To do list before your final move
- Research, meet with & hire your moving company at least six weeks before your big day.
- Fill out a change of address form with your local post office six weeks prior.
- If you have children who are changing schools, have their records transferred to their new school.
- Change your address with financial institutions.
- Research cable, internet & phone providers at your new location & arrange appointments for service installations.
- Fill & transfer prescriptions a week before.
- Notify utility services two weeks prior to your move. Schedule them to turn off at your old home on the evening that you leave & a few days before you arrive at your new home.
- Schedule the cleaning of your new home a few days before moving in.
- Withdraw cash for unexpected expenses during your move.
- Properly dispose of flammable items that cannot be transported.
- Defrost your refrigerator two days before moving.
- Back up all computers.
- Call a locksmith to arrange to change the locks on your new home on moving day.
- Finally take a photo of you & your family outside your old home for your album.