The Stress Free Moving Checklist
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Make a moving folder or box with all your important documents and papers
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Book and schedule movers and trucks at least a month in advance
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Plan for parking the moving truck. In certain cities you need permits to park moving trucks
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Begin decluttering your home early
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Decide what furniture, decor, kitchenware, etc you are keeping and sell or donate that stuff early
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Measure your furniture and compare it to your new home.
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Begin packing early the things you know you won\'t need for the next few weeks
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Don\'t forget to label boxes
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Take photos of serial numbers of valuable items
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Pack valuable items mindfully. You might want to bring some of those things over to your new place on your own
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Figure out what to do with pets during the move
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Reserve your elevator early if needed
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Notify your utility companies
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Secure important documents. Keep them all together
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Gather medical records and find new doctors if needed
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Update voter registration
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Update your auto and homeowners insurance
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Schedule your address change. (make sure it\'s with the actual USPS website)
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Update cable and internet providers and schedule your cable internet service for move in date
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Fill prescriptions and find a new pharmacy
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Deep clean your current home and new home or schedule a cleaning company to come the day of move
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Clean out the pantry. Don\'t grocery shop a week to two weeks out. Eat what you have so it will be less food to donate or move over
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Take pictures of how televisions, computers, and gaming systems are set up
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Keep loose hardware together and label as you take furniture apart
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Update subscription services and cancel services you won\'t need anymore
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Think about any deliveries that might still be routed to your current address
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Leave a note for new home-owners of any things they might need to know about the home (example water filter model for refrigerator)
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Check all nooks and crannies more than once
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Check the weather day of move
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Pack a separate bag of essentials in case anything happens to move or moving truck
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Finalize all moving details
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Get out cash to tip movers
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Round up all keys to hand off to the Realtor or landlord
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Update credit and debit cards with new address as well as any auto subscriptions
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Good Luck!