Moving and Planning Guide
Four to Six Weeks Before Moving Day |
Places to Notify
Let the post office know when you’ll be moving and what your new address will be; a temporary forwarding address may be necessary if you do not have a permanent one by the time you move. As an alternative, the post office will hold you mail and forward it upon written instructions from you. If you want to rent a post office box in the new city, you must do so in person. All post office box rentals are for a minimum of six months.
First-class mail is forwarded free of charge for one year.
Magazines and newspapers are forwarded for 60 days and parcel post for one year if you have indicated to the post office that you will pay any extra postage due.
Only one change-of-address card is necessary per family if everyone in the household is moving and if all persons have the same last name. For other cases, one change-of-address card per person can be used. This type of card can be picked up at you local post office, or you may call the post office and ask if you postal carrier could drop off a card at your home.
Send change-of-address cards as soon as you know what the new address will be. Publishing companies prefer at least four weeks’ notice – preferably six. Early notification of you new, complete mailing address, including ZIP code, can avoid postage-due costs and eliminate the delayed receipt of you magazines and other publications.
Prepare a list of friends, relatives, business firms and others who should be notified of your move. The following checklists will be helpful:
| Utilities | Professional Services | ||
| Electric Gas Water Telephone Fuel Sewer District Trash Cable Television |
Doctor Dentist Certified Public Accountant Lawyer Broker |
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| Insurance Agencies | Established Business Accounts | ||
| Life Fire Auto Home Health Accident Hospital |
Dry Cleaner Bakery Drug Store Diaper Service Department Stores Water Softener Service Lawn Service Dairy Service Stations Laundry Banks Finance Companies Credit Card Companies Automobile Agency Real Estate Agency |
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| Publications | |||
| Newspapers Magazines Newsletters Professional Fraternal |
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| Government & Public Offices | Miscellaneous | ||
| Veterans Administration Library City Hall – Refuse Service City and/or County Tax Assessor State Motor Vehicle Bureau Social Security Administration State/Federal Income Tax Bureaus Draft Board |
Relatives and Friends Business Associates Book and Record Clubs Video and Compact Disc Clubs Organizations and Clubs Schools and College Landlord (if you are a tenant) Tenants (if you are a landlord) Church |
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Miscellaneous
Consider having a "garage sale" to dispose of unwanted items. (For information on this subject ask for United’s "Pre-Planning A Garage Sale" booklet.) If you donate clothing or household goods to charitable organizations, obtain receipts showing the items’ 
approximate value for possible tax deductions.
Begin to use up supplies of canned goods, frozen foods and other household items. Buy only what will be used before moving. Consider making shipping arrangements for frozen foods with the local frozen food locker plant. Due to the possibility of spoilage, it is not advisable to move frozen foods on the van unless all of the following conditions are met…
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