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Storage, Moving and Movers

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Despite what felt like a relentless and merciless disposal of our stuff, our new apartment is overflowing. We’ve rented a storage locker.

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Too much stuff!

The snow tires were the first thing to go in, but only because the space was there. My pal David had offered them sanctuary at his place. Kind of him and were they the only things I had, his place is where they’d be. But since I have the locker, now I don’t have to impose on him. Not that he’d mind.

Shortly there after, I moved the first set of boxes over to it. Due to the diligent efforts of Mrs. jlcollinsnh, there is now a new 2nd set stacked and ready to go. I suppose if we’d planned better we could have saved a bunch of effort and had the movers take this stuff directly to the locker. But there’s nothing like having everything in the apartment to decide what can better be elsewhere.

Once what’s going is all there, we’ll take an inventory and decide if it’s really worth the cost of storing. One of my fears is we’ll tuck it away at $60 a month only to revisit it three years and $2160 later and say –What did we keep all this crap for?

For now, I’m thinking of it as the spare room I wish the apartment had and from which we’ll rotate things in and out as needed.

While it took a whole lot of work and a surprising amount of time, our move went remarkably smoothly. The credit goes to ace-mover Roger and his helper, James. They were a pleasure to have around and worked diligently the entire time, a key consideration when you are paying by the hour. Agreeing on an hourly rate always carries the risk of paying for slow foot-dragging work.

In selecting these guys we took a bit of a gamble. Instead of going with a big “name brand” we chose Roger, a very small one-man operation. For extra help he pulls in his step-son and/or a pal or two as needed for the job. James in this case.

The gamble came in that, of course, Roger doesn’t have the reputation of a more established operation or the resources should something go awry. On the other hand, I knew he’d be the guy actually doing the work. He wasn’t just the salesman-face that would then pass the actual labor off to workers I’d not meet until they showed up at the door. I liked being able to take his measure directly. Plus I like the idea of giving my business to a small company right in my community.

Sealing the deal, he first came to my attention having been highly recommended by the consignment shop where we placed some stuff for sale. Oh, and he was a lot less expensive.

The last time I moved was thirteen years ago in 2000.  We had been living in a lovely old century home in Lakewood, OH for the 15 previous years. I had taken a job here in New Hampshire and part of the deal was a relocation package that included the cost of moving. The only effort this took on our part was interviewing a few major inter-state moving companies, selecting one and whistling them in. Well dressed and well spoken fellows came by to explain why their operations were the ones best suited to our needs. Once our selection was made, we never saw them again.

When the time came, three very pleasant women arrived at the door. They did all the packing over a couple of days. Then, early on the appointed moving day, two young guys showed up with the moving van. Over the course of the next eight or nine hours they loaded our house-full of stuff into the van. Since we were moving from one house to another, and since somebody else was paying for it, we moved everything.

Once the house stood empty, I sat quietly on the dinning room window seat remembering the first time we saw the place and the good times we’d enjoyed there. Ordinarily, I’m not a very sentimental fellow. But it was a sad and bitter-sweet moment.

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A dark, twisting, sleeting and foggy introduction to New Hampshire.

The drive to our new home took us about ten hours, the last few over the Green Mountains in Vermont and onto Route 101 in New Hampshire come late evening. This is a beautiful road on a sunny day, and I know it very well now. But in February at the time it was dark, twisting and fog shrouded. Sleeting, too.  I was dog tired by the time we reached it and I still remember it as the scariest drive of my life.

The next morning the same two guys arrived with the truck, having driven all night along that same route. If it was tiring for me in the car, it was exhausting to them in that huge moving van. They then spent eight hours or so unloading. Toward the end they were dragging, slow and irritable. No surprise given the lack of sleep and the hours they’d been working.

Why they put themselves thru such an ordeal, I don’t know. My only guess is the company’s policies were arranged in such a fashion as to reward them for it. But for us, good guys though they were, it made for an unpleasant and sloppy end to the move. I’ve been cautious of big company movers since.

So, when the time for this move presented itself, I interviewed one mid-sized mover and the two small outfits the consignment shop had recommended. The mid-sized company sent a rep with fancy forms and policies and promises. Most seemed to best serve their interests, not mine.

The two small companies were represented by the guys who owned them and who would be there doing the work. No fancy forms or policies. Moving’s not rocket science after all. The company protecting its ass is, but not the moving part. Roger got the nod being slightly less expensive, but I was equally impressed with the other consignment-reccommended guy, Jake.

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Small, friendly & personal is the way we went.

Back when I was young and moved all the time, I did it with a few pals and paid them in beer. In the last 30 years I’ve moved only four times using professionals. So I’m no expert. But going small this time worked for me.

Had something gone horribly wrong, I might have wished for the bigger company to go after. But the truth is, I think, that even then the way their policies are written you’ve really little recourse. If things go bad it’s going to be ugly, big company or small. You have to hope and trust that the guys doing the actual work are conscientious and careful.

Personally, I think the odds of chosing well are best served in meeting the guys doing the work rather than the salesman representing the company. It’s kinda like having some strong friends with a truck. Only you pay them in cash rather than beer.

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Comments

  1. Prob8 says

    April 12, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    Moving has always been a sort of “yea/boo” experience for me. Seeking new adventures in the next chapter of life is fun. The actual act of moving sucks. Especially as I get older and acquire more stuff. Glad your move is done and sounded relatively painless.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 12, 2013 at 7:23 pm

      One of the beauties of this move is the next will have less stuff!

      Reply
  2. RobDiesel says

    April 12, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    I’ve always loved moving, but aside from a move from Europe to California, most of my 15 moves in 14 years were relatively local. It was always exciting because it forces you to clean out and take inventory.

    My biggest mistak…learning experience was buying the house in 2006. It’s so easy to move when all you own fit in the VOlvo wagon (except the motorcycle, which made for a great cross-country ride). Once I got the house, it filled up with stuff. Nice stuff, but still stuff.

    I did have a lot of people (couchsurfers from around the world) stay, but how much did I *need* the guest room and its furniture?

    Now that 90% of my stuff is in boxes in the garage, I’ve been going through it and craigslisting everything I can. I need very little of it.

    The money does me better invested in shares, rather than in stuff in the garage.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 12, 2013 at 7:25 pm

      15 in 14 years! Wow. That keeps the moss from growing too thick. 😉

      Yep. Houses have more gravity and pull in more stuff than Volvos!

      Reply
  3. RW says

    April 12, 2013 at 9:28 pm

    Jim,
    Always hated moving, never really enjoyed packing and unpacking. Too much stuff I guess…
    Have been trying to convince my better half to keep less and not let the stuff control us. But I compromised and kept everything. Yea team!
    However, starting in a new place, always got the feeling of a new start!
    How far was your move? If I remember right, staying in the same State?
    Best of luck in the new digs

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 12, 2013 at 9:51 pm

      Yeah it’s not much fun, but there is satisfaction in the purging you get to do.

      Yep, we’re still in NH and the move was only about 5 or 6 miles. The big change was from suburban to urban.

      Thanks!

      Reply
  4. cjb says

    April 12, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    We are planning to move in about a year an a half and one of our favorite questions is…do you really want to move that down 3 flights of stairs? Usually, that get’s it listed on Ebay right away.

    Vermont…I have lots of memories there…old and new. I love green tags…still have some.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 12, 2013 at 9:53 pm

      Ebay? Don’t you still have to take it down those stairs with ebay to mail it? 🙂

      We only passed thru Vermont on our way to NH. But since being here, I’ve had the chance to spend some quality motorbike time over there. Beautiful state!

      Reply
      • cjb says

        April 13, 2013 at 6:45 am

        LOL….still have to take it down the stairs but in smaller chunks 😉

        I have family in Vermont, right close to New Hampshire. We live several states away where live is far more hectic and they’re back to building new buildings and I shake my head in amazement that they were able to find space….

        Reply
  5. Shilpan says

    April 13, 2013 at 1:58 am

    Moving is always a difficult endeavor. You will be laughing all the way to the bank when you move next time pal! You won’t need any movers once you sort out most things that you don’t need.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 13, 2013 at 5:44 pm

      Absolutely!

      I thought I was ruthless in getting rid of stuff this time, but that was just a warm up.

      Plus, we’ll be starting from a much smaller base. 😉

      Reply
  6. Mrs EconoWiser says

    April 13, 2013 at 4:07 am

    My experience with choosing local, smaller companies in the past for whatever job have also been very pleasant compared to the giant companies. I have never needed a moving company, we have the strong friends and we pay them in beer whenever we move 😉

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 13, 2013 at 5:46 pm

      Always pays to have strong young friends.

      My problem is my friends tend to be weak old geezers these days……;)

      Reply
  7. Executioner says

    April 13, 2013 at 11:24 am

    You’ll have to update the math on your “Rent vs. Own” article to include the annual cost of renting a storage space. 🙂

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 13, 2013 at 5:50 pm

      Ha!

      There’s that and the fact rent turned out to be far, far less than what I’d used in those calculations. The reality of the amount we’ll be saving by renting is truly breathtaking.

      Ah well, it’s the process that matters, not the sample numbers I used. Everybody’s numbers will be unique to their situation.

      Reply
  8. Jeremy says

    April 14, 2013 at 12:39 am

    Stay tuned for a future episode of Storage Wars 😛

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      April 14, 2013 at 8:25 am

      Ha!

      That’s one of my new nightmares. 🙂

      I’ll be watching one day, they’ll cut off the lock and I’ll be all —

      Geez! Who’d pay to store that crap? Oh. Wait….

      Reply
  9. CashRebel says

    April 17, 2013 at 7:16 am

    When you go with the larger company, it almost feels like you’re choosing Walmart over Mom and Pop. If the Mom and Pop can do it for a reasonable price, moving is an area where it sounds like a personal touch is quite worth it.

    Reply

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      • Dining with the Ghosts of Sarah Bernhardt and Alfons Mucha
      • How we finally got the house sold
      • Stocks — Part XVII: What if you can't buy VTSAX? Or even Vanguard?
    • ►April(4)
      • Greetings from Prague & a computer question
      • Swimming with Tigers, a 2nd chance on the Chautauqua, a financial article gets it wrong and I'm off to Prague
      • Storage, Moving and Movers
      • Homeless, and a bit on the strategy of dollar cost averaging
    • ►March(4)
      • Wild Turkeys, Motorcycles, Dining Room Sets & Greed
      • Roots v. Wings: considering home ownership
      • How about that stock market?!
      • The Blog has New Clothes
    • ►February(5)
      • Meet Mr. Money Mustache, JD Roth, Cheryl Reed & me for a Chautauqua in Ecuador
      • High School Poetry, Carnival, cool ads and random pictures that caught my eye
      • Consignment Shops: Best business model ever?
      • Cafes
      • Stocks -- Part XVI: Index Funds are really just for lazy people, right?
    • ►January(5)
      • Social Security: How secure and when to take it
      • Fighting giraffes, surreal landscapes, dancing with unicorns and restoring a Vanagon
      • My plan for 2013
      • VITA, income taxes and the IRS
      • How to be a stock market guru and get on MSNBC
  • ►2012 (53)
    • ►December(6)
      • See you next year....until then: The Origin of Life, Life on Other Worlds, Mechanical Graveyards, Great Art, Alternative Lifestyles and Finding Freedom
      • Stocks -- Part XV: Target Retirement Funds, the simplest path to wealth of all
      • Stocks -- Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions.
      • Stocks Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions.
      • Stocks -- Part XIII: The 4% rule, withdrawal rates and how much can I spend anyway?
      • How I learned to stop worrying about the Fiscal Cliff and you can too.
    • ►November(2)
      • Rent v. owning: A couple of case studies in Ecuador
      • So, what does a month in Ecuador cost anyway?
    • ►October(4)
      • See you in December....
      • Meet me in Ecuador?
      • The Podcast: You can hear me now.
      • Stocks -- Part XII: Bonds
    • ►September(6)
      • Stocks -- Part XI: International Funds
      • The Smoother Path to Wealth
      • Case Study #I: Putting the Simple Path to Wealth into Action
      • Tales of Bolivia: Calle de las Brujas
      • Stocks -- Part X: What if Vanguard gets Nuked?
      • Travels in South America: It was the best of times....
    • ►August(1)
      • Home again
    • ►June(4)
      • Yellow Fever, closing up shop for the summer and heading to Peru y Bolivia
      • I could not have said it better myself...
      • Stocks -- Part IX: Why I don't like investment advisors
      • Happy Birthday, jlcollinsnh; and thanks for the gift Mr. MM!
    • ►May(6)
      • Stocks -- Part VIII: The 401K, 403b, TSP, IRA & Roth Buckets
      • Mr. Money Mustache
      • The College Conundrum
      • Stocks -- Part VII: Can everyone really retire a millionaire?
      • Stocks -- Part VI: Portfolio ideas to build and keep your wealth
      • Stocks -- Part V: Keeping it simple, considerations and tools
    • ►April(6)
      • Stocks -- Part IV: The Big Ugly Event, Deflation and a bit on Inflation
      • Stocks -- Part III: Most people lose money in the market.
      • Stocks -- Part II: The Market Always Goes Up
      • Stocks -- Part 1: There's a major market crash coming!!!! and Dr. Lo can't save you.
      • You can eat my Vindaloo, mega lottery, Blondie, Noa, Israel Kamakawiwo 'Ole, art, film and a ride on the Space Shuttle
      • Where in the world are you?
    • ►March(7)
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part V: Sold! and the taxman cometh.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part IV: I become a Landlord.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part III: The Battle is Joined.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part II: The Limits of the Law.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part I: Impossibly Naive.
      • You, too, can be conned
      • Armageddon and the value of practical skills
    • ►February(6)
      • Rent v. Owning Your Home, opportunity cost and running some numbers
      • The Casanova Kid, a Shit Knife, a Good Book, Having No Regrets, Dark Matter and a bit of Magic
      • What Poker, Basketball and Mike Whitaker taught me about Luck
      • How to Give like a Billionaire
      • Go ahead, make my day
      • Muk Finds Success in Tahiti
    • ►January(5)
      • Travels with "Esperando un Camino"
      • Beanie Babies, Naked Barbie, American Pickers and Old Coots
      • Selling the House and Adventures in Staging
      • The bashing of Index Funds, Jack Bogle and a Jedi dog trick
      • Magic Beans
  • ►2011 (22)
    • ►December(1)
      • Dividend Growth Investing
    • ►November(2)
      • The Mummy's head, Particle Physics and "Knocking on Heaven's Door"
      • "It's Better in the Wind" or why I ride a motorcycle
    • ►October(1)
      • Lazy Days and School Days
    • ►July(2)
      • The road to Zanzibar sometimes goes thru Ecuador...
      • Johnny wins the lotto and heads to Paris
    • ►June(16)
      • Chainsaws, Elm Trees and paying for College
      • Stuff I’ve failed at: the early years
      • Snatching Victory from the Jaws of Defeat
      • The. Worst. Used. Car. Ever.
      • Top Ten reasons your future is so bright it hurts my eyes to look at it
      • The Most Dangerous Words Your Customer Can Say
      • How not to drown in The Sea of Assholes
      • What we own and why we own it
      • The Ten Sales Commandments
      • My ever so formal and oh so dry CV
      • How I failed my daughter and a simple path to wealth
      • The Myth of Motivation
      • Why you need F-you money
      • My short attention span
      • Why I can’t pick winning stocks, and you can’t either
      • The Monk and the Minister
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