A good pre-trip routine checklist saves you from that spiral. It also protects your money, your phone bill, your reservations, and your home while you are away. The last hour before a trip has a way of turning calm people into pocket-checking, plug-unplugging, passport-hunting detectives. You can be packed, showered, and ready to go, then suddenly wonder if the back door is locked or whether your bank will block your card the moment you buy coffee at the airport. This checkli