If you haven’t already, set timers on your outdoor lights (and a couple inside too) before leaving for a trip so you look like you’re still home at night. It’s pretty clear that nobody’s home when it’s a complete black out at your place.

Leaving town for more than a couple of days? Request Hold Mail through your local post office and they will hold your mail until you return. Better yet, schedule the mail to be dropped off by the mailman the day after you get back so you don’t arrive home to a mound of mail. This […]

Before heading abroad, call the customer service number for each of your major credit cards and tell them the dates you’ll be traveling and the countries you’ll be in. It’s no fun to have your credit card declined on your foreign shopping spree because of “unusual spending patterns”. […]