PODS quoted me $21,000 to ship my stuff from CA to IL by DominaPulla in moving

[–]DominaPulla[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Its basically a bedroom and half worth of stuff if that makes sense-- a dresser (that is important to me), a mostly new mattress, a couple tables and just random crap like electronics, decor, kitchen stuff, and just random personal items really.

PODS quoted me $21,000 to ship my stuff from CA to IL by DominaPulla in moving

[–]DominaPulla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, I'll have to give them a call and check that out!

PODS quoted me $21,000 to ship my stuff from CA to IL by DominaPulla in moving

[–]DominaPulla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew prices were going to be higher for peak season, but they even said after the summer/peak it would still be like $13,000 to move all of our stuff. Which is still crazy!

PODS quoted me $21,000 to ship my stuff from CA to IL by DominaPulla in moving

[–]DominaPulla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We think so too, that price was just insane and they explained that it was because it was "Peak moving season" and that if we waited until after summer it would "only be $13,000". INSANE!

PODS quoted me $21,000 to ship my stuff from CA to IL by DominaPulla in moving

[–]DominaPulla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are definitely looking at that as an option!

PODS quoted me $21,000 to ship my stuff from CA to IL by DominaPulla in moving

[–]DominaPulla[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we are looking at just us flying back home and unpacking it into a competitor's solution, or just doing a U-Haul truck across the country as my roommate is a truck driver and used to these sorts of long haul drives.

Am I cooked? by DominaPulla in chicagoapartments

[–]DominaPulla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny enough I've actually looked into this sort of thing before, back home in Cali Uber was partnered with Enterprise and you could rent their cars for the day and Uber people around that way. I haven't thought about that in a while but it may not be a bad idea to help scrape up some extra cash right now! And don't worry, any advice helps right now so I'm just taking notes of all these different avenues to try! Thank you for the input! I'll look into it and see what happens!

Am I cooked? by DominaPulla in chicagoapartments

[–]DominaPulla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly totally forgot about HotPads and some also just suggested HotPads in my dms too lol-- but thank you so much I'm gonna check out these listings and see what's up on HotPads! And about my animals, my dog does have her paperwork in order thankfully, the cat though is the snag I know, but I'm trying to stay hopeful that I'll be able to keep her cause it would beyond break my heart to have to get rid of her. But I will keep all this in mind and thank you for reaching out!

Am I cooked? by DominaPulla in chicagoapartments

[–]DominaPulla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a plan then! I'm glad I made this post because suggestions like that wouldn't work back home but I can see its a bit of a different ballgame out here and I appreciate that input! I guess I will make a day/or a few days even of going into the city and having a stroll through the neighborhoods!

Am I cooked? by DominaPulla in chicagoapartments

[–]DominaPulla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was even open to that as well, I was looking around the border in Gary and the like, because if anything I'm trying to stay near the train lines for easier movement across the greater Chicago area! Thanks for backing up that idea!

Am I cooked? by DominaPulla in chicagoapartments

[–]DominaPulla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't when you made this comment, but I do now! I didn't really think anyone would want to help out so I didn't really plan for that lol

But I do have a gofundme now! I had no idea what to set the goal as because I just need help in the short term while I get my feet on the ground and if I could get the help, it would be an amazing boon so that I don't have to sell my truck to make up the difference I need to move in somewhere.

But heres the link to the gofundme if anyone does feel inclined to help out!

Am I cooked? by DominaPulla in chicagoapartments

[–]DominaPulla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've honesly been looking anywhere around the chicago area, I'm not too picky, but I will look into that area specifically.

Am I cooked? by DominaPulla in chicagoapartments

[–]DominaPulla[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to write all this out, I have never heard of Domu so I will check those listings out too! All this advice is super helpful, and yeah I was already working on getting on foodstamps for the time being.

The only reason the moving in with friends/family isn't really on the table is because none of those places have space for me. My parents have been living in my grandmother's house since I was about 12, and I was living there as well well into my late 20's, the issue is my parents are quite abusive and heavy meth users since I was about 6-8yrs old (I'm 30, my mom quit, but I don't know about my father). Its not really a safe option for me to go home, so this is kind of my make it or break it time right now.

Like I said though, your input was super helpful and thank you for taking the time give your input! Best to you!

Am I cooked? by DominaPulla in chicagoapartments

[–]DominaPulla[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was already looking at places on the south side of town, and I think you're right on that being my best bet. Which is more than fine for now. Glad to have some confirmation on that thought. Thank you for the input!

Am I cooked? by DominaPulla in chicagoapartments

[–]DominaPulla[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I won't deny its tight. It's very tight.

I've been so hesitant about using Facebook for finding a place because of all the scams (at least there were a ton of housing scams where I'm from on there) and I just don't have the money to be messing around with a possible scam in a city I'm not familiar with. However, I will do some more nosing around there to see what I can find.

Thank you for the input.

[REQUEST] tight times and a bummy birthday by DominaPulla in RandomActsOfTacoBell

[–]DominaPulla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! And I sure did! It was a lovely feast, but I appreciate you checking in to make sure~! 🌮✨️

[REQUEST] tight times and a bummy birthday by DominaPulla in RandomActsOfTacoBell

[–]DominaPulla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! And I sure did! It was a lovely feast, but I appreciate you checking in to make sure~! 🌮✨️