World markets are going through an unprecedented crisis right now at a rate that most leading economists cannot even understand. There are record numbers of people facing home foreclosure because of loosing their jobs. Most Americans are a few paychecks away from loosing their homes. Renters are not faring any better either as economic uncertainty […]

With looming economic uncertainly worldwide, due to the USA market meltdown and credit crisis, many more people are one paycheck away from disaster. At this point, credit has become harder to get and job uncertainty is that much more significant.
I got to thinking what it would take to survive, or cope with an economic crash. […]

A door person works at a second job in the local pub on the weekend for cash under the table, a plumber fixes a leak in a home off of the books, a cab driver works some hours off of the books, a bartender declares only as many tips as she has to. All of […]

For many people faced with a looming real estate mortgage foreclosure on their home or some sort of financial ruin, like their job relocating to another country, maybe the easiest way out is to put their keys through the mailbox and walk away and start again as someone else, somewhere else. There is a little […]

Dissecting a Typical Residential Burglary

The rise in highly addictive street drugs in most communities in North America and Europe is directly to blame for the rising rate of residential burglary. On the black market, your valuables usually fetch between 10% to 20% of their worth, ensuring the drug user has to commit a steady […]

How to Avoid Carjacking

Causes of Carjacking
There are no single causes of carjacking, but the most common motivation for it is usually tied to the drug trade. Either the car jacker wants your vehicle to use in a robbery to obtain drugs, or they are already high on drugs and looking for “kicks”. It is a […]

Six Steps to a Burglar Proof Home

The two enemies of any burglar are time and visibility. The longer and harder you can make their job of entering your home and removing your property, the closer you are to being “burglar proof”. Of course in reality, there is no such thing as a 100% burglar proof […]

Record numbers of Americans are faced with the possibility of loosing their homes and finding themselves in desperate situations without a place to live. With the massive worldwide economic crisis and number of Americans who lost their homes due to the predatory sub-prime mortgage crisis, more and more people are resorting to living in their […]

Chosing Home Burglar Alarm Systems

When it comes to choosing a home alarm system, the choices that you have are pretty broad. You can start with those portable personal alarms that can be hung over a door, or a DIY wireless alarm, and go from there all the way up to a professionally wired alarm system. […]

Home Security Tips: 24 Tips To a More Secure Home!

With perhaps the exception of fire, home burglary is the biggest threat to our safety at home. Depending on where you live, government statistics show that a home burglary occurs every few seconds. While the exact number obviously varies, best estimates in the USA have burglaries […]