It is an exciting adventure leaving home and family for the first time to go and study. It is an adventure and a beginning of a new stage of life. Students moving for the first time have plenty of options available to them to help relocate their possessions from home to their new accommodation. There are plenty of ways to get your belongings shifted; usually it just depends on finances. Here we take a look at your options.
Moving services that can help with student moves
Most major removal companies offer student moving services and usually at low rates. You may be sharing transportation with other clients, but these days with good planning they work out cost effective for all involved. Also you can look at it that at least the truck is fully loaded and not travelling for miles half empty and wasting valuable fuel. So it is a better option for the company’s fuel economy and also helps protect the environment. There is fierce competition so if you want a professional removal company to help then call several first to get quotes. Most will have plenty of offers for student moves and offer plenty of other removal services to make the relocation easier including:
- Storage
- Packing services
- Guaranteed deliveries
Less expensive methods of moving for students
There are of course many cheaper ways of getting your treasures possessions moved to your new lodgings such as asking a person you know to help. Most families will help and some are fortunate to have a large vehicle to transport everything to your new address. When it is the first time everyone will be on hand to help with packing and the arranging. This way it saves a lot of money. There is also the option to hire a moving van and ask a family member to drive. These solutions are considerable cheaper than hiring a larger moving company.
What to take?
There is also the fact that you may not have a lot of space for your belongings so it is worth keeping to a minimum of luggage in the beginning. Before you arrange van hire it is worth checking what kind of space you will have in your new lodgings. Most students share dormitories or rooms close to university or college. So this instantly means limited room. You also need to take into consideration security. Take the minimum of expensive possessions.
Things can easily go missing or get lost especially if you are sharing. Students are not known for cleanliness and tidiness so it can be hard finding things when there is a few sharing.
Here are some tips to help when moving:
- Make a checklist
- Keep to a small amount at first
- Invest in a secure storage unit/case for more expensive items
Points to consider
When you first leave home for college you will have help and time during the summer to organise it. You will have plenty of help from those around you, collecting boxes and helping with transport. But, as time goes by you may need to move to a different address, so it will mean packing up and moving on. It is inevitable you will accumulate more belongings simply with study material and gadgets etc. So your belongings will increase in the course of your student years. So beginning with the minimum is the better idea and gives you the chance to make decisions that are of a more grown up nature.
