Create a three-ring binder to organize all the
details.
Decide whether to move with the help of
friends or professionals. Price the many costs (truck,
gas, food, hotels, strained muscles, strained
friendships, etc.) of doing it yourself before deciding
that professionals are too expensive.
Hire your truck or moving company
immediately. Depending on the time of year and direction
you're traveling, procrastinators can be wait-listed
several months or forced to pay a premium.
Find out if you can deduct your moving
expenses.
WEEK 2
Clean out storage areas in and around
your home and donate or sell everything you don't need.
Decide whether to leave, sell, donate or
ship large appliances.
Start planning your meals around the
contents of your freezer.
Get rid of anything flammable or
corrosive (paint, cleaning products, antifreeze, oil,
gasoline, etc.). If your grill has a gas tank, empty it
completely. If you're unsure where to get rid of these
materials, ask your moving company for a local HAZMAT
disposal site.
WEEK 3
Start collecting used grocery boxes for
your packing needs.
Have all valuables you are moving or
shipping re-appraised for insurance purposes.
WEEK 4
Send a change of address kit to your post
office.
If moving out of state, research the
driver's license and auto registration requirements.
Register children in their new school and
transfer their records.
Alert your homeowner's/renter's and auto
insurance companies.
WEEK 5
Contact all organizations you belong to
and transfer your membership to the new location.
Ask for health care referrals in your new
location, then transfer all your medical records,
including x-rays, to the new service providers.
Make a home inventory of all your
possessions. Record the serial numbers of any electronic
equipment.
Start packing items you won't need
between now and the move.
WEEK 6
Get a two-month supply of medications and
have your prescriptions transferred to a pharmacy in the
new location.
Ask your veterinarian about travel plans
for your pets.
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your own stuff, start buying packing materials.
Check your insurance policy for what is
covered in a move. Make sure your homeowner's or
renter's liability insurance covers both the new and old
locations during the move.
WEEK 7
Check with all of your local service
providers (such as dry cleaners and film developers) to
pick up items and settle accounts.
Tell the utility companies when to turn
off the old services and turn on the new (two days
before your arrival).
Pack all valuable items you will be
taking with you.
WEEK 8
Unplug, defrost and dry the freezer and
refrigerator.
Pack suitcases with all items you will
need before the moving truck arrives in your new
location.
Prepare a special
"last-on/first-off" box with any items you
will need immediately upon your arrival.
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