The Unwritten Rules of EVE:

1) Never undock a ship that you can't afford to lose (fittings and cargo, included)
2) No space is safe space
3) ALWAYS get FULL insurance on any ship you fly.
4) Never haul more than 20 million worth of goods into Jita in an untanked T1 hauler
5) Always keep local open in low or 0.0 sec space
6) Always check the map for activity when traveling through low sec
7) Always use warp-to-0km (instas) when traveling in low sec
8) Never go AFK in a low sec system while undocked (or in high sec when at war), unless cloaked at a safespot and unfleeted.
9) Never mine solo in a barge/exhumer in low sec
10) Always make safespots in low sec systems that you visit frequently

Fly safe!!!