Beginning Married Life on a Budget Sep 28, 2016 Marital bliss in planning your wedding and honeymoon insulates you from real-life marriage, offering lifetime romantic memories. Unfortunately, one thing you won’t forget is the bills you’ll need to pay for events you wouldn’t trade for the world. When you start watching bills accumulate, realize that beginning your life together means watching your budget, especially if you want to buy your first home. FlatRate Moving presents newlywed tips to protect your budget and allow you to buy your dream home! Discussing Money Matters “We need to talk” sounds ominous, but…
How to Move in Together After Marriage Sep 26, 2016 Although you’re still in the happy daze of your honeymoon, the reality is about to pop your love bubble. When you arrive home, you’re finally moving in together and merging your households for the first time. Since you’ve never lived together before, you’re in for the first challenge of married life which involves compromising as a couple. Rearranging your living arrangements is just the first in a series of lifestyle changes you will experience, so to survive with your relationship happily intact, heed these helpful hints about how to move…
What to Do With Used Moving Boxes Sep 23, 2016 Although we don’t recommend using secondhand moving boxes when moving, even if you purchase brand new ones from us, you will be saddled with gently used boxes that have no place to go after a move.…
How to Host a Yard Sale Before Moving Sep 21, 2016 If you’re not computer savvy, want to get rid of unwanted items in one fell swoop and earn some cash, host a yard sale before moving out of your house. Although the trend nowadays is to…
Maintaining Two Households When One Doesn’t Sell Sep 19, 2016 Say you put your house up for sale, do everything you can to make it desirable to buyers, and it sits idle despite dropping the price. Sometimes, no inexplicable reason exists to explain it, but you’ve already scheduled a moving day with the moving company to your new home and cannot postpone it any longer. Is it feasible to transform your former residence into a rental property and simultaneously maintain two households? Find out whether renting out and owning two properties is for you. Review Your Financial Portfolio Before you…
How to Avoid Moving Company Scams Sep 16, 2016 Beware the moving company scam! Even though you may scoff along with all the other moving advice you receive from well-intentioned yet pushy bystanders, learning how to avoid moving scams is the best advice you must take. When you arrange your move, the numerous tasks you must accomplish could outweigh any concern over falling prey to swindling, but it happens and you must protect yourself and your possessions. Use this guide before moving to avoid scams and have an uneventful but successful moving experience. Check Them Out As for every…
Worst Moving Company Scams Ever Sep 14, 2016 Now that you’ve negotiated to buy your dream house or rent that fabulous apartment, you need to schedule a moving date and hire a moving company. Sounds simple yet you must beware of the most common scams perpetrated by unscrupulous moving companies. Before you hire just any old mover, review our list of the worst moving scams that could happen to you. Remember that forewarned is forearmed, and that FlatRate Moving can help you avoid costly and humiliating scams! Who’s That Moving Company? Would you want a perfect stranger to…
How to Declutter Using Online Sites Like Craigslist Sep 12, 2016 One of the first things you must do before even considering moving out is to declutter. Taking unnecessary, unusable items to your next home limits space and costs extra money to transport. Luckily, in our modern world, myriad ways exist to downsize, and some even garner profits. You’ve heard of Craigslist, right? Craigslist and similar online “yard sales” allow you to publicize items you’re selling and earn money. If you’re interested in padding your wallet before making moving arrangements, here’s how to safely sell your no longer needed or wanted…
56 Mistakes NOT to Make When Moving Sep 9, 2016 If you’ve never moved before, you’re either in for pleasant surprises, rude awakenings, or an unexpected combination of both. Just because you’re a moving newbie does not mean you have to make mistakes, so check out our list of mistakes NOT to make while moving. Not tipping movers Using old, damaged, ripped up, dirty moving boxes Packing your important papers, expensive jewelry, and money in moving boxes to go into the moving truck Allowing surfaces to endure damage when moving furniture out of the house Failing to declutter before moving…
What are the best days to move in NYC? Sep 1, 2023 If you’re planning on moving to New York City shortly, you are likely filled…
A FlatRate Guide to Selling Your Furniture (and other tips) Oct 16, 2019 At FlatRate Moving we are asked every day if we have any recommendations to…
The Ultimate Guide to Moving from NYC to LA May 2, 2018 Moving from NYC to LA is almost a no-brainer. For many residents of the…
Moving from New York to Florida: Tips & Expert Advice Apr 25, 2018 While it’s known as the home to Orlando, the “theme park capital of the…
9 Easy One-Pot Meals To Make Before You Move Mar 23, 2016 The days before you move can be stressful and busy while you juggle work, family,…
Moving and Storage: How Much Does It Really Cost to Store Furniture? Nov 21, 2015 Whether you are downsizing temporarily, remodeling your home, or moving out of the country…
How to Pack Candles for a Move Jun 12, 2013 When you think about packing up your house for a move, you may think…