Movin몭 Out For the First Time Check몭ist: Everythin몭 You

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UPDATED AU몭UST 9, 2022

PUBLISHED OCTOBE몭 9, 2018

Movin몭 out for the 몭rst time c몭n be such 몭n exhi몭몭r몭tin몭 experience. However,
it c몭n 몭몭so be 몭n uncert몭in period, especi몭몭몭y if you didn’t p몭몭n your move
proper몭y. There is 몭 몭ot to think 몭bout, from p몭몭nnin몭 몭nd shoppin몭 to p몭ckin몭
몭nd furnishin몭s. We h몭ve compi몭ed 몭n u몭tim몭te movin몭-out check몭ist to
ensure you h몭ve 몭몭몭 the essenti몭몭s to be몭in successfu몭 몭du몭t 몭ife. Here is our
몭ist of everythin몭 you need:

Tips for moving out for the first time

Before we emb몭rk on the items you need for your move, 몭et’s focus on the tips
to keep in mind when p몭몭nnin몭 your move:

Put your finances in order

Livin몭 몭t home me몭ns fewer 몭n몭nci몭몭 responsibi몭ities, but 몭몭몭 this wi몭몭 ch몭n몭e
Livin몭 몭t home me몭ns fewer 몭n몭nci몭몭 responsibi몭ities, but 몭몭몭 this wi몭몭 ch몭n몭e
once you move out for the 몭rst time. Now th몭t you wi몭몭 be 몭ivin몭 independent몭y
몭e몭rn to bud몭et your 몭n몭nces prudent몭y to 몭ive 몭 debt-free 몭ife. The fo몭몭owin몭
몭re some of the bud몭etin몭 tips to he몭p you 몭et st몭rted:

Track your income and expenses: Determine your month몭y income vs.
expenses. List 몭몭몭 your essenti몭몭 costs such 몭s c몭r, 몭roceries, rent, 몭nd
phone bi몭몭s. Next, 몭몭ure out the income you wi몭몭 need to 몭몭ord e몭ch item.

Plan your move budget: M몭ke 몭 몭ist of 몭몭몭 the items you need for your move
몭nd their costs. Inc몭ude the cost of hirin몭 몭 movin몭 comp몭ny 몭nd 몭et 몭 몭xed
quote 몭s e몭r몭y 몭s possib몭e.

Find a steady job

You prob몭b몭y need 몭n ide몭몭 entry-몭eve몭 job th몭t c몭n cover your rent 몭nd other
expenses. If you c몭n’t 몭nd 몭 몭ood job, don’t move out un몭ess you h몭ve 몭n
몭몭tern몭tive p몭몭n to 몭몭in some st몭bi몭ity. Besides, you h몭ve 몭 몭ot to 몭e몭rn 몭s 몭n
몭du몭t, 몭nd no p몭몭ce wi몭몭 te몭ch you f몭ster th몭n the workp몭몭ce.

Find an ideal place to live

Once you h몭ve 몭몭ured out your 몭n몭nces, be sure you 몭re h몭ppy with your
몭oc몭tion. There 몭re m몭ny p몭몭ces to rent 몭 몭ood 몭p몭rtment on몭ine, inc몭udin몭
soci몭몭 medi몭 몭nd 몭istin몭 p몭몭tforms such 몭s Zi몭몭ow 몭nd 몭e몭몭tor.com. Whi몭e 몭t it,
remember to stick to your rent bud몭et by 몭voidin몭 the tempt몭tions of f몭ncier
몭oc몭tions th몭t c몭n bre몭k your bud몭et. Other thin몭s to keep in mind inc몭ude:

Choose 몭 몭oc몭tion c몭ose to your workp몭몭ce 몭nd other p몭몭ces of interest such
몭s 몭ym, p몭rk, rest몭ur몭nts, etc.

Ensure your new home is in 몭 s몭fe p몭몭ce. If the rent seems too 몭ow, check
the crime r몭te on th몭t street before you commit.

Determine the presence of pub몭ic tr몭nsport몭tion in your 몭re몭. 몭ood pub몭ic

tr몭nsport몭tion c몭n m몭ke your soci몭몭 몭ife 몭ive몭ier 몭nd he몭p you 몭void c몭r
expenses.

Get a credit card

Add 몭 credit c몭rd to your movin몭 out the 몭rst-time check몭ist. If you h몭ve never
h몭d one, st몭rt with 몭 secured credit c몭rd to he몭p keep your spendin몭 under
contro몭 몭nd m몭ke p몭yments on time. Missin몭 p몭yments c몭n h몭ve 몭 hu몭e
imp몭ct on your credit score. Check your credit score throu몭h 몭 credit
monitorin몭 service 몭nd strive to bui몭d 몭 positive credit score.

Consider health insurance

He몭몭th insur몭nce is 몭 critic몭몭 item to consider when movin몭 out for the 몭rst
time. Livin몭 in your p몭rent’s home c몭n m몭ke you invisib몭e to he몭몭th expenses,
but 몭몭몭 this wi몭몭 ch몭n몭e once you 몭ive independent몭y. A 몭ood he몭몭th insur몭nce
po몭icy wi몭몭 he몭p you meet b몭sic he몭몭th bi몭몭s for un몭void몭b몭e i몭몭nesses 몭ike f몭u. If
you 몭re under 26 몭nd 몭ive in the USA, you m몭y sti몭몭 bene몭t from your p몭rent’s
he몭몭th p몭몭n. However, if you 몭re o몭der, you wi몭몭 need your own he몭몭th insur몭nce
p몭몭n. Check with your emp몭oyer to determine whether you c몭n 몭et 몭n
몭몭ord몭b몭e feder몭몭 he몭몭th insur몭nce option.

Get renters insurance

Now th몭t you 몭re sett몭in몭 in your new home, you wi몭몭 prob몭b몭y 몭cquire some
prized items such 몭s expensive jewe몭ry, 몭 sm몭rt TV, 몭nd others. Shou몭d 몭n
unfortun몭te event c몭use d몭m몭몭e or 몭oss of these items, you c몭n 몭void the
cost of rep몭몭cin몭 them 몭몭one with renters insur몭nce. 몭enters’ insur몭nce
po몭icies typic몭몭몭y h몭ve 몭ow month몭y p몭yments whi몭e providin몭 fu몭몭 rep몭몭cement
cover몭몭e. Comp몭re di몭erent po몭icies to 몭nd the best p몭몭n th몭t meets your
needs.

Update your driver’s license

If you 몭re over 21, you need to upd몭te your driver’s 몭icense 몭ccordin몭몭y. If you
obt몭ined your driver’s 몭icense or ID before your 21st birthd몭y, it mi몭ht fe몭ture
몭 red 몭etter with the words “under 21.” 몭enew your 몭icense to h몭ve these words
몭 red 몭etter with the words “under 21.” 몭enew your 몭icense to h몭ve these words
removed. It is 몭몭so import몭nt to provide the DMV with your new 몭ddress.
Besides, if you 몭re movin몭 out of st몭te, 몭nd out how to upd몭te your driver’s
몭icense 몭nd c몭r re몭istr몭tion to 몭void troub몭e with 몭몭w enforcement.

Hire a professional moving company

This is 몭 cruci몭몭 tip to remember when p몭몭nnin몭 to move out for the 몭rst
time. Workin몭 with 몭 profession몭몭 movin몭 comp몭ny he몭ps you 몭void the h몭ss몭e
몭nd stress of the entire process. The movin몭 comp몭ny wi몭몭 t몭ke c몭re of the
entire burden, so you h몭ve 몭dequ몭te time to h몭nd몭e sm몭몭몭 det몭i몭s. Comp몭re
quotes from di몭erent comp몭nies to ensure you 몭et 몭 몭ood de몭몭 몭nd st몭y on
top of your 몭n몭nces.

Practice good habits

You must m몭ke inevit몭b몭e ch몭n몭es to your 몭ifesty몭e before you move out. This
inc몭udes keepin몭 몭n eye on your money, tidyin몭 up 몭fter yourse몭f, 몭nd settin몭
yourse몭f up with 몭 d몭i몭y routine to prep몭re for the workp몭몭ce schedu몭e. If your
p몭rents h몭ve been buyin몭 몭몭몭 your essenti몭몭s, st몭rt buyin몭 some of them
yourse몭f to 몭e몭rn 몭ood spendin몭 h몭bits.

Make a list of apartment basics

Movin몭 out for the 몭rst time me몭ns equippin몭 your own 몭p몭rtment. It is
essenti몭몭 to 몭ist 몭몭몭 the 몭p몭rtment b몭sics you need for comfort몭b몭e 몭ivin몭. The
upfront costs of furnishin몭 몭nd decor몭tin몭 몭n 몭p몭rtment c몭n be st몭몭몭erin몭. If
you 몭re on 몭 ti몭ht bud몭et, 몭sk your p몭rents if they h몭ve o몭d pieces they 몭re
wi몭몭in몭 to don몭te. You c몭n 몭몭so consider 몭ettin몭 몭 roomm몭te to sp몭it the costs
with them.

Community connections
If you 몭re not movin몭 out of the city, you m몭y need to 몭et some new
community connections. Livin몭 on your own requires 몭 re몭i몭b몭e support
network outside of your f몭mi몭y. Findin몭 몭n ide몭몭 community is 몭 cruci몭몭 thin몭
to do before you move out. You c몭n 몭ever몭몭e 몭pps speci몭c몭몭몭y for meetin몭 new
friends or joinin몭 몭 몭roup such 몭s Meetup. You c몭n 몭몭so m몭ke new friends
from your workp몭몭ce. Consider 몭skin몭 your co몭몭e몭몭ues to join you for 몭 drink or
몭 workout c몭몭ss.

Prepare emotionally
It is ok몭y to fee몭 몭nxious or overwhe몭med by the thou몭ht of movin몭 out of your
p몭rent’s s몭fety net. Focus on the positive 몭spects of your move 몭nd purpose
to st몭y optimistic. Think of how movin몭 to 몭 new p몭몭ce c몭n expose you to
di몭erent cu몭tures, 몭ifesty몭es, 몭ttitudes, out몭ooks, 몭nd c몭reer opportunities.
di몭erent cu몭tures, 몭ifesty몭es, 몭ttitudes, out몭ooks, 몭nd c몭reer opportunities.

Clean first
Usu몭몭몭y, you wi몭몭 몭et the keys to your new p몭몭ce sever몭몭 d몭ys before your
move-in d몭te. M몭ke sure you 몭o over to your 몭p몭rtment 몭nd do some
thorou몭h c몭e몭nin몭 몭he몭d of your move-in d몭te. This ensures you 몭void the
h몭ss몭e of c몭e몭nin몭 몭round boxes.

Measure ahead of time

A common mist몭ke most peop몭e m몭ke is not t몭kin몭 the time to me몭sure their
new 몭p몭rtment. You need to me몭sure everythin몭 from doorw몭ys, rooms, 몭nd
h몭몭몭w몭ys to e몭ev몭tors. This ensures you move items th몭t c몭n 몭et into your new
p몭몭ce 몭nd 몭t nice몭y in the 몭v몭i몭몭b몭e sp몭ces.

Take care of utilities ahead of time

Just bec몭use w몭ter 몭nd e몭ectricity were on when you were 몭ookin몭 몭t the
몭p몭rtment doesn’t me몭n it wi몭몭 be on when on your move-in d몭te. To 몭void
dis몭ppointments, determine the uti몭ities inc몭uded on your rent 몭nd those you
need to t몭ke c몭re of 몭he몭d of time. You shou몭d 몭몭so schedu몭e your c몭b몭e 몭nd
internet inst몭몭몭몭tion 몭 few d몭ys before you move. Inst몭몭몭몭tions r몭re몭y 몭et
comp몭eted on schedu몭e.

Checklist of the things you need when moving out

You de몭nite몭y need to do some shoppin몭 whether you 몭re movin몭 to 몭
furnished or unfurnished p몭몭ce. Some of the thin몭s 몭re essenti몭몭, 몭nd you
shou몭d buy them before 몭e몭vin몭 your p몭rent’s house. Here is 몭 몭ist of thin몭s to
buy before 몭nd 몭fter you move.

Checklist of things to buy before the move

The fo몭몭owin몭 is 몭 몭ist of essenti몭몭 items to m몭ke you 몭s comfort몭b몭e 몭s
possib몭e the 몭rst d몭y 몭nd ni몭ht in your new p몭몭ce:

Bedding – you most cert몭in몭y need beddin몭 such 몭s 몭 m몭ttress, pi몭몭ows,
m몭ttress topper, bedsheets, 몭nd duvet.

Curtains – curt몭ins 몭u몭r몭ntee optimum priv몭cy whi몭e keepin몭 in the he몭t.

You 몭몭so need curt몭ins to 몭et 몭 restfu몭 ni몭ht’s s몭eep.

Cleaning supplies – 몭몭몭 the un몭o몭din몭 wi몭몭 몭e몭ve your house untidy. It is 몭
몭ood ide몭 to buy b몭sic c몭e몭nin몭 supp몭ies such 몭s hoover, c몭oths, bin 몭iners,
몭ntib몭cteri몭몭 spr몭y, toi몭et c몭e몭ner, 몭nd toi몭et p몭per.

Kitchen basics – some of the kitchen b몭sics inc몭ude p몭몭tes, mu몭s, 몭nd other
 Kitchen basics – some of the kitchen b몭sics inc몭ude p몭몭tes, mu몭s, 몭nd other
kitchen 몭pp몭i몭nces. Other thin몭s to keep on your 몭ist inc몭ude food such 몭s
sn몭cks, co몭ee, or te몭. You m몭y 몭몭so need to do some shoppin몭 for your
dinner cookin몭.

Electrics – ensure you h몭ve b몭tteries 몭nd extension 몭e몭d. You shou몭d 몭몭so
p몭ck 몭몭몭 the ch몭r몭ers you wi몭몭 need.

Toolkit – 몭 too몭kit wi몭몭 come in h몭ndy when 몭xin몭 thin몭s in your new home.
You wi몭몭 need 몭 h몭mmer, screwdrivers, 몭nd n몭i몭s for 몭ny rep몭irs 몭nd when
openin몭 boxes.

First aid kit – 몭몭몭 the unp몭ckin몭 몭nd re몭rr몭n몭ement m몭y 몭e몭ve you with
some cuts 몭nd other injuries. Ensure you h몭ve with you 몭 몭rst 몭id kit with
such items 몭s p몭inki몭몭ers, 몭 box of p몭몭sters, 몭nd 몭ntiseptic cre몭m.

Checklist of what to buy afterward

Once you h몭ve unp몭cked, it is time to do some shoppin몭. Some of the items
you need m몭y seem so obvious, but it is cruci몭몭 to put them down on 몭 몭ist.
Here is 몭 몭ist of items to buy 몭fterw몭rd:

Living room items

If you 몭re p몭몭nnin몭 몭 housew몭rmin몭 p몭rty or considerin몭 invitin몭 your friends
over to your new home, you w몭nt your 몭ivin몭 room to be fu몭몭y set up 몭nd
function몭몭. The fo몭몭owin몭 몭re some of the items to put in your 몭ivin몭 room:

Co몭ee t몭b몭e.

Sof몭/couch.

Extr몭 몭i몭htin몭.

Tv 몭nd c몭b몭e box.

Kitchen items
Even if you 몭re p몭몭nnin몭 to 몭et t몭ke-out food for your 몭rst dinner in your new
home, you wi몭몭 sti몭몭 need to prep몭re homem몭de me몭몭s 몭t some point. When
you 몭rst t몭ke 몭 몭ook 몭t your kitchen check몭ist, you c몭n e몭si몭y become
overwhe몭med by the 몭mount of stu몭 on the 몭ist. However, 몭o throu몭h your 몭ist
몭nd decide wh몭t you need for the 몭rst few d몭ys 몭s you buy the others 몭t 몭
몭몭ter d몭te. Some of the essenti몭몭 thin몭s in your kitchen check몭ist inc몭ude:

T몭b몭e 몭nd ch몭irs.

Fu몭몭 set of dishes inc몭udin몭 mu몭s, 몭몭몭sses, cut몭ery, bow몭s, 몭nd p몭몭tes.
 Fu몭몭 set of dishes inc몭udin몭 mu몭s, 몭몭몭sses, cut몭ery, bow몭s, 몭nd p몭몭tes.

Pots 몭nd p몭ns such 몭s 몭 fryin몭 p몭n, stockpot, 몭nd s몭ucep몭n.

Utensi몭s 몭ike knives, choppin몭 bo몭rds, whisk, servin몭 spoons, cups, 몭nd
p몭몭tes.

C몭n opener 몭nd bott몭e opener.

App몭i몭nces such 몭s to몭ster, kett몭e, microw몭ve, frid몭e.

Bathroom essentials
It bein몭 your 몭rst 몭p몭rtment, ch몭nces 몭re the home h몭d 몭 previous ten몭nt.
Your b몭throom m몭y h몭ve been 몭eft in dis몭rr몭y, 몭nd it is 몭 몭ood ide몭 to 몭ive it
몭 nice c몭e몭n-up. Ensure you h몭ve the fo몭몭owin몭 items re몭dy for your new
b몭throom:

C몭e몭nin몭 stu몭 몭ike toi몭et brush 몭nd p몭un몭er.

Bin.

B몭th towe몭s.

H몭nd so몭p 몭nd towe몭.

Toi몭etries stor몭몭e.

Bedroom items.

Bedfr몭me.

C몭othin몭 stor몭몭e.

L몭undry bin.

Mirror.

Miscellaneous items
There is 몭몭so 몭 c몭te몭ory of sm몭몭몭 but cruci몭몭 items th몭t you shou몭d not 몭ook
over. These inc몭ude:

L몭mp.

F몭몭sh몭i몭ht.

H몭n몭ers.

A몭몭rm c몭ock.
 A몭몭rm c몭ock.

Fire 몭몭몭rm.

B몭tteries.

Power strips.

Extensions.

몭outer/modem.

Iron 몭nd ironin몭 bo몭rd.

Moving out for the first time checklist: What else

should you consider?
Ap몭rt from the essenti몭몭 items you need for your new home, here 몭re some
ide몭s to consider to m몭ke sure your movin몭-out experience is 몭s enjoy몭b몭e
몭nd comfort몭b몭e 몭s possib몭e:

Roommates
Movin몭 out for the 몭rst time comes with subst몭nti몭몭 몭n몭nci몭몭 responsibi몭ities.
If you w몭nt 몭 nicer p몭몭ce but c몭n’t 몭몭ord the rent, you c몭n 몭dd 몭 roomm몭te
to your movin몭 out for 몭rst-time check몭ist. You c몭n 몭nd 몭 roomm몭te by
to your movin몭 out for 몭rst-time check몭ist. You c몭n 몭nd 몭 roomm몭te by
postin몭 in your city’s 몭p몭rtment-huntin몭 soci몭몭 medi몭 몭roups. You c몭n 몭몭so
re몭ch out to friends workin몭 in the s몭me 몭oc몭몭ity 몭s you.

Meal service
If your bud몭et 몭몭몭ows, consider 몭ddin몭 몭 me몭몭 service to diversify your diet.
Cookin몭 for yourse몭f c몭n be ch몭몭몭en몭in몭 when just st몭rtin몭 out in 몭du몭t 몭ife.
Me몭몭 service c몭n he몭p you s몭ve time, money, 몭nd e몭ort on 몭rocery shoppin몭,
me몭몭 p몭몭nnin몭, 몭nd rese몭rchin몭 recipes.

Magazines subscriptions
You c몭n h몭ve your f몭vorite m몭몭몭zines de몭ivered to your doorstep with 몭
m몭몭몭zine subscription service. H몭vin몭 몭 rich 몭ist of m몭몭몭zines on your
re몭din몭 t몭b몭e c몭n he몭p you ki몭몭 boredom whi몭e 몭ivin몭 you 몭 new perspective on
your 몭ife 몭nd work.

House plants
H몭vin몭 house p몭몭nts c몭n he몭p you 몭e몭rn to t몭ke c몭re of somethin몭 other th몭n
yourse몭f. Before you brin몭 in your f몭vorite pet, such 몭s 몭 do몭, c몭t, or 몭o몭d몭sh,
st몭rt with 몭 p몭몭nt since it is 몭n e몭sy item to 몭dd to your movin몭 out for the
몭rst time check몭ist. St몭rt with 몭 housep몭몭nt th몭t is e몭sy to keep 몭몭ive before
up몭r몭din몭 to those requirin몭 more 몭ttention. Eventu몭몭몭y, you wi몭몭 몭몭in the ski몭몭s
몭nd con몭dence needed to t몭ke c몭re of 몭 pet.

Home décor
The ri몭ht 몭p몭rtment décor c몭n m몭ke your new p몭몭ce home몭y 몭nd invitin몭. If
you need ide몭s to m몭ke your 몭p몭rtment fee몭 몭ike home, consider se몭rchin몭 for
inspir몭tion in m몭몭몭zines 몭nd on몭ine p몭몭tforms such 몭s Pinterest. 몭et 몭s
cre몭tive 몭s possib몭e 몭bout your sp몭ce whi몭e stickin몭 strict몭y to your bud몭et. If
you 몭re on 몭 bud몭et, you c몭n m몭ke your sp몭ce homey with che몭per printed
photos, 몭몭ord몭b몭e w몭몭몭 h몭n몭in몭s, 몭nd simp몭e 몭i몭htin몭.

Gym membership
St몭rtin몭 몭n 몭du몭t 몭ife me몭ns you h몭ve to t몭ke c몭re of yourse몭f. One w몭y to
몭void stress 몭nd 몭ive he몭몭thi몭y is to st몭y 몭s 몭ctive 몭s possib몭e. Check out 몭ym
options in your 몭oc몭몭ity 몭nd consider 몭ettin몭 몭 몭ym membership. You c몭n 몭몭so
determine whether your emp몭oyer provides we몭몭ness bene몭ts 몭ike discounted
memberships. If 몭 몭ym is not your option, opt for 몭 몭tness c몭몭ss to 몭chieve
the s몭me 몭o몭몭s. Becomin몭 몭 re몭u몭몭r c몭몭ss 몭ttendee is 몭 몭re몭t w몭y to st몭y
he몭몭thy 몭nd m몭ke new friends.

Library card
 Library card
Your 몭oc몭몭 몭ibr몭ry is 몭 v몭몭u몭b몭e resource th몭t shou몭d 몭nd its w몭y into your nice-
to-h몭ve 몭ist. Occ몭sion몭몭몭y you m몭y need 몭 p몭몭ce to sit down 몭nd enjoy 몭 book
or use Wi-Fi without 몭 requirement to buy co몭ee. Besides, in some cities, 몭
몭ibr몭ry c몭rd provides discounted 몭ccess to cu몭tur몭몭 몭ttr몭ctions such 몭s
museums. No m몭tter your intentions with it, 몭 몭ibr몭ry c몭rd is 몭 cruci몭몭 too몭
th몭t c몭n m몭ke your movin몭 out for the 몭rst time experience fun.

Quality interview outfit

It wou몭d be nice to h몭ve 몭t 몭e몭st one qu몭몭ity interview out몭t on your movin몭
out for the 몭rst time check몭ist. No m몭tter your job situ몭tion, 몭 power suit 몭nd
몭re몭t p몭ir of shoes c몭n m몭ke you 몭ook profession몭몭 durin몭 o몭ci몭몭 situ몭tions
such 몭s 몭 job interview.

Prep몭re to move out

Movin몭 out for the 몭rst time c몭n seem such 몭n overwhe몭min몭 experience, but
with 몭dequ몭te prep몭r몭tion, you 몭re 몭oin몭 to be re몭dy to t몭ke on the wor몭d. If
you fo몭몭ow the check몭ists on the thin몭s to h몭ve for your new 몭p몭rtment, you
shou몭d be re몭dy to 몭o when your move-in d몭y 몭rrives. Check out our
other movin몭 몭uides 몭nd tips for 몭 h몭ss몭e-free move-out experience.

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