Archive for November, 2008

Moving Cheap with Moving Pods

Monday, November 24th, 2008

In this challenging economy we are all looking for more affordable ways of doing everything. Using a moving pod instead of paying full service movers is going to save you a bundle, but how do you get your stuff into the moving pod?

Will Work for Doughnuts

Most everyone has friends and family that will understand that you need help. If moving cheap is really a necessity for you then, it’s time to swallow your pride and ask. Don’t forget to provide doughnuts or pizza to your helpers.

If you don’t have people in your life that will happily help you then it would still be cheaper to hire some neighborhood kids to do the heavy lifting.

Moving Pod – Where do we sleep?

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Well you can’t sleep in your moving pod. I know people have tried; it is dangerous and probably illegal. I’m sure no one visiting this moving pods site was even considering it. Just had to put it out there. Do not try to sleep in moving pod.

So were do you sleep while moving? I personally have used both the “timing it just right so you wake up in the old place and go to sleep in the new place”, and the “you sleep while I drive and then switch off” methods. They are both completely exhausting and only work for shorter moves.

What do you do for longer more relaxing moves then? Stay in a hotel of course. I know the economy is week and everyone is trying to save as much money as possible. I found the perfect solution where you can Compare Hotel Prices and Save! You should seriously consider staying in a hotel during your move, your health will thank you for it.

 

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Moving Pods – When Times are Tough

Monday, November 10th, 2008

The news is so full of doom and gloom lately because of the down economy. Jobs have been and are going to be lost for many. Homes are going into foreclosure and you might be one of the many Americans that need to downsize. There is so much unhelpful drama being spouted by the media out there, you might want to curl up into a helpless ball.

I am not a doomsdayer, but sometimes we all just need to look at the facts for a minute before moving onward with what needs to be done.

I have personally been in this place before in 2001. We had job loss that lasted for six months. No one was hiring. The reason I share this is because I have developed a philosophy about these things that I want to share. Sharing this on a moving pod site may or may not be appropriate but here I go just in case it could help someone.

Change happens; sometimes it is out of your control. Some change is going to make your life harder, while other change will make your life easier. When things change that makes your life more difficult it is your job to first; figure out how to survive it, then to work hard to change things so your life will be easier again. Think about this, there are self made multi millionaires out there that were at one time broke, bankrupt, and some were even homeless. Anyone can pick themselves up and start over.

If you find yourself having to make an emergency move or any other type of move then check out these posts on this moving pod site.

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