The Dos and Don'ts For Your Next Move

Some of us move more often than others, but everyone knows that moving day can be a lot to deal with. It requires some planning, packing and it can be tough to know exactly what you need and what you don’t. Here is a helpful guide so you can be efficient and save where you can. 

Get The Right Materials

Using the appropriate materials for packing can save you on many things including frustration, stress, time and even money. Make sure that you have enough boxes, bubble wrap, packing tape and paper so that you can properly protect all of your valuable items and safely transport them to your new home without damage.

Don’t Purchase Unnecessary Items

Do your best at calculating how many boxes and materials you will need. Another smart way to save money is to check local stores and supermarkets for boxes that they no longer need. As a substitute for expensive packing materials, you can always use old newspapers, bed sheets, and towels to wrap and protect your belongings. 

Organize and Minimize Clutter

There is no better time to start thinning out your belongings that you don’t need than during a move. Rather than packing 100% of all of your things, be a little picky at the moment and start doing a purge. If there are things packed away in your closets that you almost never use or haven’t in over a year, perhaps it is time to sell, donate or just throw them away. There is no sense in moving things that you don’t need.

Don’t Move Broken or Damaged Belongings

Just like anything you don’t use or need anymore, don’t pack anything that is broken or damaged. Do an audit of all of these things ahead of packing and place all of these things in a designated area. Create a designated pile for trash, one for donations and one for sale if there is any value. 

Hire Professional Movers

Moving is tricky enough with all of the planning and packing and you don’t have to do it all alone. If you have friends and family that can help, that is great but sometimes it makes sense to leave the big job to professionals. Especially if you have a good amount to move or own things of value then it may make sense to pay those who are experts. That will take the guesswork out of what you need, maneuvering a large truck and offering peace of mind during the already stressful process.