Thank you! I had no idea of the specifics, and probably would have not thought of the drivers license/etc. If I do have some stuff I’m rather attached to (say, a car or something,) and the place is too far away to just drive there, how would you get it there?
(Yes, I posted that a long time ago. I must have forgotten to reply.)
How much stuff are we talking about? There are moving services if it’s a lot of furniture or something; you’ll wait until you know where you’ll be living, then find movers to take your stuff from point a to point b. (Make sure to look up reviews first, this is a field where there is good and then there’s really bad businesses.) Paying someone to drive your car is also a thing. Both these services can be quite expensive, depending on distance &c.
At most? My dad handmade a bookshelf for me, and I’d feel bad parting with it. I’m not sure I will have a car by then, but if I do I will want to bring that.
OK. If it’s a small bookshelf and could plausibly fit in a car/hatchback/etc. then you could just drive it there if you have a car of the right shape/size. Or you could rent a mobile storage container and hitch it to your car.
If you don’t have a car by then, or won’t be driving it, then you can rent a U-Haul or other moving vehicle.
If you really, really don’t want to drive (or it’s something like cross-country diagonally and you just can’t spare the time), then you can hire professional movers or shippers, maybe it won’t cost as much if you’re only moving one thing.
Another option in a situation like this would be to leave the bookshelf with your parents, or in storage, locally until you’re set up somewhere you think you will stay long term. Lots of folks leave some things “back home” for a while for the first few years after school.
Thank you! I had no idea of the specifics, and probably would have not thought of the drivers license/etc. If I do have some stuff I’m rather attached to (say, a car or something,) and the place is too far away to just drive there, how would you get it there? (Yes, I posted that a long time ago. I must have forgotten to reply.)
How much stuff are we talking about? There are moving services if it’s a lot of furniture or something; you’ll wait until you know where you’ll be living, then find movers to take your stuff from point a to point b. (Make sure to look up reviews first, this is a field where there is good and then there’s really bad businesses.) Paying someone to drive your car is also a thing. Both these services can be quite expensive, depending on distance &c.
At most? My dad handmade a bookshelf for me, and I’d feel bad parting with it. I’m not sure I will have a car by then, but if I do I will want to bring that.
OK. If it’s a small bookshelf and could plausibly fit in a car/hatchback/etc. then you could just drive it there if you have a car of the right shape/size. Or you could rent a mobile storage container and hitch it to your car.
If you don’t have a car by then, or won’t be driving it, then you can rent a U-Haul or other moving vehicle.
If you really, really don’t want to drive (or it’s something like cross-country diagonally and you just can’t spare the time), then you can hire professional movers or shippers, maybe it won’t cost as much if you’re only moving one thing.
Another option in a situation like this would be to leave the bookshelf with your parents, or in storage, locally until you’re set up somewhere you think you will stay long term. Lots of folks leave some things “back home” for a while for the first few years after school.
I’ll remember that for whenever I get everything figured out. Thank you!