Preparing for a night out on the town can be a stressful ordeal.
One has to make dinner reservations, buy show tickets, etc.
Not to mention after a hard day's work, having to come home and bathe and get all fancied up.
Why add to that stress by having to worry about your home's safety while you are gone? The following tips will make home security painless and worry-free.
1.
Create the illusion that someone is home.
Burglars have long been known to target homes in which they believe no one is home.
Their goal is to break-in and get out as quickly and conflict-free as possible.
However, if they believe someone is home, they are likely to choose another home that appears to be completely abandoned.
This illusion is actually quite easy to create.
Leave a few lights on throughout the house.
Obviously, a pitch dark house at 8 p.
m.
indicates that no one is home.
Another trick is to leave a car in the driveway, if you have more than one car.
Take it out of the garage, if necessary.
2.
Use your alarm system.
Hit activate! Sometimes people have the tendency not to use their home alarm system if they are only going out for a few hours.
This is a serious mistake.
A burglary can happen the moment after you leave.
It doesn't take long to ransack a home when you are just going for valuables.
Keep in mind that you aren't saving any money by not cutting on your system.
In fact, you are wasting money.
You pay for the service each month whether you use it or not.
Activate the system every time you leave the house.
3.
Lock away valuable items.
This tip does not just apply for a night out or to home security.
The goal here is to prevent the burglar, once in the house, from getting away with irreplaceable or expensive items.
Valuable items, such as jewelry or cash, should always be stored in a safe.
Other important items that should be locked away include: birth certificates, bonds, financial info, or social security cards.
If you do not already own a safe, you can find a full range of them at retailers like Wal-Mart.
4.
Make sure windows and doors are locked.
This one seems obvious, but people often forget to lock one door.
Think about it.
One house can have a back door, garage door, front door, side door, etc.
Always make it a habit to lock and deadbolt each door.
Deadbolts are vital to home security.
If you do not have them installed, do so before your next outing.
Burglars can pick through the regular locks with ease.
Also make sure that your ground level windows all have the safety latch flipped.
These tips may seem simple or obvious, but many people leave the house without going through all of the steps above.
Not following these tips will result in your house becoming an easy target for burglars, who are undoubtedly out there waiting for you to slip up and leave your house vulnerable.
One has to make dinner reservations, buy show tickets, etc.
Not to mention after a hard day's work, having to come home and bathe and get all fancied up.
Why add to that stress by having to worry about your home's safety while you are gone? The following tips will make home security painless and worry-free.
1.
Create the illusion that someone is home.
Burglars have long been known to target homes in which they believe no one is home.
Their goal is to break-in and get out as quickly and conflict-free as possible.
However, if they believe someone is home, they are likely to choose another home that appears to be completely abandoned.
This illusion is actually quite easy to create.
Leave a few lights on throughout the house.
Obviously, a pitch dark house at 8 p.
m.
indicates that no one is home.
Another trick is to leave a car in the driveway, if you have more than one car.
Take it out of the garage, if necessary.
2.
Use your alarm system.
Hit activate! Sometimes people have the tendency not to use their home alarm system if they are only going out for a few hours.
This is a serious mistake.
A burglary can happen the moment after you leave.
It doesn't take long to ransack a home when you are just going for valuables.
Keep in mind that you aren't saving any money by not cutting on your system.
In fact, you are wasting money.
You pay for the service each month whether you use it or not.
Activate the system every time you leave the house.
3.
Lock away valuable items.
This tip does not just apply for a night out or to home security.
The goal here is to prevent the burglar, once in the house, from getting away with irreplaceable or expensive items.
Valuable items, such as jewelry or cash, should always be stored in a safe.
Other important items that should be locked away include: birth certificates, bonds, financial info, or social security cards.
If you do not already own a safe, you can find a full range of them at retailers like Wal-Mart.
4.
Make sure windows and doors are locked.
This one seems obvious, but people often forget to lock one door.
Think about it.
One house can have a back door, garage door, front door, side door, etc.
Always make it a habit to lock and deadbolt each door.
Deadbolts are vital to home security.
If you do not have them installed, do so before your next outing.
Burglars can pick through the regular locks with ease.
Also make sure that your ground level windows all have the safety latch flipped.
These tips may seem simple or obvious, but many people leave the house without going through all of the steps above.
Not following these tips will result in your house becoming an easy target for burglars, who are undoubtedly out there waiting for you to slip up and leave your house vulnerable.
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