The Day After!

Settling In

• Locate your local post office, police station, fire station and hospitals as well as gas stations near your home.

• Become familiar with your neighborhood shopping areas. You may need housewares, tools or other items for your new home unexpectedly.

• Call the department of sanitation in your new home to find out which day the trash is collected and what type of recycling programs are available in your community.

• Get new service providers such as a bank, pharmacist, cleaner, cable television etc if you have not already done so.

• Contact your local DMV if you have moved to a different state to exchange your driver’s license and register your vehicle.

• Provide your new doctor and dentist with your medical history.

• Transfer insurance policies to your new agent. You may also wish to make a detailed list of your belongings, their value, and your coverage.

• Get information on schools, libraries, community activities and emergency calling service from your local Chamber of Commerce.

• Obtain local library cards.

• Register to vote in your new city.

• Decide which documents must be kept and determine for how long. File and keep them in a safe place

Now Sit Back and Relax You Have Earned It!