American Moving and Storage Association

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Before You Move

Calculating the Real Cost of Moving Your Self Fill in the underlined spaces to calculate the real cost of moving yourself

Truck Rental Cost
Base Rental Cost	$	per day	days	$0.00
If there is a flat fee for a period of days, enter 1 day for the number of days
Extra Days	$	per day	days	$0.00
Extra Miles	$	per mile	miles	$0.00
Trailer Rental	$	per day	days	$0.00
Gasoline cost	$	per gallon	miles	$0.00
Tolls	$			$0.00
Hitch	$			$0.00
Installation	$			$0.00
Wiring	$			$0.00
Other	$			$0.00
Total Rental Equipment -				$0.00

Packing Materials
Rooms to be packed	$	per room	rooms	$0.00
(do not count bathrooms, but include basements, garages and storage areas)
Additional materials
small boxes	$	each	qty	$0.00
medium boxes	$	each	qty	$0.00
large boxes	$	each	qty	$0.00
dish packs	$	each	qty	$0.00
cell packs	$	each	qty	$0.00
newsprint	$	each	qty	$0.00
tape	$	each	qty	$0.00
bubble wrap	$	each	qty	$0.00
other	$			$0.00
Total Cost of Packing Materials -				$0.00

Other Equipment
2 Wheel Dollies	$	each	qty	$0.00
4 Wheel Dollies	$	each	qty	$0.00
Appliance Dollies	$	each	qty	$0.00
Furniture Pads (per dozen)	$	each	qty	$0.00
Rope and tie downs	$			$0.00
Other	$			$0.00
Total Cost of Other Equipment -				$0.00

Labor Cost
Hired Labor	$	per hour	hours	$0.00
Friends and Family	$	per hour	hours	$0.00
(include time for packing, loading, pickup and delivery of equipment, unloading and unpacking)
Total Labor Cost -				$0.00

Miscellanous Expenses
Driving own vehicle	$	per miles	miles	$0.00
Insurance	$	per day	days	$0.00
Meals	$	persons	days	$0.00
Hotel expenses	$			$0.00
Other	$			$0.00
Total Miscellanous Expenses -				$0.00

Total Cost of Moving Yourself -				$0.00

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