Moving: How To Save Money

Moving from one home to another can be an expensive endeavor. You have to purchase or lease the new place, put down a down payment or deposit, get the utilities installed and that all before you actually get down to the actual expense of physically moving. When you add it all up, it can be very expensive. But lots of people waste money on a move by spending on things that they don’t have to spend on. By taking some time to carefully plan your move you can save lots of money. In this article, we will discuss a few ways to make your move more affordable.

One of the most expensive parts of the move is the actual physical move of your stuff. You have to buy materials to pack everything up in, buy boxes to pack them in, rent to buy a dolly to make the move easier, then rent a truck to do the move. Some people even pay a company to pack, load and unload the truck. All of these expenses can be avoided. Instead of buying packing materials, save up a few weeks of newspapers before the move and use that instead. Not only will it save you money, but it’s actually a great packing material. Instead of buying boxes to pack everything up in, go in the back of a store a find some for free.

Most places of business will gladly give you as many cardboard boxes as you need for your move. Another tip is trying to find friends to help you with the move. If they are your real friends, they will help without compensation, but you can try to entice them with a small party in your new house. Try to find a few friends that have trucks and save the expense of a moving truck as well. When you add it all up, you can save a significant amount of money by doing all of the things mentioned in this paragraph.

Another way to try to save money in you move if your renting is by asking the landlord to help you out. First of all, you can ask for the landlord to break up your deposit into a few payments, instead of being due all at once. This may not save you money, but it sure will make the expense feel easier when divided over a few months. You can also ask the landlord if there is any work you can help him do for a reduced rent. If your slightly handy or just a hard worker, you will usually be able to pick up a few jobs that will make those first few months easier as well.

By spending a little bit of time analyzing each cost associated with your move, it should be easy to eliminate a few dollars off the move.