How to Perfectly Pack Paintings, Portraits & Pictures

By Scott Boone

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If you’re like most folks, your walls contain a good deal of framed artwork.  Whether we’re talking framed photographs, fine art prints, portraits of family and friends, or original works of art, everything mounted in a frame can be devilishly difficult to pack.  Not only are few frames precisely the same size, the frames themselves can be quite delicate, and some framed artwork is covered with a sheet of glass.  Talk about an accident waiting for a place to happen. If you want your framed artwork to make it from your current domicile to your new one in one piece, there are a few tricks of the trade you need to learn first.

Does Moving Insurance Keep You Covered?

By Scott Boone

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While moving can be a stressful undertaking, one of the things consumers shouldn’t have to stress over is whether their belongings will get where they need to go without being damaged, lost or destroyed.  Murphy’s Law being what it is, sometimes your lucky rabbit’s foot fails to save the day and tragically, something packed in the back of a moving truck gets zapped. While most people point the finger at the movers when such things occur, the bottom line is like all the king’s horses and all the king’s men. Playing the blame game will not put Humpty Dumpty back together again.  That’s when you’ll find out about the ins and outs of moving insurance.

House Hunting at a Distance

By Scott Boone

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While moving presents its own challenges, so does house hunting at a distance.  Whether you decided to move for a change of scene, or because you have accepted a job in another city, the art of locating a residence that is hundreds or even thousands of miles from home can be a daunting task.  Before you double the stress associated with moving, let me give you my short list of helpful hints designed to find you a home no matter how far from home you need to look.

Moving a Multi-Generational Family

By Scott Boone

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In centuries past, it was common for families to be comprised of three or more generations, not to mention livestock.  While most modern humans limit livestock to a few prized pets, until recently it was unusual for multi-generational families to be the norm in the US.  The reason this was so was that lifespans were quite limited.  The average life expectancy in 1900 was only 49.  By 1950, it had risen to 68.  By 2000, it had risen again to 78.  Since parents are living longer, many families today routinely find themselves with three or even four generations under one roof.  This means when it comes time to move a multi-generational family, it can present some unique issues.