{"id":16763,"date":"2019-04-17T09:10:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T14:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abodo.com\/blog\/?p=16763"},"modified":"2019-05-15T09:09:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T14:09:58","slug":"how-many-moving-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/how-many-moving-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheat Sheet: How Many Moving Boxes Will I Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movers hired? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moving day scheduled?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Check. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Packed? Um\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your answer to this question is no, it&#8217;s probably because you&#8217;re overwhelmed by looking around at all the stuff in your home. One of the most common moving questions is: &#8220;How many boxes will I need?&#8221; Once you know the answer, it helps \u201cmove\u201d along the packing process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, how do you know how many boxes to buy? We have found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/other-services\/boxes-and-supplies\/\">handy graph<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to give you an estimate of how many boxes you&#8217;ll need based on the size of your home:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16764\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/11091207\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-11-at-9.11.43-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/11091207\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-11-at-9.11.43-AM.png 578w, https:\/\/blog-assets.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/11091207\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-11-at-9.11.43-AM-512x427.png 512w, https:\/\/blog-assets.rentable.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/11091207\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-11-at-9.11.43-AM-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculating how many boxes you need in advance, saves you time and money; avoid running out multiple times to get more boxes or spending money on boxes you don&#8217;t need. General Rule of Thumb: The longer you have lived in your home, the more stuff you will have accumulated. You know if you&#8217;re a pack rat, now&#8217;s the time to own it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have lived in your home for more than 5 years or are just NOT a less-is-more type of a person, buy the higher number of boxes for your move. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, check with your moving company to see if they buy back unused boxes or will give you a discount on used boxes. And be sure to check on long distance options using a <a href=\"https:\/\/colonialvanlines.com\/locations\/minnesota\/\">moving company resource like this<\/a>. Some moving companies will do both! Check with the movers first, and then stock up!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having the right packing supplies and techniques will assist you in getting your treasures all in one piece to your new home. For more packing and moving box &amp; supplies tips (including how to pack videos) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/moving-tips\/packing-tips\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visit here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy Packing! This is one time you don&#8217;t want to say: &#8220;I crushed it!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laura McHolm is an organizational, moving &amp; storage expert and co-founder of NorthStar Moving Company. NorthStar Moving Company is an award winning, &#8220;A+&#8221; rated company, which specializes in providing eco-luxury moving and storage services. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.northstarmoving.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Movers hired? Check. Moving day scheduled? Check. Packed? 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