{"id":16,"date":"2016-05-02T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/?p=16"},"modified":"2016-05-02T15:13:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T21:13:44","slug":"ways-to-save-while-packing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/ways-to-save-while-packing\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips To Save Money While Packing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So it is time for that big move. Maybe you moving a few block or a few states away. Either way the cost of a move can take a bite out of your bank account. Below are a few ideas on how you save money while packing for your next move.<\/p>\n<p>1. Collect boxes yourself<\/p>\n<p>At a lot of stores will give you boxes for free. If you make it a habit of asking every time you go to the grocery store you can get all the boxes you need free of charge. If you wait till it&rsquo;s too late those boxes can cost up to $3 a piece and that will add up quickly.<\/p>\n<p>2. Ask your friends and family to help<\/p>\n<p>What are friends for? Hiring help is expensive and most people are glad to lend a hand because they know there is a good chance they will want to call that favor back in.<\/p>\n<p>3. Get rid of stuff you are not going to use<\/p>\n<p>This will save you space and therefor money. It will also give you less to hassle with while packing and unpacking. If you are going to get a new place you might as well have a new start.<\/p>\n<p>4. Save your newspapers to use like bubble wrap<\/p>\n<p>Bubble wrap can be very expensive and since it is made from plastic it&rsquo;s also not great for the environment. Newspapers are a free and a more environmentally friendly way to protect your fragile belongings.<\/p>\n<p>5. Update your homeowners or renters insurance<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you have the protection you need for your new place. Because fire, damage, and theft are always a real possibility not mention any personal liability you might incur. The best way to do that is to have a talk with a great insurance agent at DePaulo Agency or visit them at<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So it is time for that big move. Maybe you moving a few block or a few states away. Either way the cost of a move can take a bite out of your bank account. Below are a few ideas on how you save money while packing for your next move. 1. Collect boxes yourself [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-insurance","tag-depaulo-agency"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.depauloagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}