5 Important Things To Do BEFORE Your Trip

When getting ready for a trip, every traveler has their own pre-departure checklist, and in this video, I share the five buckets of tasks I believe you should make sure you do before you travel. =============== TIMELINE + LINKS =============== Some of the links below are affiliate links. For example, as an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you! 0:00 Intro 0:11 Home Continuity If you live in a condo or apartment like me, there's no need to maintain a lawn or driveway, but depending on how long you'll be traveling for, hiring a local small business to keep your home looking continually lived-in, to mitigate break-ins is something I personally think is super important. Like I mentioned in the video, for mail, your local postal authority should have a "Hold Mail" service - Google is your friend. For scheduling lights, I personally use Apple HomeKit combined with Philips Hue Lights. I've tried several brands, but in the end, the expensive Hue system has been the most reliable, and when amortized across the 25,000+ hours of illumination per bulb, the cost per use spreads to pennies. 🔗👉 Philips Hue Starter Kit on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Dso8rl 1:15 Digital Access I personally use the Google Authenticator App, but literally any one from any major developer will do. 🚨PLEASE make sure that you take your time doing this if you've never done it before. You don't have to worry about locking yourself out, but it's one of those things that you'll want to process mentally as you're doing to really get the hang of it, and how it works. 🚨🚨 DOUBLE PLEASE make sure that your Authenticator App is set to "cloud" or "backed up"... this way, if/when you get a new phone, you can simply login and continue your 2FA smoothly. 1:59 In Case of Lost Phone Backup codes are typically found in the "Security/Privacy" section of any of your accounts when you go into the settings. They'll be downloaded as a super basic text file (.txt). Treat these like national secrets. Create a system that is completely OFFLINE to store them. If anyone gets a hold of them, they'll have full access to your accounts. 2:48 Single Points of Failure NOT mentioned in the video, but another potential single point of failure, are life-saving/sustaining medications. If you require regular doses, see if your doctor can prescribe a backup cycle and store/pack them separately from each other so that IF one batch gets misplaced, the other will still be accessible. It might also be worth researching to see what would be required to source those meds at your destination country (e.g. if your doctor writes an extra prescription for you to bring with you that the destination-country pharmacist would honor). 4:06 Emergency Cash 5:23 Insurance I've personally used CAA (the Canadian equivalent of AAA), added onto the existing 15 day included policy directly with AMEX, and also, have used World Nomads to ensure for long-term trips of multiple months. The main thing is to follow those 3 tips in the video, no matter WHO you decide to go with (if you decided extended coverage is worth it to you). 6:42 Super-Important Note 7:06 Power Supply 🔗👉 Epicka 75W GAN Travel Adapter on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZFUC90 #Travel #TravelTips #TravelHacks Want to connect more? Instagram: @mauricemoves https://www.instagram.com/mauricemoves DISCLAIMERS: Some of the links above have an affiliate code, if you purchase gear with these links I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Unless explicitly stated in the paragraph below, this video was not paid for by outside persons or companies. This means that the content of this video and my opinions are 100% my own, and were not reviewed or paid for by any third party.