Affordable Home Security

Affordable home security is something that should be on the smart consumer's mind right now.  With economic turmoil and ever-increasing prices, most homeowners simply can't afford to shell out thousands of dollars for home security.  And that's completely reasonable.

What's not reasonable is some of the commentary on what to do.  Certain "experts" are now recommending "cheap" home security.  Except by cheap, they mean fake.  I agree that having window stickers or yard signs is better than nothing....but not much better. 

 While its true that burglary is often a crime of opportunity, its also true that thieves are increasingly savvy.  Simply having a yard sign just won't cut it.  Why?  Because, at best, it only covers one aspect of home security: deterrence.  If the thief isn't deterred, then you don't have anything in place to notify neighbors or police.  You don't have any sirens to scare off the thief when he hears them.  If he chooses to enter your home despite your yard sign, he's in the clear.

So, what is the solution, then?  The solution is an affordable home security system that you install and program yourself.  The GE Simon 3, for example, is a reliable, effective home security system.  And the Kit starts at $209.00.  You can add more contacts for relatively little cost , and with a little ingenuity and know-how, you can attach hardwired contacts (much cheaper) to a wireless transmitter for next to nothing.  Even with a large house, you can have complete home security for under $500.  Then, you can sign up for monitoring at only $9.00 per month with no contracts.  Now that's affordable home security.