You can finally take that summer trip you’ve dreamed about these last couple of years. And, of course, you want to relax and not worry about a home break-in while you’re away. Because many burglaries are unsophisticated, with thieves simply breaking a window or walking through an unlocked door, there are simple, inexpensive ways to help secure your home—and your peace of mind—while you’re on vacation. Here are some.
Use a professional monitoring service, like SimpliSafe, which employs highly trained agents to watch over your home 24/7. With the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Overall Home Security of 2022,” you can customize the system to your entire property, inside and out. It helps protect you from break-ins and also fires, floods, frozen pipes and carbon monoxide poisoning.
You don’t need a landline for SimpliSafe to work; the equipment functions with a cellular connection. SimpliSafe sends alerts and live video to your smartphone, which you can also use to arm and disarm your system.
We know you already know rule No. 1, but here’s a reminder anyway: Keep your exterior doors locked. Here are other ideas to safeguard your doors:
The first step, again, is to make sure your windows are closed and locked when you leave home.
Your garage contains valuable items, and it also provides a way into your home.
Burglars look for empty houses, so make sure your home looks lived-in even when you’re living it up elsewhere.
If, after all these precautions, there’s still a break-in, it’s a given that the thief won’t want to linger. Create a decoy: a box that a thief can easily find, filled with a little cash, costume jewelry and a few papers. Experts say that in a rush, the burglar will check entryway drawers, the sock drawer in the master bedroom or boxes on top of dressers. If they find a box with cash in it, they’ll swoop it up and go. So give them that decoy box with things you can stand to lose.
AAA Members can protect their homes for less with SimpliSafe. Members get a free security camera, two months of free monitoring and 15 AAA Dollars.
Does your insurance cover all your valuables should a break-in occur? Talk with an agent and discover the advantages of home insurance through AAA.
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Does your insurance cover all your valuables should a break-in occur? Talk with an agent and discover the advantages of home insurance through AAA.
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