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Moving Checklist: Change of Address, Utilities, Driver's License, Schools & Everything People Forget
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items Moving is stressful, and the little things are easy to forget until mail goes missing or a bill is late. Here are the free official sites I use to update your address everywhere, set up utilities, transfer your license and registration, enroll kids i...
Change your address officially with USPS for a $1.10 identity check. Watch out for look-alike sites that charge much more.
USPS Movers Guide
Tell the IRS your new address with Form 8822 so refunds and letters reach you. Filing your next return with the new address also works.
Topic no. 157, Change your address – How to notify the IRS | Internal Revenue Service
Update your address with Social Security online, especially if you get benefits, so letters and payments aren't delayed.
my Social Security
Texas DPS: update your driver license address online within 30 days of moving. You'll get a new card in the mail.
Driver License | Department of Public Safety
Texas DMV vehicle registration, including what to do when you move from another state. You have 30 days to register here.
Register Your Vehicle | TxDMV.gov
Protect Your Move helps you check a moving company's federal license and complaint history. Get at least three written estimates.
Protect Your Move
Power to Choose compares electricity plans in Texas deregulated areas. Read the fact sheet for the real price at your usage level.
Power To Choose
Texas Education Agency school info and report cards to compare schools in your new area before you choose where to live.
Texas Education Agency
The FCC National Broadband Map shows which internet providers serve your new address. Check it before you sign a lease.
Broadband Data Collection
USA.gov moving guide with a checklist of agencies and accounts to update. Print it and check things off as you go.
How to change your address | USAGov
Veterans can update their address with the VA in one place for benefits and health care.
Change your address in your VA.gov profile | Veterans Affairs
Military OneSource moving help for military families making a PCS move, with free consultants 24/7.
Military PCS & Moving Support
The Bigger Boxes Smart Moving Kit #1 bundles boxes in several sizes for a 1 to 2 bedroom move, so you skip hunting for free boxes. Tip: label each box by room on two sides.
Bigger Boxes Smart Moving Kit #1, 1 to 2 Bedroom
The Mr. Pen heavy-duty packing tape gun seals moving boxes fast with one hand and includes a roll of clear tape. Tip: tape the bottom of each box in an H pattern so it won't split.
Mr. Pen Heavy Duty 2 Inch Packing Tape Dispenser
Updater is a free moving app that helps you transfer utilities, update accounts and forward mail in one place. Tip: check if your new landlord or realtor offers it free.
Updater