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Move For Less With Austin Movers' Tips

If you’re looking to move in Austin or its surroundings including Salado, New Braunfels, Waco, Temple, Seguin or Lampasas, then you need the experts at All My Sons Moving and Storage of Austin. We’re the perfect local moving company with four generations of moving experience and Austin movers that are both reliable and professional. Our customer service is top-notch, just give us a call for a FREE estimate and you’ll see what we mean. We are licensed and insured and specialize not only in residential moves but also corporate ones. So if you have an office to move or a business that needs to be up and running fast, All My Sons of Austin is your ideal moving team. Just fish around our website for references, testimonials and resources and articles to help you feel welcomed in the neighborhood. This particular article focuses on how to save money when you’re in the process of moving. All My Sons of Austin movers have gathered a few tips through the years and would like to share them with you.

All My Sons of Austin movers recommend making a budget. Include packing materials, professional moving company, services you’ll need to set up in your new place and anything else you think should be included in estimating how much a move will cost you. Try to stick to your budget.

Try to reduce the total weight of your goods. There’s no need to transfer items you won’t be using in your new home. This just adds bulk which adds cost. You can either throw stuff away, give it away to charity or even hold a yard sale to make a few bucks.

Some moving companies, like All My Sons of Austin, offer to pack your personal belongings for you. But this is an extra service you can do without and save money by doing the packing yourself. You can call a few friends and family to help out.

As far as packing materials go, you might not have to purchase them. Try getting them for free at a local grocery store or a big bulk-buying warehouse that has a lot of them in stock. Months before moving, try to collect old newspapers or magazines you can use to wrap your delicate items. You can also use towels and sheets for the same purpose and save on bubble wrap.

 Think about lodging. Will you be moving into your new place right away? Or will you be staying in a hotel overnight until your place gets ready? Or longer? Try to find a safe economic motel instead of a popular hotel to reduce your bill. If you need to stay for a week somewhere, look online for rental studios or efficiencies that you can rent per week or month. Generally these would be cheaper than a motel for a longer stay. You can also choose to stay with friends and family until your place is ready for you to move in. In any case, prepare ahead so you’ll have time to find the best possible deal.

All My Sons Says Make Money With A Yard Sale

All My Sons of Austin is always here to give some good advice surrounding the topic of moving. One common thing that happens to everyone in the process of moving is that people realize how much ‘stuff’ they accumulated during the years of living somewhere. A lot of those items are either damaged, broke, not in use, have sentimental value and that’s why they’re still in the house. However, when you’re moving to a new place for a fresh start, it’s a great idea to sort through all of it and determine whether or not you need those items. And by reducing your load, you’ll be saving money on your move. You can also make money by holding a successful garage or yard sale. All My Sons of Austin is here to help you with a few tips on how to pull that off.

 A good while before you actually want to get rid of all your excess items, you should go through every room and gather stuff that you don’t use anymore. This can include kids’ toys, old book, picture frames, lamps, unmatched pieces of china, children’s clothes, collectibles, extra kitchen appliances, old sports equipment or fitness machines you don’t use anymore. This way you’ll have an overview of the quality and quantity of things you have.

About a week or two before you’ll hold the yard sale, find out if you need any type of permit from your county or municipality. If you live within a private community or condo or homeowner’s association, you might have to get approval from the board.

Start putting prices on everything, that will reduce the bargaining on the day of the yard sale. Customers will see a price tacked on to the item and figure that’s the asking price. You can color code prices too, a red sticker can mean 50 cents , a blue sticker, a dollar and so on. Whatever works best for you.

All My Sons of Austin suggest you make sure that you know what the weather will be ahead of the time. Hope for a sunny or cool day, but no rain. That will definitely put a damper on things and you’ll have less success with selling your goods.

You can also advertise your yard sale through posters throughout your neighborhood. Call up some friends and family, let them know you’re getting rid of some stuff around the house. You can also advertise in the local newspaper or even online in such websites like Craigslist.org.

The day of the yard sale, make sure you have plenty of change. Rolls of quarters, dimes and a few dollar bills.

When you’re finally done and have sold most of your old belongings, don’t forget to give All My Sons Moving and Storage of Austin a call for a smooth move. Our Austin movers will take care of all your moving needs, loading the moving truck, transporting the goods, setting up in your new place, all with a friendly smile.

De-cluttering Help From Your Local Austin Moving Company

If the thought of sorting through all of your personal belongings makes you feel overwhelmed and want to curl up into a ball, don’t worry, All My Sons of Austin, your local Austin Movers, is here to help with tips and advice on how to de-clutter your home. And as motivation, just remember that by de-cluttering you’ll be getting rid of a lot of ’stuff’ that you and your family don’t need, reducing your total load on moving day and in turn saving you big bucks when moving. All it takes is a few hours every day leading up to the day of your big move. To keep focused on your task, the Austin movers suggest you visualize your end goal and your new house.

The Austin local moving company also recommends you start small. Attack an area that you can get a handle on pretty easily. Whether it’s your library section or a huge stack of old magazines or even one family member’s closet. You’ll surely find lots of stuff that either you don’t need anymore or doesn’t fit and so on. Slowly, but surely, you’ll shed some baggage. Just think about how much lighter your move will be.

When you’re ready to de-clutter, have all your supplies next to you so you won’t back out and promise to throw away something later. Have a trash bag next to you or even a ‘to charity’ bag for things you can donate to charity. Also, have a shredder next to you because you’ll encounter lots of paperwork when de-cluttering your home before moving. You’ll find old bank statements, old receipts and more stuff you don’t need and should shred for your protection.

Make sure to locate and separate the important documents including medical records and others. Make sure that everything you sort through gets a fair judgment. Always ask yourself if you really need the item, don’t just keep it because you haven’t seen it in a long time. That should actually be even more of a reason to thrash or donate the item to charity. You might run into items that you’ve already replaced, say for example an old cellphone or computer. If you have a newer version, there’s no reason to keep the older one. You might run into items that need repair but you haven’t gotten to it yet, maybe an old DVD player or even a pair of pants that you haven’t hemmed yet. Ask yourself if you ever will get to it. If not, the item goes into the trash.

De-cluttering is really simple, but it does take time. However, it’ll save you money when it comes to moving so it’s worth the extra work. Once you’re ready to move within Austin and its surrounding, All My sons Moving and Storage of Austin will be more than happy to help you move. Our Austin movers are highly experienced and have performed countless moved, residential and commercial.