You’re probably never going to make your house impossible to break into. If somebody is determined enough, has enough time, and doesn’t care how much noise they make, they can probably get into just about anything. What you can do is make your house less convenient. Most of the home security advice I’d give somebody…
Most people know to call the police when something looks wrong. The harder part is knowing what information actually helps once you make that call. You don’t need to investigate anything yourself or decide whether a crime has been committed. What helps is telling us what you actually saw, where it happened, and what is…
Most scams don’t work because the person on the other end is especially convincing. They work because they convince you that you don’t have time to think. You get a phone call saying there’s a warrant for your arrest. A message says your bank account has been compromised. Someone claims a family member is in…
People carry a gun because they want it available if something goes wrong, but then they get where they’re going, leave it in the car, and walk away. Now it can’t serve the purpose they carried it for, but it can still be stolen or found by somebody who shouldn’t have it. At that point,…