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I travel all the time for work all over the country. We signed up for the bank notifications to get sent to my email for every card transaction. It's not exactly when the charge was made, but usually within a day.
Also, set up a debit card not linked to my other accounts. We put funds in the account as needed. Sure... we keep a little money in there, just in case. Just not enough to hurt us while we are disputing the charges. Most banks will give you an account without monthly charges if you have $25 or $50 / month direct deposited into that account. So, it really costs nothing for this protection. It sucks to have to go online and transfer funds into an account to use it, but not as much as getting hit for thousands and eating PB&J until they decide to get your money back to you.
When you install anything on your computer that requires software, run a scan to check for keyloggers. Those bastards can get your password as you type it. I have found keyloggers in software that come with hardware, too.
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