Moving Checklist

q Make a “moving box”. Put all of your checklist stuff in it. It stays WITH you.

q As soon as you know you are going to move, start keeping magazine labels, catalogue labels, and envelopes from people who send you mail, for change of address forms.

q Obtain copies of all medical, druggist, veterinarian, school, auto repair and insurance records.

q Complete mail forwarding forms for the post office. Make sure to renew the forwarding as often as possible to at least get you through the “Christmas card” mail.

q Ask the phone company to give callers your new phone number after you move.

q Throw things away or donate them BEFORE you move. Too many people throw things away as they are unpacking!

q Have all utilities disconnected two days after you move, giving you some leeway in the event of delays. Put an old bill for each utility in your moving box, in case you need the account numbers after you move.

q Don’t pack your local phone directory–take it with you. You’ll need that more than you think after you move, usually immediately.

q Make sure that anyone holding a security deposit has your new address. Also, any former employers who might need to send you a W-2.

q Put all prescription medicine and all frequently taken over-the-counter medicine in your moving box.

q Don’t label your boxes, number them. Keep an index of what is in each numbered box. That way, strangers won’t know what you own.

q Place colored tape on each box indicating the room it should be placed in after you move. You’ll be surprised how easy it will be to unpack if you can tell movers, “All boxes with green tape go in the living room”, for example.

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