If you have curbside trash pickup at your home, break up and bury all the boxes from recent gifts and purchases. The box from that new flat screen TV, the new laptop you bought, or got for a gift could make your home a target for a break-in.

Just like allowing your social media posts to notify all the thieves that you are away on vacation, leaving boxes from new expensive and easy to carry stuff outside your home is like advertising to those looking to steal from you.