Furniture Shopping: Making Home, HOME
Every move marks new beginnings. New memories in your new home. New neighbourhood surroundings. New neighbour introductions. And, almost always, new furniture. New pieces to fit that tricky spot in […]
Category Archives: Moving
Keeping Canadian TFSA while living in USA
Should you withdraw your Canadian Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) when moving down to the United States? From Wikipedia: “A Canadian Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) is an account that provides tax […]
Keeping Canadian RRSP while living in USA
Should you withdraw your Canadian Registered Retirement Saving Plan (RRSP) funds when moving down to the States? Consult with your Canadian financial institution on your available RRSP options prior to […]
Looking for a new home rental
A reminder from our apartment rental/leasing office about our 1 year lease expiring just arrived. Since we’re looking for a larger unit, it’s back to rental searching again. The year […]
Corporate Housing Living
If you and your family have been relocated by a company, chances are you will be or are already living in temporary accommodations arranged by your new employer. This may […]
Change of Address Checklist
Moving is always a busy and chaotic time. Just remembering to call your contacts to update your new address is a lot of work on its own. I put together […]
Change of Address
Once your temporary corporate housing or permanent home is secure, you’re ready to setup mail forwarding. If time permits, I try to schedule the first day of activation during my […]
Getting ready to pack and move
Having moved between places nearly once every couple years without hiring movers or getting things broken/lost in the process, I’ve gotten pretty good at packing and keeping organized during a […]
Taking the California behind-the-wheel driving exam
I was thrilled to take the California driving exam. It meant that we’d finally be able to complete the vehicle import process and get our vehicle registered with the California […]
Writing the California driver’s exam
Because California does not recognize an International Driving Permit (IDP) as a valid driver license, Canadians will need to write the California driver’s exam and take the behind-the-wheel exam too (refer to […]
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