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How to Pack Christmas Gifts for Shipping

How to Pack Christmas Gifts for Shipping

When you pack Christmas gifts for shipping you want to make sure that they arrive at their destination in one piece. Opening up a gift and finding it broken can certainly dampen a little bit of that Christmas joy. To make sure that doesn't happen we have some tips on...

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Will it fit: Dimensions of U-Haul Trailers

Will it fit: Dimensions of U-Haul Trailers

Packing for a move can be stressful enough without having to worry about objects that do not fit into a cardboard box. But unfortunately, there's no way around it. The staple pieces that make a house a home, your loveseat, your bed, your dining room table, have to...

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Choosing the Right Box for Storage

Choosing the Right Box for Storage

Placing your goods in storage is a great way to de-clutter your home. It'll open up plenty of closet, garage and shelf space too. Deciding to place items into storage means they're important enough for you to keep, and that means placing them in the right boxes that...

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Earning Extra Money For Your Small Business

Earning Extra Money For Your Small Business

According to Forbes, about 543,000 small businesses start up every month but more than that close down every month. As a small business owner you are always on a look out for ways of earning extra money for your small business and for ways to set your business...

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Five Tips to Get Rid of Clutter When Downsizing

Five Tips to Get Rid of Clutter When Downsizing

There are many reasons for downsizing. Some people are moving to a smaller space to save money, others are moving into a smaller space after their children have left home, but whatever the reason the one thing that stays the same is downsizing means a smaller space....

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How to Unload a Cargo Van

How to Unload a Cargo Van

Efficiency is the name of the game in DIY moves -- every step must be well planned and organized for a successful move. With this in mind, most people forget about the last step of the moving process, unloading. Unload in the wrong manner and you can add hours onto...

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Who is a Moving Help Provider?

Who is a Moving Help Provider?

Mo·ving Help Pro·vi·der noun A self-employed, labor-only mover who goes through the Moving Help Provider verification process and completes the required classes to participate in the Online Moving Help Marketplace. Moving Help Providers come from various...

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Essential Items for Driving a Moving Truck

Essential Items for Driving a Moving Truck

A dream, a destination, the open road and a moving truck. You're behind the wheel on your way to your new home with all of your belongings when you remember you forgot some vital things. Do you drive back? Do you find the nearest store? Here are some essential items...

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Fun Moving Projects

Fun Moving Projects

Confused with what you should do with your leftover moving supplies? Moving can be a stressful and heavy burden on any member of the family, but it doesn't mean you can't have fun (or relax) when it's over! Here are some creative ways to shake the stress away and...

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How To Build Furniture Out Of Moving Boxes

How To Build Furniture Out Of Moving Boxes

After unloading and unpacking all of the belongings you're left with an ocean of moving boxes in your new home. However, recycling the boxes into furniture can create a fun activity for younger kids as you settle into your new surroundings. Moving with kids can...

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Five Tips to Organize a Parent’s Move

Five Tips to Organize a Parent’s Move

Moving at any age is stressful, but for older adults it can be especially challenging and emotional. Often older adults that are moving, whether to live closer to family, to downsize or to a retirement home, are leaving places they spent years. After parents make the...

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4 Ways to Put the Fun Back Into Moving

4 Ways to Put the Fun Back Into Moving

As a kid, moving was often something I looked forward to. I was able to participate in all the "fun" activities (taping boxes, writing labels with colorful permanent markers, pretending my books were Tetris pieces while packing them), while avoiding the less than...

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