Personal Moving Checklist
SIX WEEKS BEFORE MOVING
- Take an inventory of everything to be moved
- Collect everything not to be moved for a yard sale or charity – get rid of it
- Contact several moving companies for estimates on their services
- Book a moving company
- Get cartons and packing material to begin packing
- Contact insurance agent to transfer or cancel coverage
FOUR WEEKS BEFORE MOVING
- Notify all magazine subscriptions of change of address
- Contact utility companies regarding turn off and hook up dates
- Collect everything you have loaned our and return everything you have borrowed
- If you are moving away from the area, then check with doctors and dentists for family records and prescriptions
- Check with Vet for pet records etc.
- Get children’s school records
- Check freezer and play use of food for the next 2-3 weeks
ONE WEEK BEFORE MOVING
- Transfer or close checking and savings accounts if moving out of the area. Make available the cash you might need during the move in case new accounts are not active
- Have automobiles services if you are driving them a long distance
- Remove all belongings from safety deposit box
- Fill out and give the post office change of address forms
- Check all furniture for dents and scratches and notify the moving company so you can compare on moving day
- Dispose of all combustible and spray cans
- Mark all boxes with the room name you want them to go in
- Cancel all newspapers and services
- Cancel or transfer alarm service unless purchaser has decided to keep it