backpack tip

i started doing this when i lived in taiwan--pickpocket capital of the world. when riding on crowded public transportation, wear your backpack on the front of your body to deter pickpocketers. you might look like a dweeb, but you'll be a dweeb who still has his wallet! and that's the better kind of dweeb to be.

if you have a purse, try to get velcro so when someone tries to open it, you can hear it.