Topic: Moving Guides & Tips

The senior years should be an exciting and rewarding part of life. You’ve worked hard for your entire life to get to this point and now it’s time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. In order to get the most out of the senior living experience, you may find it necessary to cut back…

Historically, springtime has been ideal for escaping the house you’ve been cooped up in all winter, taking a much-needed break, and repairing your yard after months of it being chilled. What many people don’t know is that spring may also be the ideal season to schedule a move. From the perfect temperatures to the lowered…

As an introvert, or as a young adult asserting your independence, you might choose to live alone on purpose. Alternatively, you might plan to move in with siblings, cousins, friends, or acquaintances, but the plans fall through for one reason or another. In any case, you’re currently living alone in the apartment you just moved into,…

Maybe you don’t envision yourself earning your undergraduate or graduate degree in the United States. Maybe you want to experience new cultures. Maybe you also want access to different programs and specialties than you’d find in the States. You’ve made the decision to study abroad. However, as exciting as that idea seems, you have to…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a brand new version of the consumer rights booklet, Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move. Anyone thinking of hiring a movers should read the document, as it contains information about every step of your move. That document and more resources for consumers are available at protectyourmove.gov.…

Things can pile up in a basement quickly. Despite your best intentions to clean it “this weekend” or the next, things accumulate over months or even years until your basement becomes its own house of horrors. Want to make your basement less spooky? We’ve got some ideas for you!  We know that when you move…

If you’re about to move or have just recently moved, it can be difficult to to think about something as daunting as cooking meals for the week. If your life is packed in boxes, “what should I cook this week?” is probably the last thing on your mind.  Getting set up with moving day snacks…

Moving is an extremely stressful life event—the last thing you need is to deal with moving scams! The experts at Wheaton World Wide have put together a list of what scams to look out for and how to avoid moving company scams altogether. To be confident in your movers, look out for the following moving…

Last year, 27.1 million Americans moved. The vast majority of those moves were anywhere from a 50 to 2,000 mile trip. That’s a lot of moving, energy and emissions!  If you’re looking for tips on moving sustainably, we’ve got plenty of solutions. From reducing your load to packing smarter to choosing the most eco-friendly travel…

When your kids are young, they fill your life with activities, tough conversations, laughter and infinitely more. From driving them to soccer practice to helping them through their first heartbreak, there’s never a dull moment as a parent. That’s why, when they grow up and leave the nest, it’s exciting yet scary. Feelings of sadness,…