4-5 Weeks Before "Move-Out Day"

6 Weeks | 4-5 Weeks | 3 Weeks | 1 Week | Move-out Day | Move-in Day

1. Take an objective look at what you own, and decide what must go and what can be left behind.  Books you've read and will never read again?  The pan with the broken handle or the children's long-neglected games?  Remember -- extra weight costs more money.
   

2. Sit down and start organizing your move.  Make a list with three columns:  items to leave behind, items for Security Storage Company to move, and items you'll move by yourself.
   

3. For each item you aren't going to take with you decide whether you'll sell it, give it away to charity or dispose of it before you move.
   

4. Start including your children in the move planning.  Make it exciting and fun by having your kids do some of their own packing, and let them suggest layouts for their new room.