conversation: User (Slumber_Slacks): "Hey guys,\n\nIm a college student who came home for the weekend and got my car busted into by a burglar. My backpack with all my school stuff got stolen from my trunk. I already filed a police report and gave them the serial number to hopefully find it in a pawn shop. I remote changed the password to something with like 90 characters and am not sure what else to do to ensure that vital information is not stolen. I need new a laptop quick and had 2 questions. What else should I do to keep my identity from being stolen, and what laptops would you recommend? I have a pretty good emergency fund ($4000) for moments like this, but do not want to dig too deep into it, on the other side though I want a laptop good enough to last me through college. Thank you for your help."
  Self: "Laptops are disposable. Get an off-lease Thinkpad off of ebay for a few hundred. Make sure it is encrypted and backs itself up constantly. That way you can just shrug when it gets stolen again."
  