Your Complete Moving Checklist & Timeline

Moving is much less stressful if you start preparing several weeks beforehand. By pairing your checklist to a timeline, you’ll prevent a rush on the days leading up to your move. Here’s a general time frame you can use for inspiration.

8 Weeks

Organize all your paperwork for the move.

Look through your belongings. Even if your new home is larger than your current residence, it’s worth sorting through your clutter and deciding what you should throw out rather than take with you.

Search for moving companies by researching online and asking other people for their recommendations.

7 Weeks

Hold a garage sale to sell some of your belongings (weather permitting of course).

Acquire the packing materials you’ll need for your move, including boxes, tape, and markers.

6 Weeks

If you’re moving to a different city, inform your kids’ schools. Request their academic records and find what else you need to enroll them in new schools.

Let your doctor know that you’re moving and request your medical records.

5 Weeks

Contact the moving company you like best and book your move.

4 Weeks

Box up anything you won’t need for the next month.

If you’re renting, notify your landlord — remember to discuss receiving your security deposit back.

If you’re responsible for paying utilities, cancel them. Set up contracts at your new home.

3 Weeks

Be careful about what food you buy, and eat as much as you can from the freezer.

Change your address for things like banking and credit cards.

Arrange how you’ll transport pets and plants to your new home.

If the move involves driving a long distance, have your car serviced.

2 Weeks

Pack up almost everything you own, leaving just the essentials.

Put your valuables in a box you’ll take with you in your car.

If necessary, arrange for your new home to be cleaned.

1 Week

Call your moving company just to confirm.

Pack a suitcase with the things you’ll need for the first night in your new home.

1 Day

Make sure you know where your documents for the move are.

Empty the fridge, freezer, and cupboards in the kitchen.

Moving Day

Coordinate the movers, paying particular attention when they’re transporting fragile items.

Check your old home one last time before you leave.

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