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Those Bad Weather Moves
When in it comes time to move, you rarely have the ability to change your plans just because the weather doesn’t cooperate. The truck has been rented, the friends or professionals are ready to work, and you have to get out of the old place …
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Moving In a Hurry
No matter how much you try to plan in advance, sometimes you just don’t have that luxury. Maybe this is because your job, military deployment, or school is sending you to a new location. Whatever the reason, you don’t have the eight weeks or more …
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The Joys of Moving During the Holidays
Sometimes you might find yourself having to move just as the holiday season ramps up. Whether it’s a student coming home from school at the end of the Fall semester, a new job, or when a house finally closes, it’s possible to be faced not …
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How Much Does It Cost to Move?
When choosing between hiring professional movers or to do the work yourself, it’s important to understand how much it actually costs to move. Cost of a Local Move If you’re staying within 100 miles, that’s considered a “local move.” Most companies will quote rates by …
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Make Your Home Office Personal and Productive
You’ve done it! Maybe you’ve got a job that allows you to telecommute, or possibly you’ve gone into business for yourself. Now you can ditch the commute, show up to work in your pajama pants, and set up your home office the way you’ve always …
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Unpacking Your New Home
Once everything is moved into your new house, it’s time for the most important step: unpacking. It can be easy to relax after all the hard work and just unpack slowly over the next several weeks. However, this can end up being dispiriting, and make …
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How to Move with Friends and Stay Friends
As moving day approaches, you might contact a few friends (especially the one with a pickup truck). Let’s be honest, though; there’s a right way and a wrong way to get your friends’ help. Here are some tips to make sure your friends will still …
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Cleaning While Moving
It never fails. After packing up everything you own and getting it out of your home, you have to face one more task: cleaning. Whether you’re moving from a rental and want that security deposit, or you’re moving out of a house and don’t want …
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Prepare for Those Hidden Moving Costs
Gerber Moving & Storage One way moving can be stressful is that it seems like it costs more than most people were expecting. Many experts suggest that whatever amount you think a move might cost, you should add at least 10% to 20% for all …
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Tips for Moving Your Pets
As stressful as moves can be for us, we need to remember that our pets are probably even more frazzled than we we are. A worried pet can act out by making messes, being destructive, or running away. However, there are ways to make the …
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