inexpensive ways to move

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I agree! Purging is great! I’ve been a big person on Freecycle for

two weeks now with give away items. 😉

Another thing I use for packing material is plastic grocery bags.

They wrap around things nicely, they squish in to fill the empty

holes easily, and if something DOES break, it’s already contained in

a bag.

— In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, “Chrissey” wrote:

>

> We just bought a house and will be moving in about a month. We’ve

moved a

> lot because of my hubby’s job so I half-way feel like a pro. LOL

>

> First off, get rid of stuff. Anything you don’t want, need or

love – out it

> goes. Every time we move, I purge ruthlessly. I’ve tried having

a garage

> sale and I must not have what it takes because I can’t handle it.

Too much

> preparation and not enough money made (I made about $300 last

garage sale

> and it wasn’t worth giving up my Saturday). Now, anything we

don’t want

> goes to Goodwill or another local thrift store. They love it and

I get a

> good sized tax deduction.

>

> Start gathering boxes. I work in a restaurant/sports bar and have

been

> getting boxes from there. Liquor boxes are excellent as are

produce boxes.

> Very sturdy. Go in the alley way behind restaurants, bars, and

liquor

> stores. Pick up the boxes you find. Don’t be shy about opening

the

> dumpsters.

>

> Start packing up things you don’t need right away as you’re

purging. For

> example, you can go ahead and pack up all the winter items. Won’t

need

> those in the summer! Every time you start to put something in a

box, ask

> yourself if you really need it. Again, I’m constantly amazed at

the sheer

> amount of “stuff” we have these days – if I don’t love it, out it

goes.

>

> Use linens, towels, blankets, etc to pack with. Newspaper is ok

but you get

> ink all over. you have to pack the linens anyway, put them to use!

>

> my big advice is purge, purge, purge. after you’ve been hauling

boxes for

> six hours when you move, you’ll be very glad you did!!!

>

> chrissey

> seattle, wa

>

> — irishrose112599@… wrote:

>

> > We will be moving within the next six months and

> > need inexpensive ways to

> > move. No it is not a military move, so they won’t

> > move us. We are moving off

> > of base because my mom needs to live with us.

> >

> >

> > Thank you for any suggestions,

> > Tiffany

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