Moving Considerations
Pick up a Change-of-Address Kit from the Post Office and fill out for:
- Friends and family
- Banks
- Insurance companies
- Credit card companies
- Magazines and newspapers - cancel local newspaper delivery
- Memberships
- Motor club membership
- Doctors, Optometrist, dentists and other providers - transfer drug prescriptions
- Lawyer/Accountant/Stockbroker
- Past employer - for tax slips
- Government agencies for taxes and direct deposits
Keep the following handy:
- First aid kit
- Prescription medicine
- Snacks, sandwiches, bottled water
- Coffee/electric coffeepot
- Baby food, diapers, favorite toys
- Pet food, treats, medication
- Telephone Book from old location
- Plastic plates, cups, utensils, can openers, paper towels, napkins, garbage bags
- Toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, toilet paper, contact lens case, solution, towels, hygiene products
- Flashlights, candles, matches, screwdrivers, tape measure, gloves, pliers, scissors, light bulbs, knife
- Enough clothing for a few days, sleeping bags, blankets
Don't Forget To Transfer:
- Checking and Savings accounts, Safe Deposit Box
- Medical records
- Dental records
- School records
- Insurance coverage (life, health, fire, auto, and homeowners)
- Prescriptions
Important records and documents you should keep with you:
- Identification cards and drivers licenses, Vehicle titles
- Medical records and health insurance cards
- Check book and bank cards
- Insurance policies
- Birth Certificates and Passports, Military records
- School records for children
- Records for your pets
- Stock, bonds and other related items
- Mortgage records, Marriage license, Tax records
- any record or document that you think is important
Items Movers usually won't move:
- Flammable items
- Combustible items
- Aerosol cans
- Hazardous materials
- Gasoline/Propane/Oils
- Paints/Varnishes/Paint Thinners
- Cleaning Chemicals
- Ammunition and Explosives
- Plants
- Valuables
- Insecticides
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