Home security is oftentimes associated with new state of the art home alarm systems, impenetrable steel enforced doors, window locks, keypad entrances and motion detecting security lighting, yet the reality of the situation is that by living a simple and unsuspecting lifestyle your chances of being burglarized is much less common. In order to understand this idea think of your home in terms of a car. If you go out and buy a bigger more comfortable, and more lavish automobile you immediately feel the responsibility of having to maintain your car safe and free of any and all marks that could potentially be hazards. The same goes for your home. The bigger, and more beautiful your home the more home security risk you risk having. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t strive for your large dream home out in the suburbs, but it is a good examination that should be looked into before you go out and decide to buy some grandiose mansion. A good question to ask is: Do you want lavish living or safety?
It essentially comes down to one way or the other. By buying an incredible and expensive home alarm system you could potentially have both, yet the potential threat of a professional robbery still exists, and the chances that your home will be targeted for robbery will be greatly increased. So what is your best option?
Well in this case your best option is to go the opposite of lavish, luxurious, and grandiose living. Your best option is to live a more common, and simple existence. This doesn’t mean you can’t be successful and wealthy, however it does means that you focus your wealth on other things different from fast cars, big houses, and fancy patios. Maybe you instead decide to buy a high piece of property with a smaller more inconspicuous home. It is a simple alternative that allows you to still maintain your wealth and success without having to overexert your prestige and value. Instead of buying that sport car you’ve always wanted maybe you spend the money on a vacation to an unknown world destination with your wife. Psychological studies have shown that people express more happiness and satisfaction after having a more incredible and meaningful experience instead of buying a material item. In particular the study shows that the happiness and satisfaction associated with the experience last longer and has a much deeper internal effect than that of buying a material item.
Some good ways to make your home comfortable and lovely without having to display it to the whole world would be to focus your beauty and creativity with interior decorating. You could also be able to afford other more meaningful things not having to do with your home such as your children’s education, your mother’s retirement home, and your own early retirement. So the next time that you decide to go the route of material enhancement, first think about how it might affect your home security.