{"id":7874,"date":"2013-02-21T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=7874"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T18:04:45","slug":"making-a-budget-for-moving-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/21\/making-a-budget-for-moving-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a Budget for Moving Supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When you’re on a tight budget\u2014as many people are these days\u2014you want to make sure you plan ahead to avoid any unexpected costs during your move. After you reserve your moving truck<\/a> or trailer<\/a> rental, you’ll want to calculate a budget for moving supplies<\/a>. Here are a few tips to help make this an easy task:<\/p>\n

First, you’ll want to print this handy packing planner checklist<\/a>. Then, take that list room by room in your home and estimate how many boxes you’ll need.<\/p>\n

The checklist has a number in the upper left corner of each box with the minimum number of boxes that are generally needed for each room. These box estimates take a lot of the guesswork out of planning a budget for moving supplies. After moving 13 times, I’ve found that these numbers are extremely helpful.<\/p>\n

\"Packing<\/a>All packing supplies on the list have prices next to them which make it easy to calculate the cost of your moving supplies. U-Haul also has a bulk rate for small, medium, large and extra-large boxes. And any unused moving supplies can be returned for a full refund with a receipt. So, don’t stress about buying too much. It’s better to get more moving supplies than you need. You don’t want to risk running out while you’re packing.<\/p>\n

To save a trip, you also have the option to purchase all moving supplies online<\/a>\u00a0and have them delivered to your door.<\/p>\n

Here is a scanned copy of my packing planner checklist from my last move. Since U-Haul boxes are designed to be used more than once, I only needed a small amount of packing supplies to supplement what I already had. Depending on the size of your home and what supplies you already have, your checklist will most likely look very different from mine.<\/p>\n\n\t\t