Additional Moving-Checklist Items
r Decide what to move and what not to move. Possibly have a garage sale (extra cash and less to move). See “Tips on Having a Garage Sale” on the next page.
r Transfer your bank accounts. Your new bank will be happy to open your account by mail.
r Contact your local credit bureau to find out if they are on the same system that your new home town subscribes to; if not, they will be able to transfer your credit file.
r Request records from doctors and dentists, including eye-glass prescriptions, dental x-rays, and vaccinations.
r Obtain your children’s school records to make for an easier transfer.
r Draw up a floor plan of where your furniture should be placed. This will help avoid confusion for you and your movers.
r Pay existing bills and close out local charge accounts.
r Arrange any special movers, such as may be necessary for an expensive piano or to break down and move a pool table or above-ground swimming pool.
r Cancel or transfer deliveries, newspaper, garbage collection, etc. Coordinate the transfer of gas, electric (water and sewer when not handled by title company) with the next occupant of your old home as well as with the previous owner of your new home, so as to avoid lapses in service and extra re-start expenses.
r Check on personal items that might be at the photo shop, in a safe-deposit box, at a neighbor’s house, on lay-away, or in a repair shop (e.g., shoe repair, jewelry store, small-appliance repair, or dressmaker).
r Make arrangements for transporting your plants and pets. See pages 45 and 46.
r Save the phone book from your former city residence for tying up loose ends or for future correspondence.
r Transfer insurance policies or arrange for new policies.
r Gather all valuables, jewelry, important papers (birth certificates, deeds, documents) to take with you personally.
r Pack an arrival kit of necessities just in case you arrive before the mover, if applicable.
r Purchase moving insurance. Your mover’s liability for lost or damaged goods will not equal their replacement cost. Have valuable items appraised.
r Check with your attorney about your will, if crossing state lines.
r Ask for professional referrals if available (e.g., doctor, accountant, etc.).
