Four to Six Weeks Before Moving Day

    Places to Notify:

Notify the post office that you are moving. An online Change of Address form is available on the United States Postal Service Web site.
Prepare a list of friends, relatives, business firms and others who should be notified of your move. The following checklist will be helpful:

    • Utilities
    • Personal Accounts
    • Electric
    • Pharmacy
    • Gas
    • Dry Cleaner
    • Water
    • Lawn Service
    • Telephone
    • Bank/Finance Companies
    • Sewer District
    • Credit Card Companies
    • Trash
    • Laundry Service
    • Cable/Satellite
    • Auto Finance Company
    • Fuel (Oil/Propane)
    • Health Club
    • Sewer District
    • Professional
    • Services
    • Publications
    • Doctor(s)
    • Newspapers
    • Dentist
    • Magazines
    • Accountant
    • Newsletters
    • Lawyer
    • Professional Journals
    • Broker
    • Insurance Agency
    • Government Offices
    • Department of Motor Vehicles
    • Social Security Administration
    • State/Federal Tax Bureaus
    • City/County Tax Assessor
    • Veterans Administration

    Miscellaneous:

  • Have a “garage sale” or use an online auction service to dispose of unwanted items.
  • Donate unwanted clothing or household goods to charitable organizations. Obtain receipts
  • showing the items’ approximate value for possible tax deductions.
  • Begin to use up supplies of canned goods, frozen foods and other household items. Buy only
  • what will be used before moving.

This page was last updated on Saturday, September 12th, 2009

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