Fillable Printable Pre-Vacation Checklist

Pre-Vacation Checklist

Print this checklist and use it to prepare for your vacation!

Pay outstanding bills and bills due up to a week after you get back.

Call your credit card and bank companies to let them know you are going away and for how long.

Call your cell phone provider for instructions or fees associated with using your phone while on vacation.

Put your newspaper on hold, or arrange for a neighbor to collect your papers.

Put your mail on hold, or arrange for a neighbor to collect your mail.

Set up a light switch timer.

Meet with your housesitter/petsitter.

Give a trusted friend or relative a key to your house in case of an emergency.

If you are traveling by air, check your airline’s baggage restrictions.

Map out your first and last day of vacation.

Change some of your money over to the currency of the place you are going.

Begin packing early so you have time to pick up any needed items.

Make copies of all your important documents. Save digital copies on your computer. Put physical copies

in a safe place.

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One Week Before Your Departure:

The Night Before Your Departure:

Clean out your refrigerator.

Take out the trash.

Unplug major appliances.

Place all your luggage together by the door.

Lay out the clothes you will be wearing the first day and pack an extra set of clothes in your carry on.

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