8-Week Moving Checklist
A countdown checklist from 8 weeks before your move to moving day itself. Print it and check items off by hand as you go. Moving into a rental? Check our renter-friendly appliance guide for no-install dishwashers, laundry, and AC.
8 weeks before
- Research and get quotes from moving companies
- Create a moving budget
- Start a "keep, donate, toss" sort of your belongings
- Research your new area (schools, utilities providers, parking rules)
6 weeks before
- Book your moving company or truck rental
- Start collecting boxes and packing materials
- Use up frozen and perishable food
- Request time off work for moving day if needed
4 weeks before
- Submit a change-of-address form
- Notify banks, subscriptions, and insurance of your new address
- Schedule utility disconnection at old address and connection at new address
- Begin packing non-essential rooms
2 weeks before
- Confirm moving company date and time
- Arrange care for kids or pets on moving day
- Pack most of your home, leaving out daily essentials
- Transfer or cancel local memberships (gym, etc.)
Moving day
- Do a final walkthrough of every room and closet
- Take photos of utility meters at both properties
- Keep essentials box (chargers, medication, snacks) with you, not on the truck
- Hand over keys and confirm final address with movers