Calculating Moving Costs

There’s obviously a lot to consider when calculating household moving costs, and those costs vary widely depending on whether you’ll be moving yourself or hiring a mover. Saveology’s secure online moving calculator can help you determine costs for some of the most expensive aspects of any move, which include fees for moving companies, containerized storage or truck rentals. And the following tips will help you with calculating moving costs for some of the other aspects of your move:

Calculating Costs for Any Type of Move

• If your new and/or old home requires painting or repairs, be sure to factor these into your moving costs estimate. The same would go for cleaning or carpet cleaning if you’re renting at your old location, so you don’t have issues with getting your security deposit returned.
• If you’ll be moving pets, take into account any veterinarian or pet shipper fees or container costs.
• If you’ll be moving a long distance, be sure to factor in gas, food and lodging when you’re calculating moving costs.

Calculating Costs for a Do-It-Yourself Move

• If you’ll be packing your possessions yourself, it’s essential to factor in packing supplies when calculating moving costs. Make sure to budget for bubble wrap and/or packing paper, tape and enough boxes to get the job done. Keep in mind that people always seem to need more packing materials than they think will be necessary. So when you’re budgeting, find out the number of boxes, rolls of packing tape and packages of packing paper or bubble wrap recommended for your size home. You can get this information from the online vendor or packing material store where you buy them.
• Don’t forget to budget for food and water for your “crew” in your moving costs estimate if you’ll have friends and family helping you. It’s not only a nice thing to do; it’s also a safety precaution. You don’t want to risk accidents that could result when people work hard and don’t have enough to eat and drink.

Calculating Costs for a Full-Service Move

• Although household moving costs become a lot higher when you use a moving service, expenses outside of the moving company’s fees decrease significantly. An expense you might want to allow for, though, is tips for the movers in the form of snacks, meals or cash — if they do a good job. Tipping isn’t mandatory but is obviously appreciated. As in a restaurant, though, you shouldn’t tip if you’re unhappy with the service.

     Source:   http://www.saveologymoving.com/articles/calculating-moving-costs.aspx

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