MOVING INTO A NEW HOME IS A LOT OF HARD WORK, BUT

IT IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT IF YOU WAIT UNTIL THE LAST

MINUTE TO GET EVERYTHING READY TO GO. FORTUNATELY,

THERE ARE WAYS TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO GET AROUND 90 PERCENT OF THE

PACKING AND PREP WORK, BUT YOU CAN SPREAD OUT EV-

ERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO OVER A MONTH. ALL YOU NEED

TO DO IS FOLLOW THIS HANDY CHECKLIST TO MAKE YOUR

MOVE AS STRESS-FREE AS IT CAN GET.

The ‘Month-to-Go’

Moving Checklist

DOWNSIZE

The first thing you should do in the month before

your move is to downsize your belongings. Packing

is probably the most time-consuming part of mov-

ing, so it stands to reason that giving yourself less to

pack will make the going a lot easier. You can have a

moving garage sale four weeks before your move-

in date, donate what you don’t need to thrift stores

or see if your friends and family want some of what

you don’t want or can’t have in your new home. If

you decide to donate some of your belongings, you

might even be able to deduct it from your taxes.

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TAKE INVENTORY

After you’ve sold or donated every-

thing you don’t want to take with you,

your next step is to take inventory of

everything that will go into your new

home. Things are lost in moves all the

time, and the last thing you want is for

something valuable to you to disap-

pear on the way to your new home.

Make a list of all of your belongings,

and take note of the condition they’re

in. If you’ve hired a moving company

and they accidentally damage some-

thing of yours, you can and should be

reimbursed for it.

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Identification

Mortgage Papers

Insurance Binders

Birth Certificates

Tax Documents Survival Box

GATHER YOUR MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

You should always have documents such as iden-

tification, mortgage papers, insurance binders and

birth certificates in a safe “survival box” whether

or not you’re moving into a new home. This box

should be in a place that is easy to find so you can

just pick it up and take it when it’s time to relocate

to a new home. Double and triple check it to make

sure you have everything before you move.

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CHANGE YOUR ADDRESSChanging your address is a simple matter, but it is one

that is very important. You could technically do this after

you’ve moved in, but you could miss important letters,

bills and packages as they’re sent to your old address.

You should make this change well before you’re settled

into your new home to make sure you start getting your

mail as soon as you’re moved in.

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GIVE NOTICEIf you were renting your previous home, you need

to provide your landlord with advance notice

before you move out. Your lease will tell you

how much advance notice you need to provide,

but common courtesy dictates that you make

arrangements in writing at least 30 days before

your move-out date.

You should have electricity, gas

and water as soon as you move

into your new home, so call and

transfer all of your services one

month before your move-in date.

Call to double check that every-

thing is scheduled to transfer a

week before you move.

TRANSFER UTILITIES & OTHER SERVICES

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GET TO KNOW YOUR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD

Part of the fun of moving into a new home is exploring your new

surroundings. You will have plenty of time to scope out restau-

rants and shopping centers after you’ve moved in, but you should

take the time to learn where the closest hospital, grocery stores

and drug stores are before you relocate. Emergencies can hap-

pen at any time, and you want to be prepared for the worst.

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FIND EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATIONS

START PACKING

If your move is a long-distance one, you may need to stop

on the way to rest. If you have friends or family along the

way who can give you a place to sleep for a night, contact

them and let them know you may need their help. If not,

find out if there are any inexpensive hotels or motels you

can stay in if need be. Set aside some money for this.

Packing up everything in a house or apartment will

take more time than you can imagine. You can tell

yourself you don't have a lot and that it won't take

long to get everything into boxes, but you should

still start early. If all goes well, you should be able

to just load everything you own onto the back of a

truck and be on your way in no time flat.

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