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How to Choose the Best Neighborhood to Move To

Selecting the right neighborhood is a significant decision that influences your day-to-day life and overall well-being. The neighborhood you choose becomes a part of your identity, and it can greatly impact your comfort, convenience, and happiness.

Living in Thousand Oaks: Pros and Cons

Thousand Oaks, located in Ventura County, California, is known for its beautiful scenery, thriving community, and laid-back lifestyle. If you're considering making this suburban paradise your home, it's important to weigh both the advantages and drawbacks of living in Thousand Oaks. 

Average Cost To Move Across The Country: 6 Ways To Save Money

Moving across the country is a huge undertaking, and the financial aspect can be daunting. Whether you’re relocating for a new job, to be closer to family, or simply for a change of scenery, planning, budgeting for your move, and the right long-distance moving checklist is critical.

Planning a Cross-Country Move? 12 Essential Tips for a Smooth Transition

Starting fresh in a new state is exciting, but it can be a bit tricky. We’ve got some handy tips to make your move smoother—trust us, it often doesn’t go as planned!

Essential Guide: Your Ultimate Long-Distance Moving Checklist

Moving to a new home is often stressful, and long-distance moves can be even more challenging. Whether you’re relocating for a job, a change of scenery, or lower taxes, moving long distances requires careful planning and coordination.

Living in Bakersfield, CA: Pros and Cons

Bakersfield, California, is a city with a mix of country vibes and city living, making it an interesting place for people thinking about moving there. But like any place, living in Bakersfield has its pros and cons.

Living in Temecula: Pros and Cons

Temecula is part of the Greater Los Angeles area, known for its picturesque wine country. It’s home to more than 40 wineries and vineyards. Living in Temecula, California, offers a blend of pros and cons which we will cover today. Home to more than 100,000 people, this could be your next destination.

Living in Oxnard: Pros and Cons

Oxnard, California is a unique city that combines urban and coastal experiences, which makes it an attractive destination for many people who are willing to settle in the southern part of California. Oxnard is a beautiful coastal town located on the Pacific coast of Ventura County with excellent beaches, cultural events, among others, and farming activities

First time home buyer checklist: 12 tips for a successful move

With the recent launch of the CA Dream for All program, we’ve been speaking to dozens of first time home buyers about their journey into their new homes. Moving into your first home can feel exciting, but also overwhelming.

Meathead Movers brings you the strongest man in Temecula

Here at Meathead Movers we don’t just measure strength by how heavy you can lift or the size of your muscles. We take into account mental and personal strengths as well as work ethic.

6 questions to ask when selecting a long distance moving company

Packing up and moving a long distance can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be. Here at Meathead Movers, we don’t handle long distance moves the traditional way.

Is your business moving? Learn how to choose the right commercial movers

Relocating a business is never easy. From the planning, logistics, and your employee's happiness, we’re sure the last thing on your mind is how to find a commercial mover that is right for you.

How to spot (and avoid) a moving scam

You’re moving! What an exciting time, a time of new beginnings, new routines, and new environments. Moving can also be stressful, unfamiliar, and a lot of work (who knew you had so much stuff!).

How to pack when downsizing

Whether your kids are finally all moved out, or you’re tired of maintaining a large home; there are many different reasons why you may be planning or considering downsizing your home. Whatever your reasons may be, downsizing your home could be incredibly refreshing.

How much to tip movers in 2021

Tipping is customary in the U.S. Providing a tip shows appreciation for those who have met or exceeded the standard when it comes to helping and providing us great customer service.

Items Meathead Movers cannot move

When moving day arrives after weeks or months of preparation, there tends to be a wide variety of emotions that are felt. These feelings can be both positive and negative.

How to safely pack Christmas decorations

We’re sure that most of you can agree on this, but it seems as though each passing year has been going by faster and faster at an exponential rate.

Moving out of state? 30 things to keep in mind

Moving out of state is perhaps one of the biggest decisions you will make in your life. You’re not just moving to another city where you may have been a few times and know the layout already, or somewhere within close enough proximity to people, you see regularly.

10 best & cheapest ways to move cross country

Are you looking for the best ways to move across the country that won’t break the bank? You’ve come to the right place.

Change of address checklist — who to notify when moving

Our handy change of address checklist below will ensure that you have given everyone your new address and remove one thing off your list of items that may cause you to stress.

Want to get paid to travel the United States?

Can you imagine making $15-20 per hour to travel to new states throughout the country? We can! As our moving services expand nationwide, our Movers are getting to explore the country and get paid to do it.

5 important questions to consider when moving during COVID-19

Moving is stressful in general, and now many people are facing a global pandemic on top of that. We sat down with Aaron Steed to ask some questions about moving during COVID-19 in hopes of eliminating misinformation and encouraging the safest moves possible.

Can I move during COVID-19?

In mid-March, it felt like our entire country stopped. Non-essential businesses closed their doors and everyone hunkered down to weather this pandemic together. There are, however, many things that kept moving forward – perhaps your escrow closing or your lease expiring. That’s where we come in.

Meathead Movers now offering 0-36% payment plan options

We know that during these unprecedented times, many people are facing financial hardship. We also know that sometimes moving is unavoidable, especially when no one planned for this pandemic. We want to help.

Meathead Movers response to COVID-19

Meathead Movers is deemed an essential business by our government and public health officials. We remain open and operating, while increasing our safety protocols that align with the guidelines of the CDC.

New Year’s resolutions of a Meathead Mover

As we enter a new decade, Team Meathead set some big New Year’s Resolutions for 2020. We are starting the new year with the highest starting wages in company history and the strongest team of employees that we’ve ever had. In order to maintain our standards and provide an exceptional experience for our customers, we are committed to the following:

Advice for moving during the holidays

As if the holiday season wasn’t busy enough, adding a move day to the schedule can make things particularly stressful. Don’t worry – we have you covered with our best advice on surviving the holidays and your big move.

Tips for setting up the perfect event

While our claim-to-fame is definitely moving and packing, we offer many more services beyond that. One important service that our athletes have mastered is the art of setting up an event. We would never say that we are professional event planners, but we sure do have the muscle to execute event planners’ visions.

How to make moving with pets a paw-fect experience

Every single day, our Meathead Movers Call Center hears stories about the adorable pups and cats (and some other interesting animals!) that will need to be accounted for during a big move.

'Meat' the team: Director of Operations

With five branches and more than 700 employees, Meathead Movers has a lot of moving parts (pun intended) that need to be managed by a skilled team of Operations Managers.

Tackling professional athlete relocation

As a company founded by athletes for athletes, Meathead Movers has maintained its mission of supporting its employees as they work their way through college in pursuit of the American Dream. Many of our employees have gone on to become professional athletes, who have then returned to us as customers when they need to relocate for a job.

Five reasons Meathead Movers is the ultimate summer job

Summer is the busiest moving season, which means Meathead Movers is looking to hire sports and fitness lovers throughout Central and Southern California. If you’re looking for a job that keeps you outside in the sunshine and getting paid to work out, look no further – we have the job for you.

How to protect yourself from moving scams

Meathead Movers was founded on the principle of helping athletes accomplish the American dream, while also providing a superior moving service to its customers. The moving industry has a notoriously bad reputation, and it’s our mission to change the way that people perceive moving and storage companies.

10 questions to ask a moving company

Unfortunately horror stories about NEW and unethical moving companies are far to frequent in this day and age. Every single year thousands of complaints are filed against moving companies for unethical practices. However, there are great moving companies that will make your relocation as easy and as stress free as possible.

Asking your friends to help you move: Worth it?

Here’s a scenario you’ve probably experienced once or twice: It’s a week before you’re set to move out of your place. Your things are beginning to get packed up...

Show me the money!!! One moving company's guarantee when they dare you to compare!

You know what they say about death and taxes; those are the only guarantees in life, right? WRONG!!! I’m about to drop some serious knowledge about a revolutionary new guarantee made to the common man by Meathead Movers.