home security

What are you doing while your children are playing?

When I was a little kid (maybe four or five years old), my mom would let me and my brothers play in the front yard, unsupervised, while she lay on the couch inside and read a book. Looking back on it...

Which Would You Prefer in Your Houses: A Guard Dog or an Electronic Alarm?

I myself am confused on the idea though we own three dogs at home. There are advantage and disadvantages in using either of the two, right? Maybe dogs are quite expensive plus the recurring expenses...

Would you know how to defend yourself....

If someone broke into your home while you were there would you know how to defend yourself?Just last night I had a little scare. We've only been living in our house for a couple of weeks now so...

Lock Your Doors!

Recently a Houston Texan football player was tied up and robbed in his own home. He lives in an exclusive gated community where a lot of athletes and high profile people live. The robbers apparently...

Do You Have a Security System for Your Home?

Just curious, do you have a security system for your home? Does it make you feel safer? Do you think having a security system really deters would be burgulars from breaking into your home?

What are ways we can protect our family from break ins?

If you have read my other post you will know what happened this weekend with the police. I was curious what can we do to make our home safe from break ins? We already know we need a new front door....

Home Security - How do you protect your house?

A friend of mine woke up at 5 in the morning because she heard some noises on their second floor deck. At first she thought it was racoons or squirrels but then she decided to check. When she opened...

Somebody broke into our house last night.

I couldn't sleep last night as the dogs in the neighborhood kept barking. I stood up a take a peek out of my bedroom window and find nothing quite unusual and returned to bed. A few hours later, I...

182 A question about a lock

Please share with me the best lock to purchase for a home door, and why you picked it. I will only be rating each response. Thank you.

Thrifty home intruder protection at your fingertips

I thought I would bring up an uncomfortable topic today that will save you money without even trying.  I was the unfortunate host of an unwanted visitor on Monday morning.  The intruder was startled...