Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Besides the issues with selling our stuff, packing our stuff, finding an apartment, money, and finding jobs, we have one other issue…. How are we actually going to get to New York?
Maz and I have one car between the two of us, which we plan to sell before we move, my Dad said he is willing to drive his pick-up out to New York, and my Mom want to come with us when we move. So…how do we get four people and a apartment sized load of stuff half-way across the country?
First our stuff. Between what can fit in the back of my Dad’s truck we figure renting a U-Haul trailer should work for the rest. Prices for the biggest a U-Haul my Dad can tow, from Wisconsin to Brooklyn, are around $300 – $350. Not too bad… cheaper than having to replace our bed, dressers, etc. Luckily for us this one way seems to be cheap. I checked the price for renting the same trailer from Brooklyn to Milwaukee and it’s over $700. I guess that means once we get to New York we aren’t coming back since we wouldn’t be able to afford it.
So that will get our stuff there. What about four people? My Dad’s truck has two jump seats in the back, but I still don’t think all four of us will fit in there together. Especially if we all want to still be speaking to each other when we arrive….
The truck will take care of two of us. While I like to ride my bike, I think that is out of the question. Train tickets are expensive. That leaves flying. We found tickets on JetBlue for about $175 round-trip for when we go in August. If we could get similar priced tickets for September, flying may be doable. The upside of having two of us fly out is being able to pack some extra stuff in our suitcases. It might also be nice to have someone pick up the keys to the new place before the truck packed full of stuff arrive. So now the question is, who rides in the truck for 17 hours and who flies for 3 hours?
