| g is always a stressful time. And one of the things | | | | __ Department of Motor Vehicles |
| that makes moving so stressful is handling all of | | | | __ Diaper service |
| the details involved in changing your address. | | | | __ Doctor |
| When you think of all people and organizations | | | | __ Dry cleaning pick-up and delivery |
| that currently have you listed with your old | | | | __ Family members |
| change of address, the process can seem | | | | __ Health clubs |
| overwhelming. | | | | __ House cleaning service |
| That's why we created this Change of Address | | | | __ House of worship |
| Checklist. We've tried to list the most common | | | | __ Insurance providers (auto, health, life, other |
| people and organizations you may want to notify | | | | vehicles) |
| when you move, as well as a few uncommon | | | | __ IRS (form 8822) |
| ones. | | | | __ Lawn care |
| The list is broken into two groups. The first group | | | | __ Luggage tags (replace existing ones) |
| is the list of common utilities to contact and | | | | __ Magazine subscriptions |
| potentially transfer to your new residence. The | | | | __ New business cards |
| second group is composed of "everyone else." | | | | __ New employer |
| Change of Address Checklist: Utilities | | | | __ Newspaper subscriptions |
| __ Cable and/ or satellite television | | | | __ Old employer |
| __ Cell phone service (you may be able to keep | | | | __ Orthodontist |
| your current carrier after the move) | | | | __ Parent-teacher association |
| __ Electricity | | | | __ Passport |
| __ Gas | | | | __ Pet sitter/ dog walker/ pet day care |
| __ Internet and/ or broadband cable line provider | | | | __ Pharmacy (BONUS: get year-to-date expense |
| __ Local phone service (you may want to | | | | summary for taxes) |
| consider shifting over to a low-cost service such | | | | __ Physical therapist |
| as MagicJack or consolidate everything onto your | | | | __ Physician (BONUS: get referral for new |
| wireless phone) | | | | location) |
| __ Long distance phone service (see above) | | | | __ Post office |
| __ Propane tanks and service | | | | __ Professional organizations |
| __ Recycling pick-up (depends on your | | | | __ Retirement plan holders |
| municipality) | | | | __ Return address labels (order new ones) |
| __ Sewer service (depends on your municipality) | | | | __ Schools (BONUS: get copies of transcripts) |
| __ Security system (you may want to suggest | | | | __ Snow removal service |
| to the new resident to pick up the same service | | | | __ Social Security Administration |
| __ Trash pick-up (depends on your municipality) | | | | __ Swimming pool maintenance (pool cleaning, |
| __ Water (often this can be done at the same | | | | pool opening or closing) |
| time as the water service) | | | | __ Swimming pool memberships |
| Change of Address Checklist: Non-Utilities | | | | __ Veterinarian BONUS get vet records and |
| __ Accountant/tax preparer | | | | recommendations |
| __ Alumni associations | | | | __ Water delivery service |
| __ Attorneys | | | | You'll want to be able to approach your |
| __ Babysitter/ child care provider | | | | notification of people in terms of doing a little bit |
| __ Banks (auto loans, checking accounts, credit | | | | at a time over the course of several weeks. |
| cards, home equity, IRA’s, mortgage, | | | | Otherwise you're likely to get overwhelmed and |
| safe deposit box, savings account) | | | | maybe even a little discouraged. We recommend |
| __ Broker | | | | doing as much as possible online, mostly because |
| __ Business cards (order new ones) | | | | you can store most of the information needed in |
| __ Cell phone provider | | | | a small Notepad document and then just copy |
| __ Child care/ daycare | | | | and paste the critical information into the |
| __ Chiropractor | | | | appropriate blanks. It's also quicker than trying to |
| __ Courts, especially for traffic tickets or local | | | | do it over the phone. |
| disputes | | | | If you follow this basic list for notifying others of |
| __ Credit bureaus | | | | your change of address, you should be in good |
| __ Credit card issuers | | | | shape. |
| __ Dentist | | | | Good luck with your move! |