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Those are some great ideas, thanks for sharing them, and congrats on the move.
Being that I am renting (still, and yet again), some of the tips that should be mentioned is contacting your bank(s) and credit card(s) company to let them know you are moving to and what dates you will be moving on. This way should anything happen to your bank /CC account numbers you are not responsible for charges you did not make. Another one is find out whether or not the utilities you have can be changed to the place you are moving to (if in same county / district) - sometimes the utility companies prefer to transfer your account address rather than closing / reopening accounts, and it is cheaper in the long run for you. Another tip is that many Cell phone companies use coverage nation wide (T-mobile is one) so unless you absolutely have to change your cell phone number - don't do so until you know you will be in a prefix zone for longer than 6 months... some hiring companies may have an issue with this, however if they are really interested in you they will be patient while you are "transitioning" into your new living arrangements. And Last, but not least, FORWARD all of your mail at least one (1) week prior to your move - whether it gets forwarded to the new rental home or a Post office box (for banking and credit card accounts a PO Box is your best bet). This gives all the companies you use(d) to be able to contact you directly w/o all the hassles of calling them, leaving a message, yada yada yada

SO true about changing your address at the Post Office!! No matter what I do, I always seem to forget to change my address at my bank and to order new checks. Six months later I'm still using the old checks and crossing out my old addy to write in the new one. Thankfully we live in a small area where everyone knows where my bank is so I've never been questioned about it.

You have added some very important tips! Thank you!