| y small percentage of people are burglarized in | | | | furniture. I can repair any damage done. But when |
| their home each year in this country. The problem | | | | I hear of children being kidnapped or women being |
| is, you can never be sure you won’t be | | | | raped in their homes I just want to do everything |
| one of them. So, do you feel safe in your home? | | | | I can to prevent that from happening. |
| When I was growing up we never locked the | | | | So, the real question is do you think a few |
| doors at my parent’s house. Those days | | | | hundred dollars is too much to spend to protect |
| of feeling that safe are long gone. | | | | your material belongings and your safety as well |
| The average family in the United States lives | | | | as your families? Many people think in order to |
| paycheck to paycheck. They have many things | | | | have a quality security system you need to have |
| they need to worry about financially. When it | | | | one that is monitored by a company such as |
| comes to spending money they want to save it | | | | ADT, Brinks, or Guardian. Those companies |
| whenever they can and they tend to not spend | | | | charge a monthly monitoring fee. Those |
| on “luxury” items. A quality home | | | | companies are also billion dollar companies for a |
| security system is one of those luxuries, or is it? | | | | reason. |
| Having worked in the insurance industry the last | | | | Technology is constantly improving and as a result |
| eight years I know how important it is to have a | | | | you can build yourself a quality security system |
| security system. I know that the insurance | | | | for a fraction of the cost of a system from any |
| company will do whatever they can to increase | | | | of the three companies mentioned in the previous |
| your homeowner’s premium and sell you | | | | paragraph. I also think that they will do a better |
| a bill of goods. I also know when and if a loss | | | | job in protecting your home. I did a comparison of |
| occurs they will do whatever they can to pay | | | | ADT and a build your own system through X10 |
| you as little as they can. A lot of people rely on | | | | Wireless. A basic system through ADT would cost |
| insurance companies to save them for some | | | | me $2226 for the first year only. This is a |
| reason. They had a loss and think the insurance | | | | combination of the system cost and the $47.99 |
| company will make it all OK. Well, I am here to tell | | | | monthly monitoring fee. I built a better system |
| you this is not the case. Insurance companies are | | | | through X10 Wireless for just under $700 and this |
| multi-billion companies for a reason and it is not | | | | was a much more advanced system, to even |
| for being overly generous with your premiums | | | | include multiple cameras and recording devices. I |
| when you make a claim. | | | | could have added a few more components if I |
| Maybe I am just overly cautious. Maybe I feel | | | | wanted and still be well under $1000. |
| having a security system in my home is worth | | | | My suggestion to you, take a look and see how |
| more than the average person. I would just hate | | | | affordable it really is. You may be pleasantly |
| to see what would happen if my house was | | | | surprised at just how inexpensive a nice system |
| broken into and something happened to my wife | | | | is. |
| or daughter. I can replace my TV and my | | | | |