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Cutting Expenses:

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1 Remove luxuries from your budget.  If you're having trouble saving money, it's wise to start here. Many of the expenses that we take for granted are far from essential. Eliminating luxury expenses is a great first step to improve your financial situation because this won't impact your quality of life or your ability to perform your work significantly. While it can be difficult to imagine life without a gas-guzzling car and a cable TV subscription, you may be surprised how easy it is to live without these things once you remove them from your life. Below are a just a few easy ways to reduce your luxury expenses: Unsubscribe from optional television or internet packages. Switch to a thriftier service plan for your phone. Trade in an expensive car for one that is fuel-efficient and cheap to maintain. Sell any electronic gadgets going unused. Buy clothing and home furnishings from thrift stores. 2 Find cheaper housing.  For most people, costs related to ...

Packing Services:

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Let Us Do The Work! Don’t hire a dedicated “packing company”. Just sit back, relax and let us take the stress out your move. Proper packing is critically important. To ensure that your belongings come out of the moving truck in just as good shape as they went in, we use specially designed boxes made to eliminate any chance of damage. All our boxes are new, we have smaller boxes to accommodate heavier items and larger ones for light items. We have special boxes to hold your DVD’s, books, electronics kitchen items and clothing. Our trained and professional movers and packers will carefully wrap and pack all your belongings room by room in specially designed boxes and crate all delicate furniture in cardboard. On top of our packing service, we also offer unpacking services and you can be sure you will find all your belongings exactly as you left them. Our packing and moving services save you time and money ! Packing Services and Options: Full Packing  – Our professional mov...

Expert That Correctly Predicted Market Moves In July, August And September Says Stocks Will Crash In November:

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When someone is right over and over and over, eventually people start paying attention.  Personally, I have learned to tune out the “forecasts” of most “economic experts” out there.  As an attorney, I was trained to be skeptical, and I have found that most forecasts about what the financial markets are going to do are not worth the paper they are printed on.  However, once in a while something comes along that really gets my attention.  Over the past few days, I have seen a number of references to the remarkable forecasts of Bo Polny of  Gold 2020 Forecast .  In recent months he has correctly predicted that U.S. stocks would begin to drop in July, that there would be a huge plunge in August and that that the month of September would be rather uneventful.  Now he is saying that he expects “November to be a complete meltdown on the U.S. and world markets”.  Just because he has been right in the past does not guarantee that he will be correct this t...

How to Protect Your Move:

Protect Your Move offers many brochures, and easy to read articles on learning your rights and responsibilities when planning a move and hiring a mover. There are many free tips and resources to use. A selection of publications found in this section are listed below. Just download the PDF or browse these publications in web form using the navigation tabs on the left hand side of this page. Plan a Successful Move Protect Yourself From Moving Fraud Red Flags  –  Spotting Rogue Movers Choosing a Reputable Mover Frequently Asked Questions? Ready to Move? – Tips for a Successful Interstate Move Moving Checklist Understanding Valuation and Insurance Options Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move Glossary of Terms Consumer Protection Regulations Complaints Complaint Hotline and Web Site Frequently Asked Questions Search for Contacts in Your State​ Additional Consumer Information  How to Handle a Dispute with Your Mover Consumer Advisory Los...

4 Tips to Successfully Renting or Buying a Home Abroad:

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If you’re moving overseas, it’s important to make your new house feel like a home. However, finding the right property as a foreigner isn’t easy. The debate over  renting or buying  is even more intense in an area where you’re unfamiliar with your surroundings. Here are four tips when buying or renting a home in a foreign country: 1. Understand the local statutes If you’re thinking about buying a home, make sure you understand any rules regarding purchases by noncitizens. In some cases, there are tax advantages to owning foreign property. Some countries restrict foreign ownership entirely. Other countries may charge foreigners higher prices or demand that buyers pay cash. There can also be resale restrictions—controls to prevent foreign sellers from taking the proceeds out of the country at the end of an international assignment. Country-specific information is available from the  International Consortiu...

Moving Tips — It’s Moving Season:

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It’s summer time and that means its prime time for moving .  As everyone is looking to move; the moving companies get swamped and booked up fast.  This means it’s always best to contact your mover as early in the moving process as possible.  The further ahead you talk to them the more likely you will be able to book a move for the day you want before someone else books it first. Another thing you should do is ask your Seattle mover for a moving checklis t to ensure you have done everything you need to to make sure your move go as smoothly as possible. This checklist will help ensure that nothing is over looked and many items on the list can be taken care of by your moving company if you would like. Most movers offer packing, crating, third party services such as cleaning, assembly, etc.  This can dramatically reduced time for packing and unpacking.

12 Terrific Moving Tips When You're Moving Your Home:

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Who can't use some  moving tips  when they're packing up their whole life for a new home? If you're among thousands of people who have picked up and moved their family to a new home or a new community, you have fresh memories of some of the ups and downs or thrills or frustrations of moving. Drawing from personal experience, I know there are lots of ways to help make your household move easier and more smooth. Read here for help to get your life, and your possessions, organized for a peaceful and  exciting move . Make a list. Write everything down! You'll thank yourself later. Before you pack even one box, create a simple record keeping system. Create a computer-printed list of numbers with a space to write the contents. Or have a spiral-bound notebook for the job. You'll place a number on EVERY box you pack and list the contents on your list. Don't put the list down unless it's in a place you'll call  Packing Central.  This is where you'...