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The Most Epic Moving Checklist in the History of Moving
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8 weeks before you move:
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☐Create a “moving” file or folder on Google Drive to store quotes and receipts.
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☐Schedule in-home estimates with moving companies.
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☐Create a realistic budget for moving expenses.
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☐Read over documents from your movers before signing anything.
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☐Request time off work for moving day.
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☐Choose a school for your kids.
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☐Request transcripts for your kids from their old school.
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☐Plan a garage sale.
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☐Plan how to move fragile or unusual items, such as guns, pianos, and fine art.
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☐Confirm that the moving company you hired is licensed and insured.
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6 weeks before you move:
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☐Make time for friends and relatives before moving day.
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☐Collect free boxes from restaurants liquor, and grocery stores.
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☐Research packing hacks to make moving day easier.
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☐Label your moving boxes using different colors for each room.
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☐Create an inventory sheet of all your valuables.
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☐Mark moving boxes that are fragile.
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☐Take photos of all electronics before unplugging them.
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☐Put all your hardware in labeled baggies.
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☐Gather socks, t-shirts, towels, and linens to use as packing supplies.
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☐If you’re moving into an apartment, find out if there are moving day requirements.
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☐Address minor home repairs before moving out.
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☐If you’re moving cross country, have your vehicles serviced.
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☐If your move requires shipping your car, don’t leave anything in it!
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☐Measure doorways, stairways, and elevators to make sure your furniture will fit.
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☐Research your new community for points of interest.
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☐Pack a little every day.
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4 weeks before you move:
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☐Purchase moving insurance to cover all your belongings during the move.
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☐Confirm parking options for your moving truck – you may need a permit.
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☐Use or donate items that can’t be packed or sold.
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☐Gather all financial and legal records in one place.
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☐Gather birth certificates and passports for everyone in your home.
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☐Find a new landscaper and snow removal service.
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☐Return your library books.
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☐Return movie or video game rentals.
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☐Pick up clothes from the dry cleaner.
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☐Compile medical, dental, and optical records for everyone in your home.
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☐If you’re moving out of town, find a new doctor, dentist, and vet.
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☐Update your voter registration.
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☐If you’re moving long distance, plan your route and book hotels.
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☐Shop around for cable, internet, and phone bundle.
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☐Make sure your pets have ID tags for their collars.
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☐Request copies of vet records and obtain any necessary pet medication.
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☐If you’re moving out of the country, make sure your pets have all necessary vaccinations.
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☐Make a moving day playlist to enjoy while moving and unpacking.
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2 weeks before you move:
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☐Recycle or dispose of corrosives, flammables, and poisonous items.
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☐Prep two-weeks worth of meals and use everything in the freezer.
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☐Return borrowed items from friends and family.
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☐Back up your computer.
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☐Set up trash removal and recycling for your new home, and cancel your current service.
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☐Remove light bulbs from all lamps you plan to move.
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☐Clean out your safe deposit box and gym lockers.
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☐Fill all of your prescriptions.
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☐Prepare a list of emergency service technicians and preferred providers.
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☐Line up a babysitter or make arrangements for a play date.
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☐Find somewhere safe for pets to go during your move.
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☐Use Google Maps to find your way to work by car or public transportation.
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☐Send out moving announcement.
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☐Change your address with all financial institutions and your employer.
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☐Forward your mail.
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☐Change address with all government offices.
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☐Transfer your homeowners or renters insurance to your new home.
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☐Cancel or transfer your membership at the gym.
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☐Update your address for newspaper and magazine subscriptions.
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☐Transfer your utilities including water, electric, and natural gas.
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☐Update your driver’s license.
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☐Update your address with Amazon and monthly subscriptions boxes.
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☐Change your address for your auto insurance and car registration.
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☐Clean outdoor furniture before it's moved.
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☐Transfer your prescriptions to a new pharmacy.
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The week you move:
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☐Donate unopened food.
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☐Make sure scheduled deliveries have been canceled and/or redirected.
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☐Clean your current home for the next resident.
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☐Unplug your fridge and freezer to defrost the night before.
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☐Drain water hoses to your washing machine and ice maker.
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☐Empty oil and gas from grills, heaters, lawn mowers, and snow blowers.
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☐Leave a note or small gift for new residents.
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☐Conduct a final walkthrough to make sure nothing is hiding on shelves or in closet.
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☐Fill nail holes with a bar of soap.
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☐Watch the weather channel and be prepared for rain or snow.
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☐Pack an essentials box with everything you’ll need for your first 24 hours in your new home.
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☐Make a worst-case scenario plan in case your movers run late.
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☐Take photographs of your empty place to prove it’s in move-out condition.
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☐Withdraw cash to tip your movers.
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☐Thoroughly clean your new place
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Moving Day:
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☐Set an alarm and get up early on moving day.
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☐Protect your floors and carpets during the move.