I’m moving out from my sisters apartment she was abusing me psychologically and it was a nightmare living with her but now I finally gathered the funds to move in with my boyfriend of 5 years we have enough money for rent but not enough money to renovate the place and it definitely needs renovations. I’m not demanding any of the stuff in my wish list but I would be beyond grateful if you took a peek at it. It’s not all necessary so no need to buy the more expensive stuff. It’s a mix of my needs and little dreams. Thank you very much just for reading my post and enduring my babbling. ❤️

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Hi! My partner and I are planning to move across the country. I’ve never left my home town and he hasn’t moved states since he was in grade school. We want our friends and family to feel encouraged to come visit us so we want to invest in a couple of convertible sofa beds/ futons/ sleeper sofas/ modular sofa/ whatever you call a piece of furniture that doubles as a couch and a bed! Any recommendations for pieces that are actually nice and not a repeat of Seinfeld season 3 episode 3? I’m willing to invest in temperpedic mattress pads to help with the bed part but my partner has back problems and I need the couch part to not be horrendously uncomfortable.

Hi, I’m 27(female) I live in CA. I don’t have children or anything tying me here. I work as a nanny. My parents have been divorced since I was 8. I have always seen my dad and his family sporadically. They all live in Chihuahua MX. I went to visit recently and was just left with such a sad feeling of only seeing them for weeks at a time. My grandparents are a lot older now and I never got to spend with them before. My dad is also getting older and I want to spend more time with them. I talked to them about moving down there for a couple months and they were beyond happy with the idea. Of course in theory it sounds easy but I know I need to really look into it. I’m thinking about prepping all of 2025 to do it for the start of 2026. I guess what I need advice on is

1. Pros and cons
2. I want to work while out there but not sure if there’s us based companies that allow you to work remote from anywhere- no specific field
3. What else is there to prep before moving
4. If not able to work remote- what kind of jobs can I work as someone who speaks both English and Spanish in Mexico?
5. Is it a good idea?

Thank you all in advance:)

So I currently have 3.5k saved. Looking to move out of my toxic parent’s household. I know which city I’m moving to and what kind of apartment I want. But the problem is I don’t have a car. Should I focus on getting transportation? Or save my money for my apartment? I’m 25 M btw. Help is greatly appreciated thank you! 🫶🏽

I (19F) have been wanting to move out with my boyfriend (19M) for the past few months, but my family has been making me think twice.

So currently I am paying “rent” at my place of $300, we don’t call it rent, just more of family helping family, while also helping drive my sibling (12M) to school when it’s near by but both our parents work early mornings. I work at a hospital and a restaurant, I would have to leave early in the morning for the hospital and so I wouldn’t be able to bring my brother to school, but my parents are asking me to help out with it so they can focus on working themselves and paying the mortgage. My parents make me feel like if I don’t help with my brother or them with the house that I’d be a disappointment and wouldn’t talk to me when I am trying to see every possible way of doing stuff to help. My boyfriend has stayed at my place for about a month or so and does not want to stay at mine due to how my parents are, and I have to respect it. I want to move out to an apartment or to his place without feeling guilty about not helping my family out cause I’m their child. What should I do in this situation?

Anyone had experience selling this time of year? We listed last Friday and have had over 1000 hits on right move but no enquiries or viewings. Is this normal for the time of year or should i be worried? Estate agent predicts people won’t start really calling until after Christmas but surely people who need to buy need to buy?

I need advice BAD PLEASE

Just for some context I’m 18 I just turned 18 yesterday and I have a boyfriend he’s also 18 and we’ve been together for 3 years now I’ve been wanting to go over and spend the night at his house but I’ve never been able to because my parents are strict and very religious and I’ve been scared that they’d call the police and get us both in trouble and consider me a runaway but now that I turned 18 I’ve really been wanting to just go out and spend more time with him he’s been really patient with me because he knows how my parents are and I also pay rent and my own phone bill and I work and I’m saving up to go to school rn I just don’t know how to tell them that I’m going to start going over without their permission I have a rough idea of what I’m going to say but I just need advice or I wanna know if anyone has gone through something similar and how it went for them.

I am having trouble deciding where to move. I currently live in the midwest and my fiancé and I are considering Colorado, Southern california and Arizona. Each has its cons but what are your recommendations?

Hi! Long story short, my partner is currently in a financially and emotionally abusive household, and things are.. rough. Their mental health is deteriorating rapidly due to stress, causing them to be unable to work some days due to the stress making them physically ill, and their mom (who they live with) is threatening to kick them out into a dangerous city and negative temps if they don't get back to work (they have 3 jobs) and keep adding to a joint bank account she can access.

This is urgent, as they have no other family, friends, shelters, or a car to stay in. We're hoping to get them enough to move to me (several states away) instead, as I'm currently the closest and have a car. I also have a job lined up for them in my city. We just aren't sure how to make the jump to get them here on so few resources.

So.. advice? Has anyone been in a similar situation before, and if so how did you survive it? Any ideas for what we can try? Local resources for them are really limited, so we're kinda running out of ideas, as most of what I came up with depended on that.

I’m soon to be medically retired from the military and set to move to the Savannah, GA area. My wife and I had to make certain financial sacrifices to provide for our kid and it doesn’t help that base housing take all your BAH.

The problem is our credit is complete crap and have no idea what to do for housing. Everyone does credit checks and given our current credit no one will likely accept us. I have a guaranteed job upon my retirement and have 100% from the VA. And yes we are working on building our credit back up, but it likely won’t be high enough come the time we need to move.

I guess my question is, what options do we have?

I'm in a kinda lucky situation, got accepted back into school after looking for work/studies to do to try and help get distance from family.

I'll get student loans and while I may be forced to pay rent or whatever, my plan is to try and save up enough money (if possible) that I could do an emergency leave with roughly 2000 dollars in my pocket..

I'm hoping that on top of this I can get my driver's licence, or if need be I can use the money (save more or whatever) to get a car. I have had my learner's since I was 14 but due to the circumstances I live in have not been allowed to drive or even try so I just.. haven't/dont outside of friends or sketchy moments

Any advice? Suggestions? Recommendations? I made a post a while back but deleted it.. I don't want to get into my situation with people, just need help out

Currently live in Connecticut. Looking to move at least a 10 hour drive west/south. Don’t have significant education in any career so will likely be starting over/finding manual labor at least to start with.

Only real requirement I have is I’m not fond of living somewhere where natural disasters are a regular occurrence (Florida for hurricanes, tornado a in the central states as examples). Oh, and I will not live in a court of any kind. Currently live in a town of less than 10,000.

Any suggestions as to where and why you think that’s a good idea/place to go?

I have a place to go and things packed, I need to move out of an abusive household but my mom says she’ll call the police and report me missing if I try to move out.
Friends have told me that in Ontario since I’m 16 and can legally move out, they can’t do that, so what do I do about this? Should I just move out and see if they call the police? Can I reason with the police? Should I call child services?

Been with my girlfriend for 5 years, moving into her townhome at the end of the year. I’ve lived in my apartment for 10 years and it’s always been my place of peace, where I can be completely comfortable by myself. I’m really scared of giving it up and no longer having my very own place to be alone and relax. Any guys who’ve been through a similar situation?

I (26nb) work at an Amazon warehouse, specifically a fulfillment center. I know I can transfer to other locations around the country (US), but I've only been working here since July and it's a part-time facility, so I'm not sure if there's an amount of time I have to wait or something i need to do? I currently work 25 hours a week.

I live with my grandmother, and have been staying here for a few years due to housing prices and covid. Before that I've moved in with roommates, but I was never part of the renting process, I just paid and moved on. Two of my siblings and their pets have also moved in and it's getting a bit crowded, so I'd like to start looking for my own place. I don't have a car and won't be getting one, non-negotiable, so I want to move somewhere where public transportation or walking/biking is a main travelling method.

My main goals are to move to an apartment or townhouse of some sort, and to start working full-time to be able to afford the rent (and get the full-time benefits) but tbh I've never tried to move somewhere by myself before and don't really know what to look for besides a couple google searches that have confused me even more. I'd prefer to live close enough to the warehouse to walk there, but if public transpo takes me there that's fine too.

My biggest concerns are just being able to be in a place I can afford without starving, and safety. San Francisco was a thought, but with the prices and how dangerous I've been told it is at night I think that one's off the table, but if you have personal experience I'd appreciate what you have to say.

TLDR: I want to move somewhere on my own that's walkable and on the safer side, and also near an Amazon fulfillment center so I can keep my job. Please help, I'm pretty clueless about this.

I’m really stressing tf out and I’m gonna need some advice.

I 18f will be moving out at the end of the week to get away from my toxic household and finally get some space to myself,honestly deciding to move out this month was a brash decision. Okay to make sure thing make sense and I’m giving everything in the right order ill start from the beginning

I’ve honestly been wanting to move out since I started middle school it’s only me, my mom, and my sister senior year of high school while I was deciding on which collage to attend I was also looking for roommates. I did manage to find a few but they all bailed out in the end so I held off on moving out now I have this car that was recently put under my name it was my stepdads car that he basically abandoned in the garage which led it to have some problems I got it towed into the shop so that it could get fixed and man did it have a lot of problems it took all summer to pay for the repairs which came out to be about 2k car fixed great!

Once summer was over i had started collage and it was quite the drive away mind you moving out was still on my mind and my mom or all people brought up the idea of me moving out but she wanted me to find a roommate and I did look but it was hard to find people so I threw the possibility of a roommate out.

Around late October beginning of November my best friend got a place with her boyfriend that was 7minutes away from where I live and I’ve been over there a couple of time and really liked the place and it seem affordable she told me to apply I spoke to the property manager asked my basic questions liked the answer and applied that same day, I got approved paid the deposit and now I just have to pay last months rent when I move in cause I have first month rent free

Now here are my two main issues

1.my mother so I explained to her that I looked for an apartment by myself and got approved but before I could explain that I’m moving out at the end of the month she got upset and started going off on a rant so I’m gonna have to break the news to her today and I’m honestly scared and nervous and I don’t expect any help from her and that’s okay

2. When temperatures dropped last week my car just wouldn’t start so yesterday I had my mom try to jumpstart my car but the lights started blinking and horn started flaring but the car wouldn’t start It just kept clicking

I had reached out to the car repair subreddit and they believe that I need a new battery but those cost about $300 and I need to pay last month rent which is about $935 I did ask my mom to be a co-sign when I brought up the fact that I applied for the apartment and she refused so now I’m in a slump

I don’t mind using public transport but the time that I get off work they are no longer available

What should I do ? Do i get a loan? But to do that I would also need a co-sign Do I find somebody else to co-sign so many thoughts and I’m gonna need to tell my mom that I’m leaving at the end of the week soon otherwise I’d have been put off for too long

The internet tells me that i need a 6 month emergency fund +like 5k to move out but that seems kind of unrealistic. But i don’t want to put myself in a bad situation…. Me and my gf applied to a 2bd 2ba apartment-home that’s 1,100 an is available in january. We currently both make 18.75 and will be making 19.25 x 40hrs in January.

My emergency fund is currently a lil over 1k. My savings rate is 200-250 per week so i should be able to save up close to 2k before the move in date.

Edit first month is deposit only. either 250 or 700

If you came from a toxic/abusive/etc situation.. what game plans did you make to finally be able to move out?

Since Black Friday and cyber Monday coming up I wanted to ask what essential should I buy? I’m only packing my car and driving cross country. So I can’t take much. I’m not taking any furniture so I will need to buy some. Anyone have a list for first time movers?

Recently completed a 1,300 mile move of our 4BR, 3,000 sqft home. This was our first move as adults after raising a family in a home for 20 years. This sub was very helpful so I’m paying it forward with advice, learnings and insights.

• Deciding how to move -

We got quotes and consider most all options to move(cascading from cheapest to most expensive). In every scenario, it included paying to have the heavy stuff carried in and out of the house.

-Upack ABF shipping were you pay for sqft used. Cheapest but complex as we would have needed two trailers and no where to place them. Variable delivery time was a challenge and still requires coordination of a team to load and unload. No insurance during travel. Great for cost, bad for stress/workload

• National Carrier (Allied, United, Mayflower) was the 2nd cheapest for shipping costs. Plus they pack all your belongings and unload all your belongs. You have to have everything boxed up and ready to ship when they get there. You can pay to have them pack boxes the night before (will address below). They also offer great insurance on your goods above the industry requirements of $.60 per pound. They also give delivery in a window of time. Because we moved in the off season our delivery date was a two day window. I understand in peak season, delivery windows can be up to a week. Little control over who is moving and packing your stuff. Each national carrier has a franchise name in your area under a different name. When you call for a quote they will tell you who that is. Research the local name (for us it was Coleman Worldwide). This is who is important in your equation as they the ones loading your stuff and who you are dealing with. Once the truck shows up, the driver is the boss. Can’t select him or her so you have some risk there as well. Generally, you share the truck with another load unless you have a lot of stuff. This means that they need to stop and load another house or unload. This adds to risk of mixing boxes and extending times. I saw how they packed and it would be very hard to mix loads.

• Local Movers like Two Men and a Truck or any googled movers. These folks run 26’ trucks and you’ll need a few to complete the move. They offer similar service to the nationals for packing and unpacking. The team who loads generally unloads. What I was told is there carriers are not insured or licensed to move out of state loads. After some research it seemed confirmed but murky. Still quite expensive. Downside was they couldn’t commit to a # of trucks needed so quote was not binding.

• Rent uhuals and pay to have loaded and unloaded. Expensive due to needing at least 2 trucks and multiple trips plus shipping cars and super complex. While still paying for help loading and unloading. The cost to rent plus gas was comparable to the national carrier cost. Plus side is you’re always with your stuff. No risk of when it will be delivered. Downside is driving slow across country on a multiple day trip. Uncomfortable. Where do you sleep? Where do you park? Split the family up. For us, this was a hard no due to cost, stress, workload.

• Local full service mover. Family owned operation runs their own rig cross country. They bring their own people to load and unload. They drive straight from your house to the next house (required stopping for safety). High level of care for your stuff. You know the drivers and loaders ahead of time. Extremely expensive for this level of service. Best in class option for people who want the highest level of care and lowest level of risk/unknowns. Also great if you don’t want shipping windows or remove the risk of the potential horror stories.

-Additional Services-

You can pay to have a company pack your house up. It is not cheap but removes the stress and time commitment to pack. There are professionals at packing and your valuables will be well cared for. For us, it was worth the incremental cost and not having to give every minute of our discretionary time to packing leading up to the move. We were able to see friends, enjoy weekends and leave in a peaceful (somewhat) space.

• Purging -

Highly recommended purging. Get rid of anything and everything that you aren’t using. Start way ahead of time. This was the hardest work for us. Even after purging so much, we are purging more now that we are in the new house.

• Horror Stories -

I read all the horror stories. I think they are mostly tied to the local movers. Stay away from them for out of state moves.

All National Carriers will provide binding quotes. The price is the price. Have them do an in home assessment to be sure.

I plan to move out in March to Dallas, Texas. With around $7,000-$8,000. This should cover rent for about one year. Plus I have my job that makes $2,800 after taxes. I will also have food stamps to cover for food. I plan to reapply for SSI.

I made a post before about traveling and then moving, Now I plan to save everything that I make so that I can move out faster! Moving out sooner is now my priority as I would like to move out as soon as possible!! I won’t be telling anyone about my move as I don’t think they would help me. They want me to be stuck here for years. I refuse to let that happen!!

I seriously can’t wait to get out of here and move to Texas! I am so exited!!

I plan to save everything and not spend as much.

I plan to:

Make coffee at home.

Have Hulu with Ads and Hulu Live TV to save money. (I’ve been obsessed with the Hallmark channel!)

Only do window shopping and take pictures of what I want to buy in the future.

Only eat out once a week.

I might buy coffee like once a week, As I do love my Dunkin & Starbucks! This will be a treat after working and working out all week.

There does not seem to be much of a support system for people who want to leave before trump goes into office. When I told a few trusted friends I was leaving, I was surprised how many said they were also leaving. We are all staying quiet about it because we don’t want to deal with retaliation from magas or hear about “staying to fight” this loosing battle. I want to connect with people who are in a similar situation. Maybe they already know good places to move to. I’m staying in Panama for 45 days starting Jan 10th, then traveling to other countries (Ireland, Philippines,etc) before we find a good fit for us. If you are out there, let me know. Help me find groups please

Hey everyone, im working on a startup project and my survey is for travelers, spontaneous and outgoing active people, students who recently moved out. It is about event and hangout planning and how people do it :) it takes less than 5 minutes to do but it means so much if you do it for me :) #movedout #eventplanning #survey https://forms.gle/23fRZCvoGHp7HnF8A

Hello r/movingout,

I come to you seeking advice. I am making plans on moving out of my country as a whole. And I don't know how to tell my family.

To Put a long story short, I met someone abroad who I'd like to move in with. I live in Czechia, a country touched by socialism where everyone is very big on keeping family ties. I plan on moving to Ireland. Which means I wouldn't be able to see my family as much.

I have lost touch with most of my family for quite some time and just now I am working on making things right, but life is steering me the other way around. My mother, which is the biggest "boogeyman" in all of this, invited me over for Christmas. I will see most of my close family there and I'd like to tell them. I don't want to keep such a big thing from them.

So how do I go about telling my family about my plans?

TL:DR I want to move from Czechia to Ireland and I have no idea how to tell my family.

Please, help me.

So my family and I moved yesterday, not far about 30 min from where we lived. I’m 32 weeks pregnant with a 3 year old, we have zero help from family and friends have proven unreliable. We searched around and BestFitMovers in San Diego, called them and they gave us a quote of 650-800$. Now, I understand if the move takes longer than planned they charge by the 15 min. But the move took 6 hours, 2 guys and we have lots of smaller things, no couch. One bed, a dresser, tv stand. They tried to charge us 180$ just for moving the TV? Is that normal? Upon all that, we moved to an upstairs condo, they put EVERYTHING in the garage. The bill came out 1,069$ Then today; as we are unpacking and bringing everything up we discovered our Nintendo Switch and Sound bar are missing. My first thought is they took it, but I hate jumping to conclusions. Has this happened to anyone else?

Im moving out in February and It’s still very surreal and I don’t know how to feel. I feel like I’m already homesick as I’m typing this in my childhood bed. It’s not like I don’t feel ready to make this step, I mean I do. But I can also feel the anxiety and fear creeping down my legs when I think about it. Am I overreacting? Is this normal? Is this whole thing supposed to be more..fun???

Such as half the week in one town and half the week in another. The sides of my family are split up and I’m trying to figure out a compromise that will work for being able to see my physically distant family more. Is it possible?

So I’m finally leaving in March!! I’m so exited.

I will have around $8,000 saved up. I plan to save up everything and not spend as much. I really can’t wait to get out of here. I read a few other subs that talked about moving out and they all agreed that it was a good idea. I feel a lot better now about it. I should also have my job to transfer in 26 days starting on the 27th when I go back to work.

I will update on March 1st or after when it gets closer.

How far in advance do you start planning and booking movers for a cross-country move?