The Consequences of Not Changing Your Address

I’m currently leasing a place.  The person who lived here before me is named Whitney.  I get her mail often.  I also receive mail from a guy named John and a girl named Kim.  Based on how long Whitney had been there, I can conclude that these people lived in the place well over a year ago.

Recently, I received John’s tax return.

Changing an address is essential when you move.  Changing it with the U.S. Postal Service is an easy fix, but not a permanent one.  The Postal Service will only forward your mail for a year.  So, even if John changed his address with the postal service when he moved, that change would have expired by this time, which might explain me getting his tax return.

The one and only way to permanently change your address with the many entities you deal with on a daily basis is to contact them and inform them of your new address.  This is the only way to ensure you will be receiving your mail at your new place two years down the line.

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