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Common sense tells you that when you move – you have a change of address. Whether you’re moving to a mansion across town or going to college in another state, you have a new address. And, if you want to get your mail – you have to fill out the change of address forms. It really is rather simple. And yet, so many people dread actually doing it. The change of address forms can be picked up in person at a local post office or downloaded and printed off of the internet. It truly cannot be any simpler.

However, the consequences of not changing your address can be quite annoying. The government insists that you fill out a change of address for your driver’s license within a few weeks. Each state may vary, be sure to check with your local driver’s license center. But, that is still simple as well – you can do that in person and wait in the long lines or you can complete that online too. Isn’t it amazing how many things you can do on the internet these days? If you don’t get a change of address card to carry in your wallet and make the government happy, you can actually get some fines if you ever get pulled over. The government always wants to know exactly where you can be found.

Of course, your mail cannot be forwarded if you don’t fill out a change of address form with the post office. The bills won’t go away just because you didn’t tell people that you were moving. What is recommended is that as soon as you know you will be moving and what your new address will be, you should notify all of your creditors and anyone else who sends you monthly bills or mail. Your credit card companies may not be too lenient or understanding if you moved and don’t receive your statements until after they are overdue. Giving them a heads-up can save you quite a bit of grief. Magazines and catalogs usually don’t get forwarded through the post office, so the next person who moves into your old house or apartment just may appreciate the subscriptions that you’re allowing them to utilize. Make sure you write to them and give them your change of address so that you continue to get your monthly magazines.

And of course, your utility companies need to know when you’re moving. They need to know when to turn off your old services and where and when to begin your new services. Of course, they also need a new address on file in order to send you one of their famous final bills.

Yes, it is simple. Most of the aforementioned tasks can be completed online. They may take a few hours of your time but save you hours and hours of grief. And life is way too precious to waste dealing with the grief of not completing a simple task such as filling out a change of address card.

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By the end of this article about changing your address, you should have gained enough new knowledge on this subject to be able to explain its main points to another person.

My daughter and her husband have finally settled into a home that I hope they will live in for a long time. They have been married for four years and have moved five times. The packing and unpacking as well as changing their legal identification has been a hassle. When they first were married they moved into the apartment that my daughter had been subletting. They were suppose to be able to live there for two years, however the person that they were subletting from lost their job overseas and wanted to move back into the apartment. The couple packed all of there things and moved into a small house that had been for sale for three years. The owners of the house were renting it out until they could find a buyer. Six weeks after they had moved in the house sold and they needed to relocate again. Again they found an apartment to rent and moved in. They liked the location in relation to where they each worked. They thought that they would live in this location for a time while they saved money to buy a house and start a family. Unexpectedly my son-in-law was given a promotion. It was a great opportunity and a nice raise in pay; unfortunately they had to move to another city. Once again they were packing and looking for a place to live. They found an apartment and moved in. Shortly after they were settled my daughter found out she was pregnant. They did not want to raise a child in an apartment, so they found a home to purchase and moved once again.

All the moves happened before they were able to accumulate extra household items like you do when you stay in a place for a while, however the change of address was starting to catch up with them. They had filled out so many change of address forms from the post office that their mail was not always getting to them. They ended up having some outstanding bills for utilities as well as cable because by time the mail was forwarded once they had relocated again. They had filled out the change of address forms promptly each time, however some companies request the post office to return bills with a change of address notice. By time the bill got back to the company and was reprocessed and sent to the new address they had moved again. This was repeated and one company assumed my daughter and son-in-law were giving false addresses to avoid bills. They sent the bills to collections before the couple ever received them. They found out about these outstanding bills when a credit check was done when they were being approved for their home loan. They had to pay off the bills and penalties as well as write letters to the credit companies to clear their names. Hopefully now that they have their own home they will stay put for a period of time so their mail can catch up to them.

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