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Moving Checklist







      Before You Move                                          Moving Day
                                                                 ❑  Arrange enough cash or traveler’s checks to cover cost of
      Address Change                                               moving services  and    expenses  until  you  make  banking
        ❑  Post Office – Give forwarding address                   connections in your new city
          ❑  Charge Accounts – Credit Cards                        ❑  Carry jewelry and documents yourself
          ❑  Subscriptions – Notice requires several weeks       ❑  Plan for transporting pets;  they are poor traveling
          ❑  Friends and Relatives                                 companions if unhappy

      Bank                                                         ❑  Carry traveler’s checks for quick, available funds
                                                                   ❑  Let a close friend or relative know the route and schedule
          ❑  Transfer funds – Arrange check cashing in new city      you will travel including overnight stops;  use him or her as a
        ❑  Arrange credit references                                message headquarters
      Insurance                                                    ❑  Double check closets, drawers, and shelves to be sure they
        ❑  Notify company of new location for coverage’s            are empty
        ❑  Life                                                    ❑  Leave all old keys needed by new tenant or owner with your
        ❑  Health                                                  Real Estate agent o neighbor
        ❑  Fire
          ❑  Auto                                              At Your New Address
      Utility Companies                                          ❑  Obtain certified check or cashier’s check necessary for
                                                                   closing Real Estate Transaction
        ❑  Gas, light, water, telephone, fuel, garbage             ❑  Check on service of telephone, gas, electricity, water and
        ❑  Get refunds on any deposits made                         garbage
      Delivery Service                                           ❑  Check pilot light on stove, hot water heater and furnace
        ❑  Laundry                                                ❑   Have appliances checked
        ❑  Newspaper                                               ❑  Ask mail carrier for mail he or she may be holding for your
                                                                    arrival
      Medical, Dental, Prescriptions                             ❑  Have new address recorded on Driver’s License
        ❑  Ask doctor and dentist for referrals                    ❑  Visit city offices and register for voting
        ❑  Transfer needed prescriptions                         ❑  Register car within 30 days after arrival in state or a penalty
        ❑  Eyeglasses                                              may  paid when getting new license plates
        ❑  X-rays                                                 ❑  Obtain inspections sticker & transfer motor club membership
        ❑  Obtain birth records                                    ❑  Apply for state Driver’s License
        ❑  Obtain medical records                                  ❑  Register family in new place of worship
                                                                   ❑  Register children in school
      Pets                                                         ❑  Arrange for medical services
        ❑  Ask about regulations for licenses                      ❑  Doctor
        ❑  Tags                                                    ❑  Dentist
        ❑  Vaccinations                                            ❑  Veterinarian
      And don’t forget to
        ❑  Empty Freezer;  Plan use of foods
        ❑  Defrost freezer and clean refrigerator.
        ❑  Place charcoal inside to dispel odors
        ❑  Have appliances serviced for moving
        ❑  Remember arrangements for TV cable and satellite
        ❑  Clean rugs before moving–Have them wrapped
        ❑  Check with your moving counselor;  insurance coverage,
          packing  and  unpacking  labor,  arrival  day,  various
          shipping papers, method and time of expected payment
          ❑  Plan for a special care needs of infants or pets




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