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:
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- Utilities
- Personal Accounts
- Electric
- Pharmacy
- Gas
- Dry Cleaner
- Water
- Lawn Service
- Telephone
- Bank/Finance Companies
- Sewer District
- Credit Card Companies
- Trash
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- Laundry Service
- Cable/Satellite
- Auto Finance Company
- Fuel (Oil/Propane)
- Health Club
- Sewer District
- Professional
- Services
- Publications
- Doctor(s)
- Newspapers
- Dentist
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- 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.