Things You Should Throw Away Before Moving

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Things You Should Throw Away Before Moving

Packing is hard enough. Lighten your load by ditching these items for a fresh start in your new home. These things can be replaced and are usually inexpensive. Consider not taking these items to your new home as these can be be easily bought or replaced.

Your kids’ toys
If your kids are grown, why do you still have boxes upon boxes of toys from when they were five years old? Now obviously you don’t want to get rid of your child’s favorite baby blanket, but if it’s something they played with once or twice, or it’s been hiding in the back of your basement for a decade-plus, it’s not worth bringing to your new place. Are you struggling on how to pack all your kids’ toys? If it’s a toy that they love, make sure it goes with you in either the plane or car or your new home. You want the toys they care about to be found easily.

Old clothes
You might not think of clothes as something you need to pack and plan for when moving, but don’t underestimate the amount of space and boxes that your closet takes up. Moving homes is the perfect opportunity to go through your wardrobe and purge or donate the items you no longer wear. That sweater you bought three years ago on sale and have yet to put on? Get rid of it! If you haven’t worn it in a year, you probably never will. However, if you smile with memories when you look at it, you can still save it. This also goes for any shoes!

Books and magazines
Your pile of books and magazines laying in the corner of bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens take up a lot of space and are extremely heavy when boxed up. Ask yourself, “Am I ever going to read it again?” or, “Is there value in keeping it?” Libraries and schools are often grateful for gently used books. So, while it could be painful, its therapeutic to give away a lot of books to friends, to donate and, yes, to keep some.

The phrase “you get what you pay for” has never been more true when it comes to furniture. While you save major bucks on cheaper furniture, you can’t really expect it to have a long life span. After all, a mahogany wood dresser has a very different quality than a faux wood one. Most inexpensive mass-produced furniture is made out of either plastics or particle board (a wood produce made out of wood chips), so it’s not made to last or be move around a ton. If you have found your new forever home, consider investing in quality furniture.

The bottom line and more importantly, you can minimize the headache by minimizing the amount of stuff you have to schlep in the first place! You can also let us know and we can help you!