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How to Pack for a travel like a professional?

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During your trip, the crammed suitcase can create a lot of headaches and unnecessary hassles (e.g., exceeding the weight limit for your flight, extra charges for overweight baggage, unfit for your automobile or taxi). There are some tips for lightening your baggage. These are:

  • Choose a lightweight suitcase with conveniences (e.g., casters, divided sections, compression straps). Every pound of the luggage counts for the weight limit and an overhead bin of the airplane). For a full list of best lightweight luggage, visit a tripsavvy website https://www.tripsavvy.com/best-lightweight-luggage-4150127 or https://www.travelandleisure.com/style/travel-bags/best-lightweight-luggage
  • Use compressed bags or unstructured bags such as duffel bags to create space after removing air or eliminating empty space.
  • Minimize clothing space by rolling, folding, or bundling. Rolling T-shirts, jeans, workout attire, or underwear will eliminate wasted space. Likewise, folding dress shirts, woven skirts, or apparel which is prone to wrinkles can be folded to create space. Bundled clothes most likely to wrinkles can be positioned at the center of the baggage.
  • Make a priority list. Make sure that you can stick to a list that avoid unnecessary items (easily available from hotels or local shops at cheap prices that can be easily disposed of).
  • Consider a color palette. Stick to a strict color scheme that allows you to mix and match outfits with ease.
  • Prevent any (e.g., watery) leaks that can spoil your clothes. Take the top off liquid bottles and place plastic wraps (e.g., zip bags) as a protective barrier.


How to safeguard your personal information?

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In a digital age, there have been growing concerns about identity theft. The loss of your most important asset (identify) can create a series of problems including financial loss, crime target, and psychological stress. I would like share the following tips to protect yourself from the identity theft and scams.

  • Close your old e-mail and online accounts such as Netflix, Twitter, Groupon, eBay, Craftsy, or Etsy accounts that you no longer use. E-mail may contain a handful of your personal information that can be exploited by scammers. Other online accounts that you used for business transactions can still contain payment data that you may be unaware of.
  • Check your online bank and credit card accounts frequently for any sign of fraudulent purchases.
  • Recognize the sign of identity theft (e.g., bills for purchases that you did not make, debt collection calls, denials for loan application). For details, please refer to Experian https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/how-to-protect-yourself-from-identity-theft/
  • Change your passwords as frequently as possible. Though cumbersome, make passwords a mixture of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, while avoiding birth dates, phone numbers, family names, addresses, phone numbers, or social security numbers. You may also consider using a password generator for creative passwords.
  • Get your free annual credit reports from the three major credit bureaus on a periodic basis (e.g., every four months).
  • Do not overshare your personal activities with the social media friends. Do not post your personal activities (e.g., vacation photos) more appropriate for in-person conversation with trusted friends and family on social media outlets (e.g., Facebook).
  • Don’t carry your Social Security card in your wallet.  For more detailed tips for ID theft prevention, please refer to https://www.usa.gov/identity-theft
  • Consider using the ID Protection Services (e.g., LifeLock, https://www.lifelock.com/learn-identity-theft-resources-help-protect-yourself-identity-theft.html), if you can afford to so.