I love this thing because if you remove the first four points, it's just a good how-to about life in general. Actually if you follow these rules you may never have to vanish :
#Discard your old life.
#Limit the resolve and resources of your opposition.
#Run from your opposition (and your old life.)
#Hide from your opposition.
Make new friends.
Acquire a (new) identity. (Legal papers: Birth record, Social Security #)
Find gainful employment.
Pay your taxes.
Get medical, life, and automotive insurance.
Get a credit card -- and keep it paid up.
Perhaps take college courses to learn a new marketable skill.
Acquire and maintain respectability in your community.
Find a wife or husband: Make a (new) family.
Don't drink heavily, don't use any illegal drugs, don't do any crimes.
Die with dignity.