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Take with you in
the car: children’s immunization dates for school entry, last checking
& savings account monthly statements, last pay stubs, checkbook,
phone book from old house, personal address book, anything the lender
may require for closing. |
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Buy pet carriers
if needed. (Voice of experience here) |
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Check repair
shops, dry cleaners, and tailors for any items being fixed or cleaned. |
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Ask your doctor
and dentist to recommend someone in your new area and see if they will
forward your records. |
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Mail change of
address to banks, credit card companies, magazines, and investment
companies. |
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Cancel utilities
like gas, electric, phone, cable, garbage (also newspaper). |
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Take your
telephones with you. |
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Don’t forget to
empty your safety deposit box, if you have one. |
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Leave change of
address cards with the post office. |
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Cancel any
deliveries you receive (like newspaper and milk). |
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Mail change of
address to family & friends. |
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Have a yard sale
to get rid of items you don’t want to move. |
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Have your car
serviced; this would not be the best time to break down. |
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Make arrangements
for a moving truck. |
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If you plan on
packing yourself, start early. It takes longer than you expect. |
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Get rid of food in
the refrigerator and freezer and have them ready to go. Get rid of
canned foods in freezing weather. |
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Be sure that you
have any keys you will need with you. |
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Take back any
borrowed or rented items in plenty of time. |
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Make a list of
what you will need the first night in your new home and have that with
you in the car: comfortable clothes, garbage bags, flashlight, Kleenex,
toilet paper, bed linens, towels, dish soap, sponges, paper towels,
disposable plates, cups, utensils, can opener, light bulbs, tool kit,
shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste, aspirin, and any medication. |