From Texas to the Republic of Turkey: 6 Tips to Prepare for your Trip

Prepare Your Home

Before leaving your home, go through the house to make sure you have:

• Adjusted the thermostat (or maybe even turn it off)
• Lower the temperature on your water heater
• Turn off any fans
• Unplug unnecessary appliances, such TVs and computersc
• Turn off your lights (if you want to leave one or two on for security, use a timer so that they aren’t on all day and night)

It already costs enough money to get to Turkey from Texas. Making a few adjustments before you leave will at least save you a few bucks on electricity.

Keeping Up While You’re Abroad

Rent and bills

Consider subleasing your apartment for the time you’ll be away. If you do, make sure it’s to someone you trust not to totally mess your place up. Ensure that they know the landlord and understand the lease, because you don’t want to come back from a great trip just to find out your new tenant got you evicted. However, having a subleaser will also take care of your bills. If you don’t want to sublease your apartment, pay your landlord completely in advance for the time you will be absent.c