Tips On Moving To A New Home With Less Cost, Time And Hassle

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D lA Tips On Moving To A Nw Hom With Lss Cost, Tim And Hassl (NAPSA)—Planning to mov to a nw rsidnc this yar? Did you know that moving midwk is chapr? That packing blankts in th dryr can prvnt damag to th applianc? Or that moving xpnss may b tax dductibl? Consumrs can now find ths insights and mor on www.budgt.com, Budgt Truck Rntal’s intractiv Wb sit for local and on-way, long-distanc movs. Th tips ar coupld with a full rang of moving srvics to hlp consumrs sav tim, mony and aggravation on Moving Day. At last on month bfor Moving Day, Budgt Truck Rntal rcommndsth following: * Mak your truck rntal rsrvation wll in advanc. * Contact your insuranc agnt to vrify your covrag. Many prsonal auto insuranc policis and major crdit cards do not provid truck rntal covrag, and many homownr’s policis vary on how thy covr your prsonal blongings in a mov. * Mov midwk (Sunday to Thursday) or midmonth for th bst rats and availability. Consumrscan gt rats as low as $19.95 pr day by booking trucks onlin at www.budgt.com. * Slct th right-sizd truck to mov your houshold in on or two trips and avoid xtra tim, milag chargs or gasolin usag. * Start packing arly and don’t sttl for suprmarkt boxs. Suprmarkt boxs tnd to crush asily and may b soild anddifficult to stack. You can purchas sturdy boxs at Budgt locations, or vn buy thm onlin at www.budgt.com and hav thm shippd dirctly to your hom. Maksur to ask for spcial boxs k " Pard By laving yourslf xtra prp tim and working with profssional movrs, it’s possibl to avoid many of th hassls of rlocating. for your mirrors and framd artwork. * Don’t mov unndd itms— hav a garag sal or donat thm to charity. * Don’t mov paints, solvnts and inscticids. Thy ar considrd hazardous matrials. * Chang your addrss—in addition to th post offic’s official form, b sur to chang your mailing addrss on crdit cards, magazin subscriptions, drivr’s licnss, and school and votr rgistrations, and notify rlativs and frinds. * Pack a prsonal suitcasfilld with things you'll nd until you’r unpackd—chang of cloths, cosmtics, addrss book, mdications, tc. You may also want to pack a travl kit for th road including aspirin, band-aids, bottl opnr, flashlight, ncssary kys, papr plats and plastic utnsils, papr towls, disposabl cups, bathroom tissu, travl clock, toiltris and gamsfor th kids. * Rcruit moving hlp. B prpardif frinds dvlop “mys- trious back problms” or othr ailmnts right around moving day. Also kp in mind that if you’r moving to anothrcity or stat, you may not hav frinds narby to hlp you unload your blongings. For thos consumrs who nd hlp moving, Budgt Truck Rntal provids a Load/Unload srvic, through which profssional movrs can ithr load th truck at your currnt rsidnc, unload th truck at your nw hom, or both. In addition, an xprincd Mov Counslor can hlp to coordinat th ntir rlocation procss. At www.budgt.com, viwrs can accss a complt Movr’s Guid, with vrything from moving chcklists to th truck siz and boxs/supplis ndd for a mov. Viwrs can also calculat xpnss for th ntir mov onlin, from th truck down to th bubbl wrap. Budgt is th world’s third largst car and truck rntal systm, and oprats an avragflt of 40,000 trucks. For mor information, visit th company’s Wb sit at www.budgt.com.