Women on Reddit have recently been sharing some secrets, tips, tricks, hacks, and other sorts of informal advice on how to make your home safer if you’re a woman living alone.
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The AskReddit features suggestions and discussion across 2,700 comments, garnering 2,800 upvotes on the post itself, with the top answer getting over 6,600 upvotes, so there was much more happening here.
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That is key, when you think about it—to prevent it, instead of having to deal with the consequences of having a house that looks like it’s made out of gingerbread to the burglars.
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While investing heaps of money into expensive security equipment has its benefits, installing simpler ones can work just as well. Think padlocks, window locks, grates, bars and all that jazz. These significantly increase the time a thief would have to spend breaking in. And they don’t usually have much to spare.
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Heck, even making sure your fence isn’t too high and the trees are steering clear of your windows can take away a burglar’s chance at staying stealthy.
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Windows have a number of solutions too, ranging from simple nails to metal accordion gates depending on where your windows are vertically.
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It goes without saying, don’t tell folks (personally or online) about when you’re not at home, join a lite version of the neighborhood watch, and don’t use the mat to hide your keys.
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And if you need more safety tips, then you know what to do.
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