Moving out into a different place is a big deal in everyone’s life regardless of the reasons, it could be for better or for worse. If you have a large family, then the cost of moving into a new place can be even more expensive and highly stressful.
First and foremost, if you have any kids, it would be a good idea to have someone else take care of them on the day you are making your move. With all the stress of moving out, you don’t want your kids to get in your nerves. So, get a trusted family member or a friend to take care of your kids and pets. If you don’t have anyone of that sort, then you can assign 1 or 2 kids to certain adults within your family who will be responsible for them. This makes it easier as each person has only 1 or 2 kids to take care of.
We were a family of 8 and all of us couldn’t fit into the same car, so we ended up getting a minibus hire in Welshpool, this makes it easier to keep track of all the members and makes the move more fun. It basically becomes a mini road trip, plan out some things you can do while you are on your way in order to lighten up the mood and make it more enjoyable.
Things that you can save money on
Secondly, don’t pay for boxes, buying so many boxes for all your family members can be very expensive, so find out ways to get them for free instead? You can ask any working members to check for boxes back in their office, ask friends or neighbors who have recently moved in, they are bound to have several boxes lying around, or you can just ask your local liquor store, they would be happy to provide you with some boxes. You can also check for boxes in craigslist if all you’re other attempts for unsuccessful.Moreover, just because you’re a large family, doesn’t mean you need the help of furniture removalists and other professionals in order to move your items. I agree that there’s a lot of things to move but there are a lot of members in the house that can help you move these things too. Getting a UTE hire in Perth and moving the boxes yourself would be less expensive than hiring professionals.
I admit that moving into our new house was harder than I thought and honestly, I wish I knew some of these tips when moving in, this could have helped me save some money and would have been less stressful.