Your Checklist

Date: ……………………………………….

□ Budget for moving expenses

□ Create a ‘moving file’ to keep track of quotes, receipts and

other important information

□ Start researching your new suburb/community

Date: ……………………………………….

□ Start compiling medical, dental, shot and prescription records

□ Ask doctors for referrals in your new city of required

□ Arrange to have school records and veterinarian records transferred

□ Gather copies of legal and financial records

□ Call your insurance agent to see what changes you

need to make to your policy, moving/storage, insurance etc.

□ Contact health clubs, organisations, and groups to

cancel or transfer memberships

Date: ……………………………………….

□ Plan how you will move valuables and difficult to replace items

(certified mail, or carry them with you)

□ Begin purging your home. Separate items into those you

will keep, donate, or discard

□ Plan a garage sale

□ Start using items that can’t be moved such as frozen foods,

bleach and aerosols

Date: ……………………………………….

□ If you don’t have them yet, order boxes and moving supplies

□ Begin packing items you don’t use often

□ Clearly label each box with its contents and the room its destined for

□ Pinpoint your move date

□ File a change of address with the Postal Service, or ask them to

hold your mail at the post office in your new suburb/city

Date: ……………………………………….

Notify these utility services of your move (both at your old and new locations);

□ Electric

□ Water

□ Gas

□ Telephone

□ Cell phone

□ Cable/Satellite and Internet

□ Sewer

□ Trash collection

□ Make travel arrangements for your pets

□ Put copies of pet medical and immunisation

records in your move file

□ Host a garage sale

Date: ……………………………………….

□ Plan how to transport your plants

□ Dispose of flammables, corrosive, and poisons.

Google Do Not Ship info for a comprehensive list

Date: ……………………………………….

Notify these professional services of your move

□ Accountant

□ Attorney

□ Doctor

□ Dentist

□ Financial Planner

□ Health Insurance Provider

□ Insurance Agent

□ Schools

Notify these services/accounts of your move;

□ Auto Finance Company

□ Bank/Credit Union/ Finance Companies

□ Credit Card Companies

□ Exterminator

□ Health Club

□ Home care service providers (lawn, exterminator etc.)

□ Laundry service

□ Magazines

□ Monthly memberships (Internet, Pay TV etc)

□ Newsletters

□ Newspapers

□ Pharmacy

□ Store/Gas charge accounts

□ Notify these government offices of your move

□ City/County Tax Assessor

□ State Vehicle Registration

□ Social Security Administration

□ State/Federal Tax Office

□ Confirm travel arrangements for pets and family

□ Confirm parking for your moving trailer or moving container.

Obtain permits if needed

□ Plan meals for the last weeks to use up your food

□ Assemble a folder of important info about your house for the next home owner

Date: ……………………………………….

□ Review your moving plans with your moving consultant.

Email or call with questions

□ Contact your bank or credit card company if you are planning to

pay for your move by debit or credit card

□ Notify friends and family of your new address and

phone number with a free Moving Notice

□ Pack an essentials box to keep with you during the move

□ Drain gas and oil from lawn equipment, gas grills heaters, etc.

□ Drain water hoses and waterbeds

□ Measure furniture and doorways to determine if larger

pieces will fit through the door

□ Empty and defrost refrigerator at least 24 hours before the move

□ Fill any prescriptions you will need during the move

Date: ……………………………………….

□ Place carpet, floor and door frame protectors throughout your home

□ Load goods in a pre-designated order, saving “last load” items

for the rear of your shipment

□ Check every room and closet one last time to make sure nothing is left behind

□ Plan dinner (pizza always works)

□ Leave a note with your new address so that future residents can forward stray mail

□ Clean your new home

□ Pick up any mail being held at the local post office

□ Unload your items and begin organizing your new home

□ Keep all receipts and documents in your move file and store

it in an easy-to-remember location

□ Change driver’s license and automobile registration, insurance, voting info, etc.