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Hey everyone, just wanted to post about my experience with moving from the East Coast to Honolulu for work. Decided to ship a few of my things as freight, because I didn't have enough stuff that I wanted to bring that would justify the price of using one of the ABF U-pack pods (quote was about $5000). I had to pack it all myself and bring it to a shipping hub in boxes. As for my bike, I decided to bring it to a bike shop (where I originally bought it) and "paid" to have it packed with a large pizza and a couple of sodas. I could only ship relatively small things, so I plan to buy any large furniture pieces (e.g., mattresses, sofas, bookcases) once I get there using craigslist and perhaps word-of-mouth--who knows.
It was more than $800 higher to ship my car from the East Coast so I decided to drive it to the West Coast and ship directly with Matson. But my windshield got damaged along the way so fixing that before I brought my car to Matson was $250.
Shipped a couple of boxes of books/CDs/DVDs to a friend via media mail a few weeks ago.
So tomorrow I'll be on a plane with two checked suitcases and one roll-aboard...can't wait!
..... But my windshield got damaged along the way so fixing that before I brought my car to Matson was $250. ....
Sorry to hear about that.
My wife's car's windshield got broke this week. Have to get it fixed yet this week as we leave on Sunday to drive to the Oakland port! I keep having this fear of having it broken along the way...
Sorry to hear about that. Yeah it's frustrating when bad luck comes your way! Well, one piece of advice I have is don't use a windshield middleman service. Basically I found some place online called Zipglass, but they weren't the ones who actually fix the windshield--they contract with the person who does the job. And so do car dealerships; the dealer doesn't repair glass, they call someone else. So, if you can, find a person/company that does the windshield repairs and replacements, because that's who will be working on your car anyway and it's got to be cheaper. I didn't understand that this is how glass gets fixed until I met the guy who replaced my windshield. Also, they say you can't drive the car for two hours after a windshield replacement so keep that in mind for when you schedule that service.
Haha I just read my first post and it sounds like I'm planning on buying several sofas and beds and such . But I just need a place to sleep and some sort of thing to sit down on. Not several iterations of furniture that serve the same purpose.
Md and 3 boys-is Oakland a better airport to fly from than LAX? I know you have talked about the price from Richmond Port to Oakland. I looked up this today too as my daughter may travel with me from Tn to west coast to ship car, then fly her back to nashville.
I rented an apartment prior to leaving for Hawaii...it was tough because I was dealing with an individual condo owner not a management company. It was complicated by having to deal with multiple family members of the actual owner. I hadn't been prepared for any of this. I don't think there's a "right" way to find housing when you're moving from the mainland. For some who are looking for the perfect fit with their housing choice, maybe it's best to start with a vacation rental for temporary housing. However, for me it was better to feel like I had an apartment (with the uncertainty that maybe someone would change their mind as my contract was in the mail), instead of the uncertainty of arriving without a place to live. Just do what's best for you.
Well, I stayed a couple of days with my sister, then was able to move in to my apartment. My stuff got here early, but no car yet. I've seen 3 roaches in my kitchen, yuck. After talking to several people, I learned about as many different ways to attack this problem. So I'm cleaning off the counters and plugging the drains now, every night.
People say it's "dry" now. To me, this is humid! Not as humid as east coast summers, though, not even close. Actually, it's pretty comfortable. Nights are cool. I hope the nights don't get any colder because I don't have heat!
Yeah the stuff in stores seems to be more expensive but I imagine that soon enough I'll get the hang of how to shop frugally and be efficent at it. Costco had a good deal on milk ($3.79--I believe, and definitely less than $4). Foodland had a case of soda on sale for $6 (and their cheapest gallon of milk, I believe, was $6...might have overlooked a cheaper one??).
I rented an apartment prior to leaving for Hawaii...it was tough because I was dealing with an individual condo owner not a management company. It was complicated by having to deal with multiple family members of the actual owner. I hadn't been prepared for any of this. I don't think there's a "right" way to find housing when you're moving from the mainland. For some who are looking for the perfect fit with their housing choice, maybe it's best to start with a vacation rental for temporary housing. However, for me it was better to feel like I had an apartment (with the uncertainty that maybe someone would change their mind as my contract was in the mail), instead of the uncertainty of arriving without a place to live. Just do what's best for you.
Well, I stayed a couple of days with my sister, then was able to move in to my apartment. My stuff got here early, but no car yet. I've seen 3 roaches in my kitchen, yuck. After talking to several people, I learned about as many different ways to attack this problem. So I'm cleaning off the counters and plugging the drains now, every night.
People say it's "dry" now. To me, this is humid! Not as humid as east coast summers, though, not even close. Actually, it's pretty comfortable. Nights are cool. I hope the nights don't get any colder because I don't have heat!
Yeah the stuff in stores seems to be more expensive but I imagine that soon enough I'll get the hang of how to shop frugally and be efficent at it. Costco had a good deal on milk ($3.79--I believe, and definitely less than $4). Foodland had a case of soda on sale for $6 (and their cheapest gallon of milk, I believe, was $6...might have overlooked a cheaper one??).
Sorry for the ambiguity...a case of soda cans (in my past experience) refers to a 24-pack. So, 24 cans for $6.
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. But I just need a place to sleep and some sort of thing to sit down on. Not several iterations of furniture that serve the same purpose. 
hadn't thought about windshield damage
