Complete your Change of Address notices and mail them to the following:

• Post Office
• Friends and Relatives
• Magazine and mail order subscriptions
• Professional organizations of which you are a member
• Clubs, social, and civic organizations with mailings
• Charge accounts, insurance carriers, and creditors
• Driver's bureau to receive tag notices
• Voter regisration officials
(Keep in mind that the post office will forward your
mail for 30 days, but they do expect that you are
sending notices to everyone who sends you mail.)




1. Decide what, if anything, you plan to move yourself.  Precious items, such as family
photos, valuable breakables, or must-haves during the move, should stay with you.

2. Back up your computer files before moving your computer.

3. Inspect each box and all furniture for damage as soon as it arrives.

4. Have a "first open" box with the things you'll need most once you arrive.  Items
include essentials such as toilet paper, soap, trash bags, scissors, hammer, screwdriver,
pencils and paper, cups and plates, water, snacks, and toothbrush and toothpaste.

5. Remember, most movers won't take plants.




Keep detailed records of all of all moving expenses if your move is job related.  Many
expenses, including house-hunting trips, are tax deductible.  If your move is 35 miles
or more from your home, you can deduct your family's travel expenses, including
meals and lodging; the cost of transporting furniture, other household goods, and
personal belongings; food and hotel bills for up to 30 days in the new city if you have
to wait to move into your new home; and the costs associated with selling your old
home or leasing your new home.

Note: There is a ceiling on deductions, which is outlined in detail in the IRS's
Publication 521 "Tax Information on Moving Expenses" available free from your
local IRS office or by following the link included here.

Banking: Ask your bank about electronically transferring your funds to a bank in
your new area.  Discuss branch options and arrange for check cashing in your new
location.  Close out your safety deposit box.  Ask your
 insurance agent to transfer coverage to your new
home.  Make sure all coverage (life, health, auto-
mobile, personal belongings, etc.) is in force while
you are in route.  Schedule a moving company to
assist you or begin notifying people who are helping
you on your planned move date.  Begin depleting
your store of canned and frozen goods.  Defrost
your freezer and use charcoal to dispel odors.


 
Electric and Gas 
Telephone 
Cable Television 
Trash 




Newspaper 
Cleaning Service 
Lawn Service 
Laundry Service