Moving in Sept. Overwhelmed - Any Advice?

Thanks for those links in regards to the lease, I actually find out the turn in early fee is my lease buyout which is like almost 14k but the jeep lists for about 18-19k so since it had very very low milage and some extras like moonroof, side steps, 6 cd changer my dad suggested I try and convince the dealer to just take it back and sell it, or just buy out the lease and sell it on my own but just food for thought!

If the dealer tries to lowball you (which they will  ), don't forget to try Carmax as well. They will buy cars and you are not obligated to purchase anything from them.

Thanks Matt I most deffinitly will! I agree and am in no mood for that, I should try calling them today and just say you'll take this Jeep back and give ME the difference! Seems as if i'm in a take no prisoners mood today just walked into the VPs office here and was like I'm so sick of the BS all I need to know is how I do my job, that's all I'm concerned about and blah blah - hate this job haha... now I better move! May not have a job much longer laugh... my poor gf better stay away tonight the fireworks are starting early over here

Overwhelmed as well here. I offically arrive in England the last week of August but am moving out of my duplex in 2 1/2 weeks. (going to visit family for a few weeks) I've been wandering around my apt today attempting to pack things but they are all things that I NEED for the next 2 weeks.

I applied for my visa last week on Wed so I'm just waiting. The car is sold, and I'm putting the furniture on CraigsList this weekend.

My best advice...space bags, you can fits so much in them. Also just pick a room a weekend and make piles. Give away, sell, keep.

The most frustrating thing is working the day job and knowing that you have so much to do at home!

The most frustrating thing is working the day job and knowing that you have so much to do at home!

You think that's bad. Try working from home and trying to run phone conferences while your wife and her friends pack around you. I've had to come to the office for some peace and quiet. Which is saying something, because I HATE coming to the office.

Roll on September...

i'm at work but can't say I'm doing lots of working... just putting out fires and getting things done for the move.

I too should be moving in September. I wonder how many of us will unknowingly pass each other in the airport?

Packing, err not to excited about that! I have decided to leave almost everything here, via yard sale or Craigslist.

I know where I'll be working, near Vauxhall. But where will I live? That has me stressed. Finding a cat friendly inexpensive place that has a good vibe and nice amenities to draw me out of the house seems daunting!

Best wishes to all of you!

Rightmove.co.uk has been the best lettings site that I've used for house hunting. We found our place on there.

Good luck. We'll be going through BWI on Aug 26th, assuming the cosmic tumblers keep falling into place...

When I came to the UK, I ended up selling my car with another three weeks to go before my big move. I just borrowed one from friends for a while. Is that an option for you?

As for packing, I sold off or gave away all my electronics and brought everything else - furniture, etc. To me, it was so worth it. I need my stuff!! 

Yep I kind of want my stuff also - it's funny where I am living now is actually my dad's 2nd house, my brother and I were sharing it, paying him rent - I had a dog so it was easier then getting an apartment on Long Island, and this way she had a nice big yard... and now that the house is up for sale all the agents keep saying wow, how nice it's set up, how nice the furniture is and how it looks like the house was professionally stagged! Hmm maybe I have a future in the UK as a professional house stagger, giggle. Jeep, I did found out the value is up more then then the lease buyout so I will probably just try and sell it in the end and make a tiny profit to put into savings... looks like my move just got postponed, the gf is driving me crazy with committing to an actual date because she is trying to get everything set-up on that end, and make sure her finances are in order (although she is horrible at setting dates in general)... now looks like it could be Nov! But hey at least I brought myself some extra time in packing - because with nothing set in stone I got kind of lazy and haven't done a damn thing! Now let's hope this house doesn't sell so quickly - it's all so crazy! ...It would be funny though if we all passed each other at the airports, we should like come up with a color badge so we can recognize each other and give that understanding look of sympathy My father is starting to drive me mad because he is so worried I'll move give up everything to be with my gf and if things don't work out how will I be able to come back after I gave up my job, car etc. Like I am not stressed enough! I have some money in savings, and plan to leave at least 2,500 in the bank here but if things did go horribly wrong (which I don't believe they will or I wouldn't be doing this obviouslly) not sure if that would get me through a month back home! Not to mention I'll only have a couple of thousand to 'bring' over with me, so until I can work it's going to be tight, although I do believe what is right, things will fall into place.

Definitely try and sell your car on your own. I took mine to Carmax to get a value. I told the guy what I wanted for it and they couldn't come anywhere close to that. He told me to sell it on my own, that I would get what I want. He was right. I got enough to pay off the loan and still make a little profit. I put it on Craigslist and told everyone I knew I was selling it. In the end, it was the cheap little 'for sale' signs I put in the windows. It sold the next day to a girl at my work who saw it in the parking lot. Good luck with everything. I know how stressful it can be!

I'm moving to the Manchester area the end of September, well arriving on Oct. 1 to be exact! I've gone through my things so many times trying to narrow down what to keep and what to either try to sell or just plain throw away.  I also tried getting prices on shipping some furniture and decided no matter how much I love my sofa or my cabinets with glass doors, it's just not worth the money to ship it.  I have finally settled on bringing several very large suitcases and paying extra baggage costs.  Plus some friends of mine are coming over about a week or so after I get there so they're going to bring an extra bag for me too. 

I am bringing two cats and that is going to cost so much money that it has boiled down to "do I want this item more than I want my cats?" and inevitably the answer is "No."  I am planning on having a garage sale near the end of August and until then I have just placed my extra large suitcases where I can get to them and am putting things I have decided to keep in them, to make sure there will be enough room and also to help me with all the sorting.  Things are still in a state close to chaos and I can't believe I am sometimes staring at the smallest thing like a pin cushion or a potato peeler and wondering how much do I love this thing?  I am looking forward to the moment I start to recognize organization somewhere in it all! 

I'm not really sure I have much advice, just empathy. It helps to read that other people who are going through the same things are having the same feelings as I am.

Well we've shipped our vehicle and our motorcycle today. My entire house is pretty much packed. We move out on Saturday. I made list after list and when through pile again and again. In the end we forgot about shipping my trash can. Which is silly but I really liked it. We had the room just forgot to throw it in the VW bus. oh well.

I'm up for giving the bat signal at customs in Heathrow on Aug 28th as long as it doesn't get me detained! Look for me I'll have the pouting pre-teen glued to his PSP.

I don't know about you other September movers, but my hair is starting to stand on end. It's 5 weeks until the move and we don't have a place to live yet (DH is sorting that out this month), we don't have a UK bank account yet (looking into HSBC's "Passport" account), our flights are not booked (I know, I need to do that NOW), the cats' last vet appointment has not been made (for the PETS paperwork), I still haven't gone back to the midwest to visit my family (which I promised to do before I leave), DH doesn't have a UK job lined up yet (working on it), I haven't sold my car, and our apartment is still full of way too much stuff.

OMFG!!!! 

I know we'll sort out everything on time, but I'm really starting to feel the heat. It's going to be a very busy weekend chipping away at the above list.

If I hadn't already torn it all out, I guarantee you that my hair would be on end, yes.

We have flights but no visas, a listed but not showable house, a job offer but no letter.

I do believe that I"m going to start drinking early today.