Tour
your house and decide what to keep, discard or donate to charity.
Consider having a garage sale.Contact doctors
and dentists.
Get copies of renewable prescriptions. Have medical
records transferred.Arrange to
transfer school
records.Check
homeowner's insurance to
see if moving is covered. Find out about insuring new home.Transfer
personal insurance
records.Decide which
items you will
pack and which items the movers will pack (if any). Call for
prices on materials. Merit Movers price list is here. 
Plan to use up most
food items before the move.Check and clear
tax
assessments.Arrange to have
major
appliances serviced.Use or give away
any flammable
ammunition.Notify post
office of your new
address. Notify magazines so you will still get your
subscriptions. The post office requires you to fill out a
change-of-address form for each person recieving mail.
Make travel
reservations for your trip.Close or
transfer all charge
accounts. Return library books and other borrowed items.
Collect loaned items, lay-away, storage, etc.Arrange to
discontinue
utilities and delivery services.Protect your
shipment by
disposing of flammable material, fireworks, matches, cleaning fluids,
acids, pressurized cans, etc.
Transfer bank
accounts, and ask local credit bureau to transfer your records to the
new city.Arrange to have
cash,
certified check or money order ready to pay van operator before goods
are unloaded.If driving, set
aside maps,
games, snacks, flashlight, and other items you'll take in the car.
Confirm travel reservations.Arrange phone
transactions.Start packing
suitcases.Drain gasoline
from lawnmower.
Confirm all your
moving plans with your moving company.Put cleaning
supplies,
toiletries and coffee pot in a special box to be loaded last, unloaded
first.
Be on hand to answer
questions, sign papers and make final check.
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