Who to tell when you change your address

Teach: Who to tell when you change your address

What to say

When you move, file mail forwarding with the postal service about two weeks ahead, then update your address directly with your employer, bank and card issuers, insurers, the motor vehicle office for your license and registration, your voter registration, your doctors and pharmacy, and every subscription or delivery account. Forwarding catches stragglers for a while, but changing each account yourself is what makes it stick.

What to show, in order

1. File mail forwarding with the postal service online or at a post office about two weeks before you move.
2. Update your employer's payroll and tax records so your pay stubs and year-end forms follow you.
3. Change the address with your bank, card issuers, loan servicers and any investment or retirement accounts.
4. Update car, renters and health insurance, since rates and coverage can depend on where you live.
5. Update your driver's license and vehicle registration with the state motor vehicle office within the time your state allows.
6. Update your voter registration.
7. Tell your doctors, dentist and pharmacy, and change delivery and subscription accounts.
8. Keep a checklist and tick each one off as you go.

The check question

Ask: Why is mail forwarding not enough on its own? Answer: It stops after a set period

From EveryManKnows. General information, not professional advice.