Moving is a stressful event in everyone’s life; it is right up there with marriage and the birth of a child for most people. For this reason, it is helpful if you take the time, before you ever get to moving day, to make some plans and preparations. Pre-planning and preparing for your move can help you to feel more confident on the “big day” and can help you to have a much less stressful time as well.
Moving companies in San Francisco, CA were recently asked to give some tips and tricks for decreasing moving stress. The San Francisco movers all mentioned the following in their responses:
Get Rid of Your Junk
One of the first things you should do, well in advance of your moving time, is to de-junk and de-clutter your home and possessions. Let’s face it; in today’s world we all have way too much stuff. And, lots of that stuff we move around is just simply junk. While many of your belongings are treasured and needed, many of the other things in your home probably are not. Most Americans have way too many material possessions; and moving time is the absolute best time to purge your household of unwanted stuff.
Everyone has heard the saying; “Your trash is another man’s treasure.” Use this to your advantage and see unused or unneeded items on eBay, at a local consignment store, or even at a yard sale. You will be pleasantly surprised how much money you have sitting around your home unused – maybe even enough to pay your movers?
Utilize Free Packaging Materials
One of the most expensive aspects of moving is getting all of the supplies. However, if you take some time before you move to gather up some free items, you can move with a next to zero cost for supplies. Boxes are available at just about any retail store. Ask the manager to save you some and in a single day, from a single store, you can generally get more boxes than you can use. Of course, if you would rather buy boxes, most moving companies in San Francisco, CA and other places will happily sell them to you. For packing tape buy it in bulk at stores such as Costco or BJs.
In addition to free boxes, you can shred paper in your office paper shredder to use with breakable items. If you do not have access to a shredder, you can use air-popped popcorn in the same way. Both options are virtually free and environmentally great options.
Just by following these two suggestions of de-junking and rounding up free supplies, you can be well on your way to moving with much less stress. Don’t forget which box you packed the bubble bath in.
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