I lastly made my dream task and all I had to do was pack up my stuff and move from my family's house in Macon, Georgia, to my brand-new house in Mountain View, California. Hopefully, you'll learn from my numerous errors.
Cellular Remorse
My errors began prior to I ever left Georgia. I planned all phases of my job transfer by investigating the very best moving companies. If only I had actually put in the time to update my forwarding address at the same time, I would've saved myself a great deal of stress. You'll comprehend why in just a moment. After I got all of my stuff boxed up and left Georgia for great, the relocation itself was simple. My movers handled all the details. All I had to do was get in my automobile and drive west. A pal made the drive with me, since he 'd never ever checked out California. We took turns behind the wheel. When I wasn't driving, I passed the time on my mobile phone, texting and binge-watching tv programs. Just later on did I realize the mistake I 'd made. I hadn't updated my mobile phone agreement to show my brand-new residence. During the cross-country trip, I incurred numerous dollars in roaming costs for a costs that generally costs $75. Please don't tell my new job how bad I am at mathematics.
Stuck in the '90s
Once we got here at the brand-new location, there was another huge issue. I had not remembered to turn on the power at my new residence. I got hit with California roaming charges the whole time I was waiting for the mystical look of the cable television person.
The Fuzz
Speaking of bills, I totally forgot to alter my forwarding address. That implied here that my credit card expense didn't arrive. I got hit with late charges for it. I could have easily prevented this error by registering for paperless service. That wasn't my only change-of-address error, either. I got pulled over by a California law enforcement officers. He explained that my license plate wasn't upgraded. Then, he pointed out that I had an out-of-state driver's license and registration. All 3 of those files require updating when you alter states of home. I had to pay a $175 ticket and then over $500 for the brand-new licenses. Due to the fact that I got a brand-new task doesn't suggest I'm made of loan, simply. Why do the police officers not understand this? When I finally got smart to the truth that I needed to update everything, I also tried to update my car insurance. Would you believe they would not let me at very first?! I needed to send them a whole tree's worth of documentation in order to encourage them I 'd moved. Then, they notified me that I 'd need to pay more for insurance coverage in a greater danger state. Also, I 'd have to pay more until my car passed the California emissions test. Think what? It didn't! My precious 1996 very American muscle cars and truck is excessive of a gas drinker to pass the environmentally-focused state emissions test. So, I'm going to need to pay more up until I buy a brand-new automobile. What have I learned from my experience? Literally one hour of planning might have conserved me heaps of time and countless dollars. All I needed to do was update all my forwarding website info, correct my billing data and cell phone agreement, and alert my insurer about the changes. Another hour or so at the California Department of Motor Vehicles would've corrected all my license and registration concerns. Given that I didn't do this, I needed to invest a number of days at a dive motel, got mocked mercilessly by my buddy, and lost a lot of loan I might've invested on brand-new furniture for my new home phone.