Moving On A Budget? How To Afford A Mover When Money Is Tight


If you are preparing to move on a tight budget, the first cost-cutting measure you may consider is moving yourself. However, there are many benefits to hiring a moving company. They can properly pack your items and transport them, reducing the likelihood any of your belongings will be damaged during the move, minimizing the physical activity you partake in during a move, and reducing your stress level. Fortunately, there are many ways that you can save money when hiring a moving company. This can make moving with a mover fit within your budget. Here are a few tips on getting the best price when hiring a moving company.

Negotiate the Price

When you are looking to hire a moving company, it is advised that you receive quotes from at least three companies. But what most people do not realize is that you can negotiate the price after receiving a quote. If a mover is not booked solid, or you are booking during the slow period, the mover may be willing to discount their price by as much as 30 percent in order to fill the vacancy on their calendar that day. Being flexible with your moving dates and time will help you maximize your discounts, but even if you are inflexible, negotiating the price may still help you save some cash.

Shared Moving

Shared moving, or piggy back moving services, has become a popular way for smaller households to complete moves. If you are moving out of a small space, such as an apartment, your belongings may not fill up the entire space in a moving van. If you are able to find someone who is moving at about the same time as you and would be along the same route your belongings would take, you may be able to work with the moving company to reduce your costs. The moving company will move both parties, but since you are sharing one moving truck and only one driver is needed to transport the goods, you will both receive a heavy discount on the transporting side of the move. This is a great way to make a move more affordable.

Purge

The last tip you should follow when you are trying to move on a budget is to take the time to purge items that you will not need when you move. Many people hold onto items that they no longer need or use. Unfortunately, these items just increase the cost of a move. Taking the time to get rid of clothes you no longer wear, toys your kids don't play with, or household goods that you don't have space for can help you get rid of clutter while also keeping your moving costs as low as possible.

Moving can be stressful. Hiring movers, like those at United Moving and Storage, helps to decrease some of this stress. Fortunately, you do not have to forego a mover just because you are moving on a budget. Purging, shared moving and negotiating the price of a moving company may help to make a move more affordable.

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What do you do when you have too much stuff and not enough space? My husband was constantly picking on me because I had two spare rooms in the house that I could never use as guest rooms because I used them to store the things that I couldn't put elsewhere. When my mother called and said that she and my sister were coming to town, I had to scurry to find something to do with all of those boxes and things in those two rooms. That was when I was introduced to the glorious world of self-storage. Find out all about it right here.

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