Answer this question. When you go to bed are your car keys in you pocket? On the kitchen counter? Or on your nightstand or headboard?

They should be right there next to you, closer even than the phone. Why? Because they are free security. That’s why.

If you hear a strange noise, or see a shadow, even if you smell smoke, You want to make some noise of your own. The panic button that almost all of us have on our cars these days is a great free alarm that you otherwise might not have thought about.

The button will set off your horn until you hit the reset button, if the buggy-man really is out in your yard this will probably get him to move along to a less “alarming” place. If you are wrong, you annoyed your neighbors. They will forgive you.

This is free and although it is not the end all of security, it is easy and will work. Try it out some afternoon, go into your bedroom and check that the panic button works from there. Most will.

Sleep tight, think safety.