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Kevin The Mover
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Kevin The Mover is a professional mover with more than 20 years of industry experience, bringing firsthand expertise as a mover and crew leader to HireAHelper readers.
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Lauren Thomas is the PR and Brand Marketing Manager at HireAHelper, where she leads all things brand, storytelling, and data journalism. With 9 years of experience across marketing copywriting, digital PR, and content marketing, she's built a career out of turning data and ideas into narratives people actually want to read.
She draws from years of experience in personal finance, insurance, and home services to help readers make smarter, more confident decisions about life's biggest expenses — moving included.
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Erin Scott has been writing about moving and storage since 2016, drawing on hands-on industry experience and her own local and cross-country moves to inform her advice.
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Casey Bond is a personal finance and lifestyle reporter whose work has appeared in Forbes, HuffPost, Yahoo Finance, and more — now helping HireAHelper readers move smarter.
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Melanie Morris
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Melanie Morris is an editor and writer at HireAHelper, combining 7+ years of editorial experience with firsthand knowledge from her own moves up and down the West Coast.
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Daniel Cobb is the senior editor at HireHelper.com, where he combines nearly a decade of writing and editing experience with a personal passion for all things moving.
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Karen Bodkin is a writer at HireAHelper whose background in home improvement, health, and travel writing helps her turn the overwhelming parts of moving into clear, actionable guidance.
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The Ultimate Moving Guide for Snowbirds
A workable snowbird plan starts with an honest annual budget, a clear understanding of residency rules, and a repeatable routine for closing one home and opening the other. After all, living somewhere warm for the... Read More
Lauren ThomasAug 24, 2026
How to Pack Jewelry for a Move
High-end jewelry is small, expensive, and very easy to lose or get tangled up on a moving truck. To protect your collection, pack each piece according to its specific shape and material, consider purchasing... Read More
Lauren ThomasAug 21, 2026
How to Pack Art Supplies for Moving
Packing an art studio can feel more complicated than packing the rest of the house. Instead of neatly shaped household items, you may be dealing with paints, delicate brushes, unfinished work, fragile ceramics, and... Read More
Lauren ThomasJul 20, 2026
What You Need To Know About Transporting Alcohol During a Move
It’s generally not illegal to bring alcohol across state lines when moving. However, the exact rules change depending on your destination and every state you drive through on the way to your new home. Most states... Read More
Lauren ThomasJul 06, 2026
How to Declutter Sentimental Items
Packing and decluttering are already one of the hardest and most time-consuming parts of moving. Part of the reason for this is that homes are packed with sentimental items and wonderful memories, and it's not... Read More
Lauren ThomasAug 29, 2025
7 Technologies That Changed How People Move
Moving still takes a ton of effort, but in the not-so-distant past, it was actually worse. There was a time when the only way to connect to a moving company was to call their landline, leave a message, and wait for... Read More
Lauren ThomasAug 29, 2025