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I'm planning to move from central NY state to western VA. I plan to leave my stuff here, selling it or giving it away. Only taking what I can fit in my car, which will include two cats. Tho I'm thinking of making two trips, one without and the other to board the cats for a week and come back to get them. I've thought about re-homing them, but they have become my family and can't bring myself to leave them with strangers.
I have a four-door sedan (leased) and have thought about renting a van-type vehicle. I don't drive standard shift, never driven anything larger than a sedan. Does anyone have some thoughts about this? I can't afford to spend a lot on the move itself. I'm retired and on limited retirement income. So need to think of smart ways that will get the job done well and at a reasonable cost.
Thank you for any suggestions you can send my way.
We did something similar for our cross country move. Sold most everything including all furniture. Hit the road with our RAV4 loaded to the gills with a cargo carrier on top. But we also shipped a good number of boxes via Amtrak Express. Cheapest way to ship things except for books that qualify for USPS media mail rate. Definitely cheaper than making two trips. Basically a pallet load of boxes of various household stuff was $150 from Ohio to Oregon.
We did something similar for our cross country move. Sold most everything including all furniture. Hit the road with our RAV4 loaded to the gills with a cargo carrier on top. But we also shipped a good number of boxes via Amtrak Express. Cheapest way to ship things except for books that qualify for USPS media mail rate. Definitely cheaper than making two trips. Basically a pallet load of boxes of various household stuff was $150 from Ohio to Oregon.
Thank you for this information. I have a small Nissan sedan so have decided to check out Enterprise to see what they have to offer.
The reason for doing it in two trips..... my cats. If I have my car filled up, where will the cats go? They have their own carrier. But I traveled with a single cat one time and it wasn't fun. I want as much room as possible for them to get comfortable. It's a long ride.
Just as an aside - I talked about moving for a couple of years before I finally did it. It takes guts & gumption for an older single female to take that step.
Meemur and meo92953: Thank you both for your posts.
As you may have experienced yourselves, I have gone back and forth, is this right for me? Will I make a mistake? That's one of the reasons I haven't told some of my friends. I already know what they will say.
I'll have to check out those relocubes, never heard of them before.
I'm planning to move from central NY state to western VA. I plan to leave my stuff here, selling it or giving it away. Only taking what I can fit in my car, which will include two cats. Tho I'm thinking of making two trips, one without and the other to board the cats for a week and come back to get them. I've thought about re-homing them, but they have become my family and can't bring myself to leave them with strangers.
I have a four-door sedan (leased) and have thought about renting a van-type vehicle. I don't drive standard shift, never driven anything larger than a sedan. Does anyone have some thoughts about this? I can't afford to spend a lot on the move itself. I'm retired and on limited retirement income. So need to think of smart ways that will get the job done well and at a reasonable cost.
Thank you for any suggestions you can send my way.
Everything you get rid of or leave behind will cost significantly more to replace than it's original purchase price. Think about it.
For some things that's correct. In fact, I'm kicking myself now for some things I left/sold because I can't find a comparable item for a reasonable price. Some things I was unable to give up because they were fairly new. I'm glad I made that decision now.
There are other things, mainly kitchen items which I've easily replaced. It just depends on what you leave & what you need.
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