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Two Months Before Moving
Sort through your belongings to reduce the number of things you move.
Have a garage sale or donate items you no longer need to charity.
Gather packing supplies: boxes, packing material, tape, felt markers, and scissors.
If you’re moving a long distance, make travel arrangements with the airline, hotel,
and rental car agency. If you're driving to your new home, get maps and plan your
travel route.
Save all moving receipts, because some moving expenses may be tax deductible. Check
the current tax code for requirements.
Place your legal, medical, financial, and insurance records in a safe and accessible place.
Purchase insurance coverage for valuables to be moved.
One Month Before Moving
Start packing items that aren’t regularly used such as off-
and items in storage areas (garage, attic, and closets).
Make travel arrangements for your pets.
If you’re driving, get your car tuned up.
Get medical records from your doctors, dentist, optometrist, and veterinarian.
Send items (rugs, drapes, clothing, quilts, bedding) to the cleaners.
Back up important computer files to floppy disk.
Two Weeks Before Moving
Contact your utility companies (gas, electric, water, cable, trash collector, and local
phone service providers) and notify them of your move.
Sign up for services at your new address.
Contact your long distance phone company and notify them of your move.
Call friends and family and recruit help for the moving day if necessary.
Confirm your travel reservations.
Arrange to close or transfer your bank account, if appropriate. Pick up items from safety
deposit box.
One Week Before Moving
Pick up items from the cleaners, repair shops, or friends.
Pack a survival kit of clothes, medicines, special foods, and so on to carry you through
the day after arrival in your new home.
Finish packing all boxes minus what you’ll need in the final week.
Inform the post office of your upcoming move.
Send change-
Friends and family
Banks, insurance companies, credit card companies, and other financial institutions
Magazines and newspapers
Doctors, lawyer, accountant, realtor, and other service providers
State and federal tax authorities and any other government agencies as needed
Workplace, schools, and alma maters
Voter registration office and motor vehicle bureau
The Day Before
Set aside moving materials, such as tape measure, pocket knife, and rope.
Pad corners and stairways of house.
Lay down old sheets in the entry and hallways to protect floor coverings.
Remove hanging fixtures.
If you’re driving, check oil and gas in your car.
If you’re traveling, make sure you have tickets, charge cards, and other essentials.
Moving Day
Carry with you:
The keys to your new home.
Map of new town and directions to your house.
The telephone number of the moving company.
Cash or traveler's checks.
Documentation related to the sale of your home.
Your insurance policies and agent's phone number.
Your current address book or personal planner.
Prescription and non-
Enough clothing to get by if the movers are late.
Any important personal records and documents.
Any items of great personal value to you that are virtually irreplaceable (for example,
a photo album).
Back-
Sheets and towels for the first night in your new home.
Personal hygiene items (for example, toothpaste, soap, razor)
Arrival Day
Show movers where to place furniture and boxes.
Unpack any valuable items, such as silver, art, and jewelry, upon arrival.
After the Move
Walk and drive around your neighborhood and community to orient yourself and your
family.
Get new driver’s licenses, library cards, voter registration cards, and bus passes.
Enroll children in school.
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