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Send change of address notifications
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The Post Office will provide a form for you to turn in
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Charge Accounts
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Subscriptions---may take several weeks to process
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Friends and relatives moving cards (ask your Realtor for help)
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Financial Institutions---transfer funds an arrange for new checks
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Insurance---life, health, auto
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Automobile---transfer registration, driver’s license, motor club membership
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Utility Companies---telephone, gas, electric, water, cable (provide closing
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bill address, and don’t forget to request refunds of any deposits.)
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Other Service Providers---garbage, yard, housecleaning, newspaper
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School---pick up or arrange for forwarding of children’s school records; if
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staying at same school, change emergency notification cards.
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Health---obtain referrals from present doctors, transfer prescriptions
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Churches, Clubs, Civic Organizations
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Pets---obtain referral from present vet, order new licenses and ID tags
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As You Approach Moving Day
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Use up food
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Plan special care needs for children and pets
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Check, and check again, packing and moving arrangements
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On Moving Day
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Carry---cash and traveler’s checks, prescriptions, cell phone or pager
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Pets---secure in a closed room or cage to avoid losing an agitated animal
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Appoint friend or relative “point person” and give him/her route and schedule
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Leave---old keys and garage door openers with your Realtor
When you reach your “New Home” set up the bed first, it’s great to sleep in a fresh bed after a hard day of moving