Best Credit Cards For Moving Of 2025 – Forbes Advisor – Technologist

Once you’ve selected which credit card you’ll use during your move, you still have to pull off the hard part: the move itself. I was raised as a military child, moving every two to three years. So I have some experience with what makes a move go more smoothly or what can make it fall apart. Here are a few tips.

Label Each Box With the Room It Goes In

Whether you do this yourself or have the movers do it for you, unpacking is so much easier when your boxes can be presorted into the appropriate rooms by default. You’ll appreciate being able to easily locate the bathroom towels and the coffee maker.

Set Aside “Comfort Bag” Essentials

Every person or pet in the family should have their own comfort bag that contains all the critical-need items that you want readily accessible. On top of that, include one or two comfort or luxury items that will make you feel better during the actual move. A few of the items you might want to include are legal or identification documents, medications, work or school supplies, toiletries, a change of clothes and a couple favorite snacks.

Purge Before Packing

There’s nothing quite like the bummer of paying to have something moved—whether you’re going across town, across the state or even out of country—only to realize you don’t really want or need it after all. Movers typically charge by moving weight, distance or a combination thereof, so purging before you start packing can save you money.

Make a Plan In Advance

If there’s one thing you can count on during a move, it’s that the closer you get to the actual moving date, the faster things happen. Your move will feel a lot easier if you make a step-by-step plan ahead of time for taking care of essentials. Book the moving company, transfer utilities into (or out of) your name and build a little flex time into that plan to account for when things take longer than expected.

Plan For Your Pets Too

Have you made detailed travel plans for your pets, too? This doesn’t have to be complicated, but it is a good idea to check a few key details out before your moving date comes close. This starts with a visit or call to your vet clinic to make sure your pet has all vaccinations required by your destination. Depending on where you’re going and how you’re getting there, you might need a travel certificate for your pet, or you might need to make special travel arrangements for them.