Moving Checklist

Send change of address to:

• Post Office: Give forwarding address
• Subscriptions: Notice requires several weeks
• Friends & Relatives

Be sure to contact:

• Bank: Transfer funds, arrange check-cashing in new city.
• Insurance: Notify new location for coverage (Life, health, fire, auto, homeowners).
• Automobile: Transfer car title registration; also driver's license; state windshield sticker; motor club membership.
• Utilities: Gas, light, water, telephone, fuel, get refund of any deposit made; arrange for immediate service in new town; arrange final reading and change of name for billing.
• Route Men: Laundry, paper boy, milk man:change over services.
• School: Ask for copies or transfer of children's records.
• Medical: Ask Doctor, Dentist, Pharmacist for referrals; transfer needed prescriptions, eye glasses, X-rays and records.
• Organizations: Transfer memberships (Houses of worship, clubs, civic organizations); get letter of introduction.
• Pets: Ask about regulations for licenses, vaccinations, tags.

And, don't forget to:

• Empty freezer; plan use of foods.
• Defrost freezer-refrigerator. (Place charcoal to dispel odors.)
• Have appliances serviced for moving.
• Clean rugs or clothing, before moving; have them "moving-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 special care needs of infants.
• Plan garage sale.

And on moving day:

• Carry currency, jewelry, documents yourself; or use registered mail.
• Plan for transporting pets. (They are poor traveling companions if unhappy.) Make sure you can be found if they become lost.
• Carry traveler's checks for quick available funds.
• Tell close friends or relatives your route and schedule (including overnight stops). Use them as "message headquarters."
• Double check closets, drawers, shelves (to be sure they are empty).
• Leave all old keys. needed by new tenant or owners, with agent or Realtor.