The Funny Side of Moving Expenses You Never Knew

Moving soon? Prepare to be the talk of the town as friends and neighbors speculate on your reasons. But gossip is the least of your worries. From skyrocketing booze and ice cream bills to the hidden costs of packing materials, moving is a financial and emotional rollercoaster. Dive in to discover the hilarious, yet costly, truths about relocating.

1. Target of Gossip

You'll be the center of attention of all your friends, neighbors, co-workers and family! They'll speculate whether you are running from the law, financial woes or that ex-girlfriend.

2. Booze and/ or Ice Cream

You can expect the amount of money you spend on alcohol and ice cream to sky rocket as unhealthy coping tools before, during and after this whole moving process. According to a study from some credible university you can expect these bills to at least double along with your waistline. Cheers!

3. Wasted Time

Through this whole moving process, you will commence on a number of endeavors that will have mixed, but usually poor, results. We mean the yard sale, dumpster diving and Netflix extravaganza alone will take up all the energy you planned on spending for packing.

4. Packing Materials

Once you have decided finally to cave in and buy actual boxes, tape and peanuts, you'll be surprised how high the bill is for what seems like such simple materials actually is. For those of you with children, don't forget to pick up extra duct tape to strap the kids down while you try to finish up packing for the move.

5. Pride

At some point mid-packing you'll realize there is no way you can finish all this work by yourself. As a full-grown adult you'll find yourself begging anyone who will listen to come over and pack your stuff in exchange for beer and pizza.

6. Friends

You know all those supposed "friends" you have. Well, some of those called "friends" that won't help you move are now officially on you sh** list.

7. Sanity

Let's face it, you were already a little bonkers anyways. The move may just be the thing that brings the men with the white jackets to your door step.

8. Therapy

At some point your friends and family will stop caring about your moving woes. At this point you'll pay a stranger to whine to in the name of healing from the trauma of a move.

9. Hiring Movers

Your therapist, sick of your whining, will suggest you accept your situation and hire movers.

10. Replacing Items

Over the course of the move, you will at some point decide you want to become Zen by throwing away a bunch of your stuff, so if you ever have to move again it won't be such a pain. When you settle into your new place, you'll realize you'll miss all this junk then replace it with newer and more expensive junk. Namaste!