Moving Planner and Checklist: Google Sheets and Excel Spreadsheet + Printable Moving Binder

Our moving planner and checklist keeps the whole move in one place: what to do each week, what it is costing, where every box is and who still needs your new address.

We built it because moving is a hundred small jobs that all land at once. Enter your move date and the starter checklist fills in a due date for every task, from 8 weeks before to after you move in. The Dashboard counts down the days, tells you which phase you are in, and flags anything overdue.

What you can do with it

- Follow a 56-task timeline checklist, with due dates set from your move date

- See days to go, tasks done and overdue tasks on the Dashboard

- Track your moving budget, estimated vs actual

- Number and list every box by room, and mark Open first, Fragile, Packed and Unpacked

- Work through a starter list of 21 places that need your new address

- Schedule utilities to cancel at the old home and set up at the new one

- Compare up to 10 mover, truck or container quotes side by side

- Print a 14-page moving binder for the fridge or the clipboard

- Works in Excel or free in Google Sheets. No macros.

A note on safety: the checklist and guide remind you that gas and electrical work (disconnecting a gas dryer, relighting a pilot light, any wiring) is for your utility, a licensed electrician or another qualified pro.

How it works

1. Buy and download right away (the link is also in your receipt email).

2. Open the spreadsheet in Excel, or in Google Sheets with File > Import.

3. Print the binder pages you want. A Read Me First page and a 2-page Start Here guide walk you through everything.

What's included

- Moving Planner and Checklist (.xlsx for Excel and Google Sheets), 8 tabs:

- Dashboard: countdown, current phase, checklist progress, packing counts, address and utility progress, budget snapshot, spending by category and boxes by room

- Moving Budget: room for 100 costs in 10 categories, estimated vs actual

- Timeline Checklist: 56 starter tasks in 7 phases with automatic due dates and overdue flags, plus room for your own (150 rows)

- Box Inventory: room for 300 boxes across 12 rooms

- Address Changes: starter list of 21, room for 80

- Utilities: 12 starter rows, room for 40

- Movers Quotes: compare up to 10 quotes, lowest total highlighted

- Lists: rename categories, rooms and other choices

- Printable PDF (14 pages, US Letter): cover, moving overview, 4 timeline checklist pages, moving budget, movers quote comparison, box inventory, room by room packing, address change checklist, utilities setup and cancel, open-first box and moving day bag, notes

- Start Here guide (PDF, 2 pages)

- Read Me First quick start page

Sample rows are filled in so you can see how it works. Clear them and start fresh.

After you move in

When the boxes are unpacked, two of our other planners pick up where this one ends:

- Home Maintenance Tracker: a seasonal maintenance schedule, repair log and appliance and warranty records. Gumroad: https://ledgerandnestco.gumroad.com/l/aouug. On Etsy: "Home Maintenance Checklist and Tracker Spreadsheet, Google Sheets Excel Printable, New Homeowner Binder, Housewarming Gift".

- Home Renovation Planner Kit: a remodel budget tracker with payments, contractor quote comparison and 13 printable planning pages. Gumroad: https://ledgerandnestco.gumroad.com/l/cpngf. On Etsy: "Renovation Planner Spreadsheet, Home Remodel Budget Tracker, Google Sheets Excel, 13 Printable Pages, Kitchen Bathroom Remodel".

Good to know

- This is an instant download. Nothing is shipped.

- For personal use only. Please don't resell or share the files.

- It is an organizing tool, not legal, financial or professional moving advice.

- Questions? Email brightledgerstudio@gmail.com and we'll help.

- Designed by us with the help of AI tools.

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