When moving houseplants, make sure you do your research. Traveling from state to state and country to country, your green-leafed babies may not be allowed to move with you; or the change in climate and environment can make them miserable; or your new house has a different exposure which may not be best for that fussy ficus.

Keep this in mind, too, for any garden plants you're taking with you. Know how to store them for the move and how to transplant them properly into their new environment so they'll not only survive, but thrive.

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Moving is expensive - just ask our accountant.

Each time we move we seem to spend more money, even though I firmly believe in getting rid of as much stuff as possible; still, costs increase and the distances traveled become greater.

If you find your move is costing more than you initially thought, make sure you know where you might be losing money. From extra fees charged by moving companies to errors made in the planning process, small money leaks can add up to extra dollars lost - extra dollars that could make a significant impact on your move.

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Before we left for South America, we were told by a travel agent that the voltage was the same as our home country. We soon discovered, however, that the voltage in Peru was higher and the sockets there would not accommodate our standard square-pronged plugs. We spent one full afternoon in Lima hunting down an adapter. While it was a fun adventure that took us all over the capital city, save yourself the time and energy - find out before you move or travel.

Check the voltage and plugs accepted for the area you'll be living in or traveling to before you decide to take expensive and sometimes fragile electronic items with you - your electric toothbrush will be happy that you did.

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