Moving from one place to another is an
incredibly rewarding experience. You get to correct everything you didn’t like
or grew tired of in your old home, and trade up for something more suitable for
your current needs. You can also renovate your new home with the help of Art Construction to get it exactly how you want it before you move in.
In other cases it’s about saving money
because times are getting tougher.
With the economy what it is, there are a
vast number of people who are forced to either downsize their living
arrangements, or rest on the brink of bankruptcy due to pay cuts or
unemployment. This seems to be the more likely trend for new homeowners who are
packing it up and moving; more often than not, it’s more about necessity than
choice.
Unfortunately, this trend of household downsizing
is also leading to a whole array of other problems, too. Finding a home in a
lower price bracket these days is becoming increasingly competitive, and can be
a difficult task because it is often a long drawn out process. In the interim,
bill payments can be missed, utilities turned off, children go without proper
food, tools, and attire for school, and credit histories get destroyed.
For many who fall into the latter
scenarios, it takes its toll on a family. It also means cutting back on food
budgets, too. And this is happening everywhere –from Australia to Canada, the
UK and back again. Where there are colder seasons, it’s an even more dire
position to be in.
Ethical Moving
There are a number of ways you can help
that go beyond charitable donations and dropping items into the food bank bin
on the way out of the grocery store: You can vote with your money when it comes
to moving.
One of the most common ways moving
companies make their income is by having packing materialsand packing supplies for sale. Although there isn’t much room to mark up
the cost on packing materials and packing supplies, every customer they service
will require them.
If you’ve got about 5 – 10 rooms to pack
and move, experience tells us that one might need to buy somewhere in the
neighborhood of 50 – 80 cardboard moving boxes, several rolls of packing tape,
and box cutters, too! The prices of the packing materials, rental truck or
shipping container can add up to make a good profit for the moving company,
right?
Why not choose to spend that hard earned
cash with a moving company that understands the demands put on struggling
families who are bordering on (or well below) the poverty line? There are a
number of moving companies that will help you relocate across town, or over
seas, that support their local Habitat for
Humanity and its various programs.
Habitat for Humanity Lives Up To Their Name
Habitat for Humanity provides those less fortunate
people with affordable housing the world over, and it’s safe to say there is
likely one in your neighborhood. Many ethical-minded moving companies who
provide full service and packing materials tend to support them in their
efforts by taking some of their proceeds and donating it to Habitat for
Humanity.
Habitat for Humanity also has a number of
other great things they do to help those in need. They host the Global Village
Volunteer Program, Women Build Program, Aboriginal Housing Program, International
Home Building Program, and they’ve also helped Haiti rebuild in the years since
their last 7.0 magnitude earthquake four years ago.
In addition to these, they run other
programs and are home to the ReStore; a place to donate and purchase gently
used second hand housing items; everything you need for home improvement.
Habitat for Humanity is completely non-profit, too.
So next time you prepare to call for that
moving truck, be sure to select a vendor that takes care of the less fortunate
among us. Take note of household items furniture and appliances you don’t need
as well, and donate them to Habitat’s ReStore, too.
You’ll feel even better about that new home
knowing that you helped make a struggling family’s life better.
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