Get yourself organized and make moving house easy with this free moving checklist. Free to download and print. Use this moving checklist to make sure you remember everything!
2 Months Out
- Schedule movers
- Arrange transportation needs for the move
- Reserve storage unit
- Acquire school transcript for children
1 Month Out
- Buy boxes, tape and other moving necessities
- Contact current services to cancel/transfer: Telephone / Water / Garbage / Gas & electric / Cable/internet
- Contact the same services in your new area to start upon moving in
1 Week out
- Start Packing
- Label your boxes
- Create a moving survival kit
- Address changes: US Postal Service / Internal Revenue / Social security / Driver License / Banks / PayPal / Loans / Store credit cards / Credit cards / Insurance / Doctors / Schools / Family / friends / Work contacts / Subscriptions / newspapers / Medical records / Dental records / Voter registration / Send out change of address cards
On Moving Day
- Arrange for post office to hold mail for new address until move-in date
- Keep personal and financial documents in one box
- Plan meals for the day
- Arrange help for kids/pets for the day
- Inform your movers of any special instructions
- Do a final walk around your place to make sure you have everything
- Do a final cleaning and dispose of trashWithdraw travel cash or prepare checks Lock all doors and windows Pay and tip your movers
Moving In
- Unpack and organize
- Confirm your new address with all services
- Utilities to activate: New telephone number / Water / Garbage removal / Gas & electric / Cable/internet / Government licenses, services / Change address on driver’s license / Register children in new school
- If moving to a different state: Apply for new driver’s license / Register car / Register to vote / Update your medical services, find new doctor, pharmacy, dentist.
- Celebrate!
