I recently moved to a new place and had never gone through the process of having to change my address. I absolutely had no clue of what needed to be done, and to be honest, did not even think of it as something that had to be done immediately.
What made me realize that this was a high priority was after a credit card company called me saying I did not pay my last month's bill. I argued that I had called and changed my address with a representative, but still had not received my bill at my new address. I was informed that the agent had not changed my address. Fortunately, the company was willing to waive the fee due to miscommunication on their part.
The representative then suggested going to the local post office to guarantee all my mail was sent to the new address, and suggested using the Internet to implement the change. I needed the easiest and quickest solution available, and definitely did not want to have to experience any more surprises in the form of late fees.
Through Google, I landed on a website that allowed me to change my address with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for FREE! I also received a 10% coupon from The Home Depot. The process was fast and absolutely painless.
I would recommend this service to anyone who doesn't have time to wait in line at the post office during their lunch hour, and who wants to prevent any creditors calling them due to unnecessary late fees! In fact, changing the address online was so simple that I suggest it be one of the early tasks you accomplish during your move planning.
