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Packing to move is stressful, especially if you’re going cross-country. When you’re in the middle of filling up the boxes, you may realize you have more stuff than you thought and wish you had started sooner. Here are some moving tips to help take your stress level way down.

Decluttering a Home Before Moving

1. Use the Rule of Four

Start the process by making four piles for keeping, selling, donating, and trashing. As you go through your home, touch each belonging only once. Make a decision, place each item in one pile, and move on.

2. Limit the Weight

Sort your books using the rule of four. Offload any you no longer want or need. They’re heavy. Pare down your library now. Your moving costs will be less, especially if you’re relocating at a distance.

3. Be a Minimalist

movngAlthough it may be hard to part with your wedding cake topper or a child’s drawing, you have to be a minimalist when moving. If you’re unable to pare your belongings down, ask a friend to help you decide what you can and can’t live without.

4. Don’t Wait

Fight the inertia. Start packing as early as possible. If you’re still trying to sell your home, you should ditch the clutter to make it more appealing to buyers. Whether it’s a stack of magazines or a collection of ceramic figurines, pack it or trash it now.

5. Think Dollar Signs

What may be junk to you could be a treasure to someone else. Have a yard sale, or sell your stuff on Facebook. When someone walks away with a bundle of your goods, you’ll have more cash to spend on setting up your new home.

6. Flip the Script

Put yourself in a new mindset because packing and unpacking are hard work. Instead of wondering if you should hold on to something, assess its value after you think about the effort you’ll expend boxing it up and uncrating it elsewhere.

 

Whether you’re moving to a nearby town or across the country, call on Nebraskaland Moving of Lincoln, NE, for residential relocation assistance and long-distance moving. Call 402-466-8169 to secure an estimate, or to find out more about their packing and nationwide shipping services, visit them online.

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