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Send your forwarding address to the local
post office and send change of address card to:
- Insurance companies -
Magazines - Merchants - Clubs - Friends - Charge accounts
- Credit cards - Book/CD clubs - Catalogs - Veterans
Administration
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Keep file of vital papers and reminders
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Get estimates from moving companies, select
a moving company, confirm date and decide who will pack.
Paid packers typically come the day before moving day.
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Start sorting. Decide what to move, what to
sell, give away, discard. Take cuttings or give away extra
house-plants.
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Inventory possessions. List dents and
scratches and, if possible, list value and year of purchase.
Photo or video records are ideal.
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Transfer insurance:- Life - Automobile -
Hospitalization - Household goods, personal possessions
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Arrange sufficient cash or traveler’s checks
to cover cost of moving expenses and services. Transfer
companies usually require certified funds or cash.
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Have your bank recommend an affiliate in
your new city and transfer bank accounts and empty safe
deposit box.
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Disconnect and obtain any deposits or
letters of credit:- Electric - Water - Gas - Phone - Cable
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Stop service on the following:- Newspaper -
Garbage collection - Bakery - Milk - Lawn - Laundry, diapers
- Other
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Notify principal of your children’s school
about your intended move.- Request a letter from him/her
covering the status of your children in school.
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Notify your church pastor that you are
leaving.
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Obtain birth and baptism records of your
children.
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Obtain all medical records of shots, dental
records and eyeglass prescriptions.- Have your drug
prescriptions filled.
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Check with your attorney about will
revisions, if moving out of state.
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Have appliances serviced for the trip:-
Service power mowers, boats, etc., drain all gas and oil-
Automobiles - Refrigerator
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Pick up personal items:- Shoes being
repaired - Off-season stored clothing - Dry cleaning and
laundry - Film
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Return all borrowed items, library books.
Collect anything borrowed from you.
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Pack cleaning supplies, hammer, nails,
screwdriver, pliers, masking tape, tape measure, flashlight
and batteries, cloths, scissors, light bulbs, aspirin, soap,
toilet paper and first aid supplies, in a separate carton,
to take with you.
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Keep basics handy and in well-marked boxes:-
Comfortable clothes - Phones - Cosmetics/toiletries - Alarm
clocks - Iron - Cleaning supplies - Extension cords -
Toolbox and flashlight - Linens and towels
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Save the phone book from your former city
residence.
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Carry jewelry and documents yourself.
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Verify insurance coverage, packing and
unpacking labor, arrival day, various shipping papers,
method and time of expected payment.
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Let a close friend or relative know the
route and schedule you will travel, including overnight
stops. Use him/her as message headquarters.
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Leave the keys for your old property with
your Sales Associate or Title Co.
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Collect children’s games and activities for
the trip.
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Plan meals and snacks, to minimize shopping.
Have “quick-fix” foods ready or plan to eat out/carry in.