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Moving
By businessbroad | September 23, 2007
When I first moved in with my significant other, we didn’t have a lot of stuff, so we did the moving ourselves. Even still, it was insanely time-consuming. You never realize how many possessions you actually have until you have to move them.
Three years later, we moved again. The second time we moved, we got help from family and friends. That was definitely easier, but it still consumed the better part of two days for about 6 people. If you assume that everyone involved had an average time value of $25/hour, that means I wasted over $1000 in the time of my friends and loved ones - and that’s a low estimate, considering that most of the people that were helping are self-employed.
Next time we move will be next April, and it will be about 6 years from our first move. We’ll be moving to a much bigger house, and of course, we’ll have a lot more possessions. In the years that we’ve lived together, we’ve accumulated several beds, a couple of couches, some nice televisions, and an assortment of other items that we really don’t want to move. Oh, and we can’t forget the marble table. That’s not exactly lightweight.
That’s why we’ll be using movers next time. I found HomeBulletin.net, and they offer a great service that lets you find the moving companies for your area. From there, you can get free quotes from qualified movers to help you get a better rate. They also have information on commercial movers, so if you’re moving your business at the same time, you can find arrangements for both on one site.
Even better, they also had articles with helpful tips. Since different companies can alter different variables to make it harder to compare rates, the information they offer can definitely make it easier to make sense of it all. If you’re moving anytime soon and you’re sick of doing it yourself, definitely check it out.
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