A nice compromise between "pay a sketchy moving company thousands to haul your stuff to another city, eventually" and "get rid of everything you can't fit in ch

A nice compromise between "pay a sketchy moving company thousands to haul your stuff to another city, eventually" and "get rid of everything you can't fit in checked baggage" is to ship your stuff to yourself (or someone you trust to hold onto it temporarily in your new city) via UPS. Even ignoring sentimentality, most smaller possessions will make economic sense to ship rather than replace, and they're far more reliable and far cheaper than moving companies.