TOP 5 FRUGAL Moving Tips

1 Swap services!

Want to trade a day of helping me pack for a day of me babysitting your kids? How about two nights babysitting your kids?! Trading services in order to get those loved ones involved will be a mutually beneficial deal that will help YOU cut down on moving costs.

2Brave the elements and move during the off-season

Moving while it is snowing sounds like a pretty terrible idea to us. But moving while snowing to SAVE BIG BUCKS doesn’t sound so bad! It’s not necessarily about the snow, but summer is prime time for people moving, so if you can move during the “off-season”, you could probably save some money in the process.

3Try not to purchase boxes

No, no, no, we are not saying to try and move without boxes… we promise we aren’t that crazy. We’re just saying, do whatever you can to ditch the costs of moving boxes by asking friends, visiting local business, or even making a few undercover trips to visit a few dumpsters (shh… our little secret). Even if you don’t get ALL of your moving boxes for free, every little bit helps. For those that you do have to buy, check out this guide to the most affordable packing supplies.

4Use household items to play double duty as boxes

Dresser drawer — fill that baby up bath towels — skip the purchasing bubble wrap, use those for extra padding garbage bags — use those to pack up your closet instead of garment bags (link) last season’s tennis shoes — roll up your socks and stick them in a few pair of shoes

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