Before moving - have a garage sale
What doesn't sell here don't pack, but instead donate to a charitable organization and increase your tax deductions! But be sure to get a receipt for income tax purposes. This is a great way to reduce "clutter" and reduce your moving load, as well as make a little extra cash to help furnish your new home. Garage sales historically, do well on Friday-Saturday-Sunday type layouts, with early mornings being the hottest hours of sales. Be sure to post signs around your neighborhood and consider putting an ad in the local papers and mention any big items for sale, such as washer & dryer, sleeper sofa, 35" TV, 4x8 utility trailer, etc…and mention the sale days and times.
Here is small help list we put together for you:
- Be realistic about prices. What would you be willing to pay?
- Label everything with a price ahead of time.
- Place a classified ad in the newspaper, and put signs up in the neighborhood.
- Allow several days for sorting and labeling.
- Be willing to haggle.
- Display merchandise on tables, and hand clothes on hangers and categorize by age, sex and size.
- Set up displays the night before your sale or very early.
- Keep little trinkets, jewelry and things of value near the money table to reduce theft.
- Be ready for early birds.
- Start with lots of change and take checks only from people you know.
- Remove your neighborhood signs after the sale is over.
- Donate the remaining items and be sure to get a receipt for tax purposes.
Moving - the last items to pack
The last items packed should be all the items you'll need when you arrive at your new home:
- Cereals, soups, snack & lunch items
- Coffee, tea, coffee cups, cream & sugar, powdered drinks
- Coffee maker or teapot
- Paper plates, napkins, cups, paper towels, plastic silverware and serving spoons
- Pots, pans, bottle opener, can opener
- Trash bags, paper and plastic bags, aluminum foil, plastic wrap
- Cleaning supplies, including rags cleanser, window cleaner
- Dish soap, bath soap, and towels
- Toilet paper & tissues
- A bag containing screws, nails, hooks, etc.
- Extension cords
- Screwdrivers, hammer, small tools (drill), and scissors
- A flashlight with new batteries
- A radio
- A first aid kit
- Light bulbs
- A phone book from your previous area
- Toys, books, crayons for the kids
- Bathroom essentials, toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, etc.
- Any necessary medications
- Cash - for the pizza man.
Using a moving company?
These are hazardous and other items which carriers are prohibited by law from transporting:
- Paints or flammables
- Aerosol cans and pressurized containers including deodorant, shaving cream, hair spray
- Explosives
- Matches
- Fire extinguishers
- Light bulbs and fluorescent bulbs
- Batteries
- Nail polish remover
- Open liquor bottles
- Antifreeze
- Shoe polish
- Bleach
- Chemistry sets
- Propane gas
- Lighter fluid
- Candles
- Cord wood
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