Five weeks before moving

• Check out auto insurance rates in your new location
• Check into storage options
• Start collecting boxes and packing materials. Call truck rental companies or moving companies to order supplies
• Begin packing
• Contact gas, electric, water, telephone, cable TV, trash collection and other services for disconnect and connect at your new address. Also, ask for final billings
• Notify your gardener and any others who work regularly on your home
• Gather car licensing and registration documents, medical, dental and school records, birth certificates, wills, deeds, stock and other financial documentation
• Request refunds on unused renter's or homeowner's insurance and any prepaid services
• Notify landlord and request security deposit refund
• Contact insurance companies (auto, homeowner's, medical and life) to arrange for coverage in your new home
• Arrange to close current bank accounts and open them in new locations (if applicable)