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Sell it so someone else can use it. Don’t just dump it into a freaking landfill ffs
Or donate to a shelter … gave my stuff to a place for victims of domestic violence and felt like I did a good thing
Chief
IKEA-type furniture is probably cheaper to buy new but clothes are almost certainly cheaper to move than replace. Inventory what you have and tally up the replacement costs.
Yes. Twice. First time I just shipped what I could in boxes and bought a plane ticket. Second time (I was single for both) I had more but cheap stuff, so I donated most of it. I did a small u-haul and drove cross country and made a trip of it
Made a similar move, depends how new your furniture is. Using uhaul pods can be a pretty cost effective way to do it relative to alternatives (mine was around $3.5k for 2 pods including movers in both cities to pick up and load/unload). Definitely take the opp to donate a ton of clothes/toss junk you longer truly need. I’ve moved a lot, furnishing a one bedroom generally will run a little more than that so goes back to how recently you’ve furnished :) hope this helps
Chief
I sold everything large such as furniture and tv. Then packed two big bags I flew with and then shipped one big box to arrive a day after I landed.
I moved from west to east coast; kept my favorite furniture only. No regrets, I ended up spending SO much $$ just to replace what I’d thrown away 😞
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Doing a 1,000 mile move this weekend - I have movers but in hindsight definitely just sell the big stuff and pack clothes in boxes to ship. Or donate, I put some stuff on facebook marketplace for free and it’s been effective to get rid of things without a lot of effort on my end
The move might be more expensive than buying new furniture. If you’re able to sell what you can, donate what you can’t, you might be able to break even. Unless you have fancy furniture (which might get “lost” in the move). If you’re shipping your car across, fill it up with whatever is left.
Depending on when you're moving, I wouldn't get rid of everything because it's pretty difficult to get new furniture these days. Seems like every piece of furniture I like is backordered for months.
Just went through this. Sold all furniture, packed the remaining in UPS boxes and shipped. Buying new furniture when I officially move in. Shipping estimates were ~4K with moving company and only ~1700 with UPS and then got to buy new furniture with savings