After having an empty nest for the last few months, it can be a big relief to have the kids moving home for summer break. But in your eagerness to enjoy every moment that you have with them, you must also focus on controlling your spending so that you don't deplete your own savings or sabotage your budget over this short period.
- Consider what to buy them—and what not. When your kids come home they may need supplies that you are more than happy to buy. From notebooks to paper, clothes and shoes to furniture, their list of needs could be endless. It's up to you to put a limit on what you will spend so that you can help them out without hurting yourself.
Always grip before you go. Every experienced mover knows that whether it’s a box of feather dusters or one end of a sleeper couch with a metal frame, you’ll want to have a good grip on what you’re carrying before you start moving it. Most of the accidents I have seen involved preventable injuries and damages. People are oftentimes in a hurry and tired on moving day, and some will actually start walking with furniture or other objects before they have a proper grip.
The real estate market is making a comeback, just in time for this year’s summer move season. If you think you’re ready to sell, don’t forget one important strategy before listing your home on the market: staging. “Staging” is preparing a home for sale by de-personalizing, decluttering and making it more appealing to potential buyers with the goal of selling the home for more money, faster.
You’ve seen the home-staging shows on HGTV—The Stagers, Designed to Sell, Get It Sold—but how can you stage your own home? Are there data—and dollar signs—to justify the time and money it takes to stage? Read our infographic to find out.
In the seven years since graduating high school and moving out of my parents’ house, I’ve lived in 12 different dorms, apartments and houses in four states. Moving nearly twice per year has its obvious disadvantages, but there is one benefit—frequent opportunities to purge unnecessary possessions and start a fresh, uncluttered home life.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s how to keep a move from becoming any more complicated or clunky than it has to be. The secret is not wasting energy moving things you won’t actually need in your new home. Spare yourself unnecessary logistical challenges with my plan for downsizing before packing for your move into a new home or storage unit.
“Sold” signs are up all over town. That means people will be moving in soon and hosting housewarming parties to show off their new digs. Let the summertime housewarming parties begin!
Keep your housewarming party cool and chic with a few standout pieces that say “hello summer in my new home.” Check out our list of summertime housewarming party must-haves.
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