avoid it; so make sure that you have
analyzed properly regarding what to be wrapped using fabrics and what would
need specified packing materials.
