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[SandyG20]

What is the best way to handle keeping a US mailing address while overseas? To maintain residency and to be able to receive mail? Those forwarding services seem expensive - but I quess they are necessary if you can't use a relatives address.

[denise]

I'm going to assume, then, that you can't use a relative's address. Friends, then? Just pick a trusted person who won't mind the hassle of getting tons of extra junk mail and is reliable enough to send you anything that might actually be important.

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[bdbarnett1]

I'm moving to Guatemala in July. What I'm doing is giving my semi-expensive printer/scanner/fax machine to my mother-in-law, which she wants, and she's going to scan anything important and email to me. If she needs to mail anything, then I'll reimburse her, of course.

Perhaps a friend could do this? Pay them a few bucks a month to do it once a week, for example...

[naturegirl321]

BUt honestly, is there much that you still need? I mean there's lots of junk mail, people don't really write letters, and bank statements, and credit card stuff could be forawarded to a friend or family

[jr1965]

Have you thought about getting a PO Box? You'd probably still have to ask someone to check it periodically, but perhaps you can contact the US Postal service and explain your situation. See link below for more info.
http://www.usps.com/receive/businesssolutions/poboxservice.htm