How to Avoid Moving Scams

August 10, 2011 4 Comments

Picture of a Moving Truck Not to Hire

Hi world wide web. Just wanted to say, as I was reading through moving-related news today, I noticed most the articles were about moving scams. What frustrates me the most is that we’re now going on decades of this behavior without a clear end in sight. You’d think at some point the criminals would be caught and locked up leaving the rest of us a little less stressed about our next move. Moving is stressful enough even if it all goes perfectly. So I put together a quick note with some tips on how to avoid moving scams. Read more of this post

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When Gypsy Moth’s Attack

July 23, 2011 1 Comment

Scene from Godzilla vs. Mothra (Video after the break)

We’ve been hearing some disturbing news that a group of Gypsy Moths have banded together to create a plot to take over the world. No this isn’t a twisted Pinky and the Brain cartoon, and while I might have exaggerated a little in saying they’re trying to take over the world, the truth is, Gypsy Moths are harmful to new eco-systems. When people move it’s easy for these little guys to travel too, stow-away style. Thanks to the USDA for this cute & cuddly video of little fuzzballs Read more of this post

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CTFxC Army, IJM, & HireAHelper Unite to Fight Slavery

May 6, 2011 3 Comments

We recently helped CTFxC (Internet Killed TV) stars Charles Trippy and Alli Speed find movers to get them into their new place (see the HireAHelper/IJM shout-out in the video from their move yesterday).

Charles Trippy & Alli Speed

In our ongoing quest to support the International Justice Mission’s fight against global slavery, we decided to donate $1 to IJM for every Facebook “Like” HireAHelper gets on our homepage like button from the CTFxC army over the next month*. Charles agreed this is a worthy cause and gave it a shout out in the video (embedded after the break). Read more of this post

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Moving Internationally: A Baker’s Dozen To-Do List

April 7, 2011 1 Comment

The Eiffel TowerSo you’ve been searching for a long time to find that perfect place to live. Maybe your goal was to find the cheapest place to live and staying in the United States just no longer made sense. As great as you believe it will be, moving out of the country is a challenge for even the most enthusiastic adventurist. In order to lend you a hand with your international move, we have prepared a short list of 13 things (a baker’s dozen) you can do to organize this exciting project. Think of it as a jumping off point before you reach the real jumping off point. These are things that you may want to put on your to-do list as you get ready to press the start button. Or print this out and check off the empty check box next to each item as you progress through your move.

Household Inventory
Take inventory throughout your house and get rid of stuff that is no longer useful to you. Please consider giving those items to a charity and help someone else in the process.

Customs
International customs will want to know everything you are importing, make a descriptive list of what you pack into boxes and label (number) the boxes so you know Read more of this post

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Moving During the Holidays?

December 23, 2010 Leave a Comment

If your move date is near Christmas, there’s no reason to shout, cry, or pout. Just go to HireAHelper.com, take 5 minutes to book some loading and unloading help, then sit back and enjoy the eggnog.

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