Your Moving Checklist
This handy checklist will help you organize your move. With some careful planning, your moving experience can be less stressful and more manageable.
6-8 WEEKS BEFORE MOVING
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Call your moving professional
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Tour your home to decide what to move
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Establish credit in your new city
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Collect personal records
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Transfer, sell or resign memberships in clubs or associations and arrange to close or transfer charge accounts
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Arrange for school authorities to transfer your children’s school records
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Set goals and deadlines if you plan to do your own packing
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Separate goods going into storage
4-6 WEEKS BEFORE MOVING
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Notify post office, utilities, professional services, insurance agencies, business accounts, government and public offices and magazine subscriptions.
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Obtain addresses of utility companies in the new city. Utilities can sometimes be connected before your arrival.
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Consider having a garage sale.
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Use up supplies of canned goods, frozen foods and other household items.
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Inventory what will go to determine the amount of declared valuation.
2-3 WEEKS BEFORE MOVING
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Confirm your pack dates with the moving company and supply them with destination address and phone numbers.
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Make family travel plans. Have your car prepared for the trip.
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Have rugs and draperies cleaned. Leave wrapped when they are returned.
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Set a date for utilities disconnection.
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Take pets to the veterinarian. Most states require health certificates and rabies inoculations.
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Return library books and anything borrowed from friends and neighbors.
3 DAYS BEFORE MOVING
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Prepare valuables such as money, credit cards, stamp collections, etc. to take with you.
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Pack suitcases. Arrange for a babysitter for moving day if necessary.
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Empty the refrigerator so that it can dry at least 24 hours before the movers arrive.
1 DAY BEFORE MOVING
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Have dishes washed and dried, and unplug TV so it is at room temperature when loaded.
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Check closets, cabinets and storage lockers for articles overlooked.
MOVING DAY
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Be on hand when movers arrive.
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Carry jewelery, medication and documents yourself. Plan for transporting pets.
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Let someone know your route and schedule and serve as a message center.
AT YOUR NEW ADDRESS
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Be on hand to watch unloading process.
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Check on service connections.
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Register to vote, and obtain driver’s license and car registration if necessary. Register your children in school.