"THE LAST STEP OF RELOCATION THRIFT"

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Now if you have used your free time to make phone calls...did the legwork...and scored that great rental...which I hope you obtained on a Move-In Special...then its time to move your belongings in on your move-in date. But what if you don't have furniture or maybe not enough to furnish your new place? This is where in many cities the shelter option can really be beneficial. If your city has a Furniture Bank or even offers assistance through the Salvation Army you can get a voucher from the shelter you were in. Check with your city for the protocol. I will tell you that many furniture stores donate their floor models to furniture banks so you can really get great stuff. I didn't know this but I had a very good person who was a God Send that chose the very best stuff for me. God bless her always!  

A word about the Move-In Specials...most rental places are in direct competition for your rental dollars so you will see signs with posted with $99 move-in or 1st month free...etc. To save extra $$$ move in in the middle of the month and save even more because your first month will be pro-rated.

Enjoy your new digs! 

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"THRIFTY...BUT DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME..."

Hello again! In advance...thank you for reading and following my blog "Thrifty Gurl in the ATL!"

Just to follow up on the moving aspect...as I stated before I would post the story of moving after the move. My sister and I were allowed to park the truck with our belongings and my ferret Bosco who was inside...(due to the bag check I could not bring him in as I had intended)...inside of the gated parking lot reserved for the employees. That was great because the last thing you need is for your stuff to be ripped off. Within a few days we had found a storage unit and paid the dollar for the first month. The problem is neither of us had the energy to unload the truck. A couple days later while looking for an apartment, we were tired from all the walking and not one of the apartments we looked at was suitable from the outside. Once again my sis to the rescue. I would NOT recommend doing this EVER. Once she told that she was about to flag down a car I went into panic mode. My dilemma was, I could either stick with her like our mothers told us to do, or stand on a street where I had no clue where I was and no idea how to get back to the shelter. My sister flagged down the first car that stopped at the stop light or stop sign I don't recall. She had said she would look for the first friendly face...hmmm all crazy people have a way of looking friendly right? Like I said I would NOT recommend anyone doing this and I definitely would never do it again. God truly was watching over us...although we didn't know it at the time...John would be a blessing in disguise. By the way... I sat in the backseat because I figured I could always jump out of the car and scrap the whole stick together idea. Call it survival of the fittest or self preservation. John not only gave us a ride back to the shelter, but him and a friend helped us a few days later to unload the truck and put the stuff into storage. He invited us to church and picked us up twice for service. He and his fiancee even invited us to spend the night on Christmas Eve so we wouldn't have to spend Christmas in the shelter. Christmas Day was spent at his future in laws home for a big traditional holiday feast with a houseful of family and friends who all embraced us like we were a part of  them. We even received gifts. As if this all wasn't over and above anything we could have imagined, John, single handedly helped us move into our new apartment. That meant we had to load the truck and unload it again and carry everything up about 14 stairs into our new home. He had even paid for the rental truck! God sent us an angel...without him moving would have been horrible. We used to speak fondly about our friend John quite often, who after a few phone calls of checking on us,communication stopped. We never saw or heard from again. Still when he comes to our minds in all these 7 years we wish him well and say a prayer of blessing for our heaven sent angel.

I dedicate this post to John...may he always be well. We are eternally grateful to you and your family.

  

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