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furniture!
i've bought lots of furniture for my apartment online for really cheap, which is helpful 'cause i don't make much money. i really want to move to a foreign country and take all of the furniture with me. i heard that you can't take more furniture than you can fit into your car to the country (i'll be driving, not flying, to the foreign country). selling the furniture i have isn't worth much because it's all kind of old, so i can't sell it. what should/could i do?
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First of all whoever told you that you can't take more then you can carry is wrong. I moved to Ireland from Canada and just shipped the pieces that I wanted most and put the rest in storage for when I came back. If you are not coming back this is what I would do, ship what you can afford now, and look at the expense as cheaper then buying new furniture. If you can't afford to move it all put what you can't send in storage and have a friend ship it for you when you have more money.
It would also help if you let me know where you were moving from and to and I could tell you the cheapest way to move it.
**Ok you will want to do an LCL load, (loose Cargo Load) call the trucking companies in your area that make trips to Mexico many will have empty space that they want to fill in order not to lose money. Also check out the shipping lines that ship to mexico from the port nearest you, again they often have empty space in containers and will ship your stuff for less. Try to get a flat rate, many will try and charge more by quoting per lb. Also since you are moving to Mexico where the cost of living is cheaper I would investigate the cost of new furniture and see what makes more sense for your budget.
Hope this new info helps.
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The advice the columnist gave below is great. To add on, if you can't take all the furniture and have to sell it try e-bay. You may think the furniture isn't worth much, but it can sell for a lot on e-bay. But like the other columnist said, try the u-haul first.
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I guess it really depends where you are going. you can rent a U-haul. it probably isn't tons of furniture since it is for an apartment. you can ask a friend to help you take things (especially if they have a truck) or help you move in or get a whole group of friends to help then have a little party at your new house after. like i said, it really depends how far/where you are moving. you can pay for their gas if that's an incentive for them. <3
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