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Moving checklist: 8 weeks to moving day

Moves go wrong in the same few places: the movers were booked too late, the address change was forgotten, nobody knows which box has the bedding. Here’s what to do and when, from eight weeks out to moving day. Tick things off here (this phone remembers them) or print it. No sign-up.

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8 weeks before

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Decide how you’re moving: movers, a moving container, a rental truck, or a mix.
Get at least three quotes. For a long-distance move, ask for an in-home or video survey, not a phone guess.
Moving between US states? Check the mover’s USDOT number on the FMCSA’s Protect Your Move site.
Start decluttering. Everything you don’t move is something you don’t pack, carry or pay to ship.
Make a moving folder for quotes, contracts, receipts and inventories.

6 weeks before

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Book your mover or truck. Weekends and the end of the month fill up first.
Get supplies: boxes in two or three sizes, tape, markers, packing paper and labels.
Decide how you’ll keep track of what’s in each box: a notebook, a spreadsheet or an app.
Measure the new place for big furniture: doorways, stairs and elevators.

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Give every box a number and a QR label, and snap what goes in. Months later, scan the label to see what’s inside without opening it. That’s what BoxTrack does, and your first box is free.

4 weeks before

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Start packing what you rarely use: off-season clothes, books, decor, the guest room.
Number every box and label it with its room in the new place.
Change your address with USPS at usps.com/move (a small fee online, free at a post office).
Book utilities and internet: off the day after you leave, on the day before you arrive.
Move prescriptions, and get copies of medical, school and vet records.

2 weeks before

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Pack room by room, finishing each room before you start the next.
Update your address with your bank, employer, insurance and subscriptions.
Arrange care for pets and children on moving day.
Start using up the freezer and the pantry.
Confirm the mover’s dates and get the pickup window in writing.

1 week before

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Pack everything except what you need every day.
Pack an open-first box for each person: chargers, medicine, toiletries, clothes, bedding, toilet paper, a few plates and a kettle.
Set aside what travels with you: documents, valuables, laptops and medicine.
Defrost the freezer if it’s moving with you.
Count your boxes and check them against your list.

The day before

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Take apart beds and furniture. Bag the screws and tape each bag to its piece.
Charge everything.
Get cash for tips, and snacks and water for helpers.
Photograph valuable furniture to show its condition before the move.
Walk through closets, cabinets, the garage and any storage one last time.

Moving day

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Walk through with the movers. Point out what’s fragile and what isn’t going.
Read the mover’s inventory before you sign it. The box count should match yours.
Take meter readings and photos of the empty home.
At the new place, send each box to the room on its label.
Check off boxes as they come in, and note any damage before you sign.

After the move

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Unpack the open-first boxes, then the kitchen and the bedrooms.
Update your driver’s license and voter registration. Many states set a deadline, so check yours.
File any damage claim in writing soon. For a move between US states you generally have nine months.

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The whole guide, with more on each step: Moving to-do list: 8 weeks out to moving day

Sources: FMCSA, Protect Your Move · USPS, Change of Address

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