
6 Ways to Cut Moving Costs
- Author:
- Jeanine Skowronski
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Movin’ Out.
When Colorado resident Richard Houston needed to move his son back to Denver from Chapel Hill, N.C., he thought he could save some money by moving all of his son’s belongings himself. “I flew to North Carolina and we loaded up the largest U-Haul truck that you can rent,” Houston says. Then he and his son’s family departed on a grueling three-day/two-night trip home that included a 17-hour stretch on the road. Shortly after returning to North Carolina, Houston received a $6,700 Visa bill that totaled up the cost of the trip. The original quotes he had received from moving companies were between $5,000 and $6,000. “You can see how deceptive the cost of moving is,” Houston says, explaining that while the U-Haul had only cost about $1,700, the airfare to North Carolina, gas, food and lodging had added up in the end. Fortunately, there are six surefire ways to keep moving costs down. Photo Credit: The Muuj