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Carry enough or travelers checks to cover all the costs of moving services and expenses until you make banking connections |
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Give forwarding address to post office |
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Leave your keys with your real estate agent |
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Charge accounts & credit cards |
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Carry jewelry and documents yourself; or use a registered and insured carrier |
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Subscriptions, notice requires several weeks |
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Let a close friend or relative know the route and schedule you will travel including overnight stops; use them as message headquarters |
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Friends and relatives |
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Plan for transporting pets; they are poor traveling companions |
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Double check closets, drawers, shelves to be to be sure they are empty |
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Transfer funds & arrange check-cashing |
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Arrange credit references |
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Obtain certified check or cashiers check for closing the new home purchase |
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Check on service of phone, gas, electricity, water, etc. |
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Check pilot light on stove, hot water, & furnace |
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Notify company of new location for coverage
including life, hearth fire and auto |
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Have gas company check appliances |
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Ask mailman for mail he might be holding |
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Have new address recorded on drivers license |
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Gas, light, water, telephone & fuel |
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Visit city offices and register for voting |
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Get refunds on any deposits made |
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Register car within five days after arrival in new state |
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Obtain inspection sticker and transfer motor club membership |
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Apply for state drivers license |
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Laundry, newspaper, milk; change services |
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Register children in school |
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Arrange for medical services |
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Ask doctor and dentist for referrals;
transfer needed prescriptions, eyeglasses, X-rays.
Obtain birth records, medical records, etc. |
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! NOTE:
Just print this list and have it with you before, during and after you move to your new home! |
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Ask about regulations for licenses, vaccination tags, etc. |
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Empty freezer |
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Defrost freezer & clean refrigerator |
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Have appliances serviced for moving |
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Remember arrangements for TV & antenna |
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Plan for special care needs of children |
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