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- Two Months Before Your Move
- Get a quote from 2 moving companies.
- Buy moving supplies: boxes, tape, markers, bubble wrap, etc.
- Create a furniture floor plan for your new home.
- Research storage facilities.
- Arrange for transportation for your pets.
- Fill-out the USPS Change of Address Form.
- Start packing items you don’t use often.
- Save all your moving expense receipts, your move may be tax deductible.
- Organize all your important documents i.e. birth certificate, medical records, passports, tax returns, bank statements, etc and put them in a box labeled “Take with me”.
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- One Month Before Your Move
- Select a moving company. Confirm the date, the price and other moving details.
- Arrange hotel accommodations, car rental, airline reservations or temporary housing.
- Select a storage facility.
- Cancel magazine and newspaper subscriptions.
- Notify your doctors and ask for new physician referrals in your new area.
- Give friends and family your new contact information.
- Contact your bank to make arrangements for transferring accounts and/or order new checks with your new address.
- Clean out your safety deposit box.
- Call your utility service companies (cable, gas, water, internet, telephone, etc) to schedule a disconnection date for your old house.
- Call utility service companies (cable, gas, water, internet, telephone, etc) to schedule a connection date for your new home.
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- Two Weeks Before Your Move
- Confirm the move details with the moving company.
- Confirm travel reservations.
- Continue packing. Make sure to label each box and keep an inventory.
- Contact your insurance agent(s) and give them your new address.
- Finalize the furniture floor plan.
- Contact any creditors to inform them of your move.
- Close any local charge accounts.
- Make arrangements with a cleaning service to clean your old house.
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- One Week Before Your Move
- Continue packing.
- Fill prescriptions or medications.
- Plan meals for the whole week so you can start emptying your refrigerator.
- Dispose/recycle any unwanted items.
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- The Day Before Your Move
- Finish packing.
- Confirm (yes, again!) the move details with the moving company.
- Pack your suitcase with one set of clothes, toiletries, medications, towels, blankets, etc.
- Check all cabinets, drawers, and closets to make sure you packed everything.
- Set aside boxes, tape, scissors, rope, markers, etc for last minute packing.
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- Moving Day
- Do not make any plans for the day. Chances are you’ll be home the entire time to supervise the move.
- Be sure the truck that shows up belongs to the moving company you’ve hired.
- Carry all valuable items yourself i.e. important documents, medications, jewelry, etc.
- Before leaving the house, check to make sure you haven’t forgot anything.
- Turn off all appliances before you leave.
- Throw out the trash.
- Notify family or close friend of our itinerary for emergency purposes.
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