Are
you leaving for a long vacation this month to escape the heat and
crowds? Are you concerned with the impending preparations before you
leave? You might get many checklists for your travelling guides but
what should not be neglected in it is your routine home management
planning.
Here's
a quick checklist before you leave for your annual summer vacations:
- Pay all your pending utility bills- including gas, electricity, telephone and internet expenses.
- If you have given ECS mandate for the same- check for the required notification on the provided date on your mobile or email.
- Close down all your major appliances from the mains to avoid any accident – like gas, refrigerator, air conditioners, room heaters, laptops, televisions and even gas geysers.
- If you have some valuables – like jewellery, agreements move it to a secure corner of home or bank lockers.
- If your life or health insurance premium is due when you are travelling, then please pay the same in advance or leave a post dated cheque with your agent or planner.
- Get a home burglary insurance if you are travelling for really long time.
- Ensure your travel insurance is in place and covers all the emergency medical needs for any picky situation. This insurance should ideally begin from the time you leave for airport/ train and end when you reach you home.
- Share your entire travel itinerary with a trustworthy source within your immediate family and friends.
- If possible , give them your contact details to call you in case of emergency. Sign and keep two or more cheques with your family back at home, in case required to service emergency expense or payments. It is better to define a upper limit for the same.
- Let the neighbours,building security know your travel and ask them to avoid any strangers to your place.
- If you are carrying your bank cards, ensure you have the required helpline numbers for it, which is helpful to make any emergency transfers to your account or block the cards , in case if is it stolen.
- Carry enough cash , as per the scheduled travel and make a provision of contingency for any sudden splurge or excursion.
- Avoid lending strangers on travel any funds as you never know when you might require additional funds.
- Also, if out are travelling out of the country secure well the foreign currencies well in advance to get the best possible rates.
So
go ahead and enjoy your break time.Saarthi wishes all its readers a
wonderful vacation time ahead. Plan your trip, enjoy your vacation
and stay safe. It is time to enjoy fruits of your planning.
Thanks and Regards
Team
Email: saarthifp@gmail.com
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