{"id":1556,"date":"2012-11-06T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beltmann.com\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2012-11-06T09:00:31","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T14:00:31","slug":"moving-on-a-budget-5-things-you-should-never-pay-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/dallas\/moving-on-a-budget-5-things-you-should-never-pay-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving on a Budget: 5 Things You Should Never Pay For"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once you call your Milwaukee mover<\/a> or your local moving company \u2013 it\u2019s best to start thinking about your moving budget. If you\u2019re moving with a company that amount might be pre-determined. If you\u2019re moving on your own, it\u2019s ideal to come up with a figure for how much you can afford to spend on your moving costs. If you\u2019re moving from state-to-state hiring a moving company, is usually an expense that you want to account for in your budget. After the moving company, there are numerous other things that can add up spontaneously, that\u2019s why we made this list of things you should never pay for.<\/p>\n

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Your Checking Account<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you move to a new city, you might have to change banks. Don\u2019t settle for an account service that requires a monthly payment. There\u2019s too much healthy competition happening in the banking industry right now, so research your options and never settle for less than FREE checking.<\/p>\n

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WiFi<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re working on-the-go, it might be tempting to just pay a $10 monthly fee for WiFi \u2013 but, with the way most cities are wired these days, that\u2019s really not necessary. Download apps like Free WiFi Finder<\/a> and search your local area for places where you can plug into the Internet free of charge.<\/p>\n

Phone Info Services (4-1-1):<\/strong> Gone are the days when people dial 4-1-1 and get charged a flat fee for finding a phone number. Now, you have more options:<\/p>\n

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  1. Use your free Wifi app to get online a search for a number via the Internet<\/li>\n
  2. Use 1-800-Free-411 and you will not get charged for the information call \u2013 just be prepared to sit through a few ads<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    News<\/strong><\/p>\n

    A lot of local newspapers are requiring online subscription fees, but if you\u2019re thrifty \u2013 you can use other sources to find out about local happenings. Including the Facebook pages of local news and radio stations. Also, national sources like The Huffington Post<\/a> are always free.<\/p>\n

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    A Credit Report<\/strong><\/p>\n

    At some point during the move process, you might be asked to provide a credit report. Note that under federal law, you are able to obtain a free credit report from annualcreditreport.com<\/a> each year. So, don\u2019t get doped into paying for one on another website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Once you call your Milwaukee mover or your local moving company \u2013 it\u2019s best to start thinking about your moving budget. If you\u2019re moving with a company that amount might be pre-determined. If you\u2019re moving…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[88,19,26,44,45,47],"class_list":["post-1556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-moving-tips","tag-moving-preparation","tag-moving-tips","tag-moving-to-milwaukee","tag-packing-milwaukee","tag-relocating-milwaukee","tag-relocation-milwaukee"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beltmann.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}