The Moving Guide · since 2013
Everything we’ve learned about moving, in one place
320 articles grouped by the job in front of you: planning, packing, costs and estimates, hiring movers, contracts and disputes, moving day, military moves and settling in.
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The guides readers come back to most, on estimates, contracts, boxes and the awkward items.
- Types of Moving Boxes
- What Is a Binding Not-to-Exceed Moving Estimate?
- How to Dispute a Moving Company's Bill
- Moving Contract Sample for Hourly Rate
- AMSA's Moving Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Program
- Sample Moving Contracts
- How to Move a Futon
- Tying a Mattress to a Car
- How to Transport Alcohol Over State Lines
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Planning the move
Working out the type of move you need, the timeline and where you are going.
- Moving Tips
- How to Rent a Home
- Moving without a Job
- How to Rent an Apartment
- How to Dispute a Moving Company's Bill
- Apartment Hunting from a Different City
All Types of Moves (38)All Finding a New Place to Live (26)All Moving Checklist & Tips (7)
Packing, boxes and supplies
What to pack things in, how to protect them and what to buy before you start.
- How to Sell Stuff Online for Free
- What to Do on Moving Day
- Why You Should List Your Possessions
- Types of Moving Boxes
- How to Sell Through Consignment
- Packing Services for Moving
All Prepping & Packing (32)All Moving Supplies (13)All Moving Boxes (12)
Costs and saving money
What moves actually cost and where the savings genuinely are.
Movers, estimates and contracts
Choosing a company, reading an estimate and knowing what you are signing.
Moving day and difficult items
Trucks, lifting, safety and the things that do not fit through the door.
- Moving with Pets
- How to Move Heavy Furniture
- Moving Your Office
- Moving in the Rain
- Common Moving Scams
- How to Move a Car
All Difficult Things to Move (32)All Moving Safety (19)All Moving Trucks (4)
Military moves
DITY and personally procured moves, entitlements and military checklists.
After the move
Utilities, address changes, cleaning and settling into the new place.
- Choosing a New School
- How to Meet People After Moving
- Auto Insurance
- Choosing a Phone Service Provider
- How to Decorate a New Home
- How to Change an Address
All Settling into Your New Home (18)All Transferring Home Services (12)All Finding Utilities (10)
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- Difficult Things to Move (32)
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- Odds & Ends (21)
- Moving Safety (19)
- Settling into Your New Home (18)
- Moving Quotes & Contracts (17)
- Moving Supplies (13)
- Moving Boxes (12)
- Transferring Home Services (12)
- Military Moves (10)
- Finding Utilities (10)
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- Getting Rid of Stuff (8)
- Self-Storage (8)
- Moving Etiquette (8)
- Moving Checklist & Tips (7)
- Moving to College (6)
- Moving with Pets (6)
- Elderly Moves (5)
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