You have a million things to do before you leave for a trip, so it's very easy to let some important to-dos slip your mind.
 
This checklist will help you avoid that annoying niggly feeling you’ve forgotten something before you set off.
 
1. Pay your bills off before you leave or schedule automatic payments for your bills. You don't want to have to face any late fees when you get home. 
 
2. Make copies of important items. Be sure to have copies of your passport and credit cards with you in case you lose them on your trip. You can always have paper copies or scanned copies in your email if you feel more comfortable with that.
 
3. Put mail on hold. You don't want strangers knowing that you're away with the pile of letters and newspapers at your door, so hold your deliveries and post.
 
4. Call your bank. Let your bank or credit card provider know that you're going on holiday so they should expect to see some international charges.
 
5. Unplug and switch off. Remember to turn everything off, or better yet, unplug them, to conserve energy and money.
 
6. Create an automated email response. Remember to create an automated email response or even a personalised voicemail to let people who are trying to get in touch with you know that you're going to be away for a few days. 
 
7. Make a checklist of things to bring and double check it. Include things like money, prescriptions, emergency contact numbers, chargers, passport, tickets, and whatever else you need. 
 
8. Pick up something to read and snacks. These things cost a lot more at airports, so save your holiday budget and pack these things before you leave the house. 
 
9. Remember to pack your chargers before you leave and to also fully charge your electronics, so you won't run out of batteries before you arrive at your hotel.
 
10. Clean out perishables from the fridge so you're not in for a nasty surprise when you get back. Take out your bins too so your home will smell fresh and clean when you get back.
 
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