We (two people) are moving from the west coast USA to the east coast soon. I’m looking for ideas on how to do this as cheaply as possible. Renting a uhaul looks like about $5k before gas costs. Seems like a lot. Anyone have creative ideas?

    • electric_nanOP
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      6 days ago

      Already planning to get rid of anything it won’t cost more to replace (or can’t replace). Will still need bed/couch/washer/dryer/TV etc.

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        5 days ago

        when i moved from san francisco to new york 20ish years ago; i left all of it behind except for a mattress, clothes and blankets and it costed less than $500 since i put those things in the back of my pickup truck and drove there.

        i’ve had to move another dozen or so times since then and i’ve adjusted to living w few enough possessions that i can just throw them in the back of my pickup truck and leave whenever i get tired of the place i live in; even my washer and dryer are portable.

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          5 days ago

          Before I got married, everything I owned fit in my station wagon. I remember feeling very free.

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            5 days ago

            Same here when I was “married” (technically not married since it was illegal at the time) .

            Somehow couples are incapable of doing this.