If you have valuables, you may find it difficult to keep them safe in your home or office. It seems that all your neighbors are investing in intruder alert or motion sensor alarms. It's great if you can afford these systems, but most of us can't. In addition to the high cost of the installation of a new system, you also have to pay monthly charges to maintain the service on the system. Before you invest a lot of money, you need to think about what your needs are, and whether it is worth it or not. Many people don't know that there are alternatives to keeping your valuables safe in your own home or business that won't cost you a fortune.
If you are deciding what type of security that you need for your home or office, the first thing you are going to have to do is determine your need. Take a look at the things that you can't afford to lose. This not only includes things that would be expensive to replace, but also things that are priceless to you or your business. Items that can't be replaced because they are valuable to you are things like family heirlooms or jewelry that has been passed down from generation to generation, even if it's just costume jewelry. For your business, priceless items could include paperwork, deeds to the property or even material things that are instrumental to your business.
When you are evaluating your valuables, make sure you take pictures of them, so that if you do lose them, you can have proof for the insurance company. Keep these pictures in a safe place. If you have a safe deposit box at the bank, make sure they go there; otherwise have a family member who doesn't live with you keep them safe. Also, while you are doing this, make copies of your paperwork that would be hard to replace if lost. You can easily fit scans of all of your paperwork onto a CD or a flash hard drive.
Now gather all of your valuables, and you are probably like most people. You have a couple of things that are expensive, but most of your stuff isn't worth investing the money for a huge security system. If you are like most people, your valuables are worth less than the cost a security system would be. If this is the case, there are some great products that can cleverly disguise your valuables for storage. One that comes recommended is the 'can safe'. This disguises your valuables in a regular looking can of food, cleaning product or beauty product. This is great, because you can store your valuables close to where you use them. For example, if you have some jewelry, you can disguise it in a can of aerosol deodorant, and leave it on your dressing table next to your jewelry box. During a burglary, a thief will never know the difference, and your valuables will be safe. If you have valuables in the office, you can hide your valuables in a cleaning product can safe. If your home or office does get broken into, your valuables will be hidden away from the thieves.
You may be thinking that this is the same as putting your valuables in the freezer, but it isn't. If you put some of your jewelry or paperwork in the freezer, you are risking damage to the item from both the cold and the moisture. It just isn't worth it, especially if you have to wait three hours before your jewelry defrosts from the ice cube tray before you can wear it.
If you don't have very many valuables, investing in security home alarms might not be the wisest investment. Instead, you can keep your small valuables safe by keeping them in a can safe. Home security is a big business, and you need to be aware of what you need to keep your home or business safe.
