Your house move checklist

One Month Before Moving Pick up a Change-of-Address Kit from the Post Office. Also notify the address change with: Friends and family Banks Insurance companies Credit card companies Magazines and newspapers - cancel local newspaper delivery Doctors, dentists and other providers - transfer drug prescriptions Take a look around the house. Start to think about what you don't want to take with you. Use up perishable foods Sell, donate or hold a garage sale for unwanted items Prepare a list of what you want to move. Large appliances? Outside furniture? Stop by and make arrangements for picking up your important records: Birth Doctor Dentist Legal Optician, optometrist School Veterinarian Close out your bank accounts: Checking Savings Safe deposit box Start a new bank account in your new location. Transfer account from current bank? Contact your child's new school and notify them of your upcoming move to their area. Contact the Chamber of Commerce in your new town. Request a relocation package.