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Moving from one home to another can be quite an expensive endeavor. Even if you are just moving across town or to a neighboring city, transporting your belongings safely to your new home can really drain your wallet fast. What can you do about it, though? Isn't it inevitable that the process of moving to a different home will cost you a lot of money? No, it isn't--try some of these ideas that can help save you some money on your move.
Get boxes from nearby stores. Go to any drugstore, grocery store, or mass merchandiser close to your home and ask a manager if you can have some boxes. The manager may tell you to come back on the store's stocking day to get the boxes-make sure to do so. It is well worth it to get free boxes from a store rather than resorting to having to buy boxes.
Use packing supplies you already have. Instead of getting bubble wrap to protect your dishes and fragile knick-knacks, wrap them in towels, tablecloths, and blankets. You can also use plastic shopping bags to wrap and cushion breakables.
Use tape very sparingly. Only use packaging tape on boxes of fragile items; for other items, alternately fold the box flaps down to close the box. No need to tape everything closed, especially since if you are trying to save money you are most likely moving everything yourself.
Recruit help from friends and family. Try to get as many people to help you with the move as you can. Hopefully you will at least be able to get 2-3 people to help you.
Or, hire help from a temporary service. If you cannot get any friends or family members to assist you, don't think that you have to resort to hiring a moving
service. Try out a temporary service instead. Go to one on the morning of your move and ask around to see if any of the workers would be willing to help out for a few hours in exchange for some cash. Chances are you will get a few takers on your offer from workers who missed out on being sent out on a job for the day shift. This will cost you much less than a moving service would.