{"id":2497,"date":"2017-11-29T21:35:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T21:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/?p=2497"},"modified":"2025-08-29T11:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T11:02:51","slug":"the-10-commandments-of-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/blog\/the-10-commandments-of-moving\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Commandments of Moving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Okay, they're not written on stone slabs by the hand of God, but if you don't know the&nbsp;10&nbsp;Commandments of Moving, your move can end up being much more difficult than you anticipated.&nbsp;Take this advice to heart:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Thou shalt\u00a0schedule your move ahead of time<\/strong> - If you wait too long to schedule your move, your preferred moving date may already be booked. So schedule your move ahead of time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thou shalt not wait to begin packing until the last second<\/strong> - Begin packing well ahead of time so that you're not struggling to get everything packed by moving day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thou shalt\u00a0label all of your boxes<\/strong> - Label everything so that it's easier to unpack when you're all moved in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thou shalt\u00a0seek the help of a professional<\/strong> - Trying to move yourself will take longer and will increase the risk of damage and injury.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thou shalt\u00a0check moving company references <\/strong>- Make sure the mover is reputable by checking their references.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thou shalt\u00a0read the moving contract<\/strong> - Know exactly what the terms and conditions are and check for hidden fees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thou shalt\u00a0sort through your things before packing<\/strong> - There's no point in moving things you don't need anymore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thou shalt not forget to change your address<\/strong> - <a href=\"\/blog\/quick-guide-to-changing-your-address-2\/\">Make sure you change your address<\/a> for all subscriptions and other services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thou shalt not forget to switch over utilities<\/strong> - You won't want to move into a house with no power, so contact your utilities before\u00a0moving day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thou shalt pack an essentials box<\/strong> - Pack a box with things you'll need your first night, like medications, toiletries and the like.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these ten moving commandments and contact us at <a href=\"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/contact-us\/\">Muscular Moving Men<\/a> to schedule your upcoming move today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, they're not written on stone slabs by the hand of God, but if you don't know the&nbsp;10&nbsp;Commandments of Moving, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-moving-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10615,"href":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2497\/revisions\/10615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muscularmovingmen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}