So today we have a friend moving in with us temporarily until his university housing begins. Often when friends move I think about how the stress of moving is often easily controlled with a bit of planning and an emergency fund.
I have seen several people move and here are some things I have learned:
- Take care of acquiring new housing months before your move out date.
- Always plan to talk to your new landlord/housing office in person before you move in. Especially in college town, housing is on a cycle.
- Sell as much as you can! Especially if you may have to store those things and even more so in the years between college and "settling down". If you own Ikea, sell it and buy used at your new home.
- Moving is expensive. Even if you are just buying pizza for your friends.
- Moving takes a long time. Even if you have a ton of friends.
- Lists are your friends. List where everything is packed, especially if you are storing, using multiple cars, or hiring a moving company.
- You have more stuff than you think.
Ruminating on Moving
September 14th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
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