9 Things Retired Guards Teach Seniors to Keep Burglars Away at Thanksgiving

Leaving home for Thanksgiving? A retired security guard with 31 years in uniform walks you through a 9-step checklist, in the order you'd actually do it, from two weeks out to the moment you lock the door. Most of it costs nothing, and nothing on the list costs more than $30. Number one takes two minutes, and it's the step most people skip. My book, Give Nothing Away: https://curtishayess.com Sources: 1. USPS Hold Mail: The Basics — United States Postal Service: https://faq.usps.com/s/article/USPS-Hold-Mail-The-Basics 2. We asked 86 burglars how they broke into homes — KGW Portland (2016): https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/86-burglars-say-how-they-break-into-homes/283-344213396 3. Through the eyes of a burglar: Study provides insights on habits and motivations, importance of security — ScienceDaily / UNC Charlotte (2013): https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130516160916.htm 4. Crime in the United States 2019: Burglary — FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2020): https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/burglary 5. Burglary Prevention — San Jose Police Department: https://www.sjpd.org/community/crime-prevention/prevention-tips/burglary-prevention #HomeSecurity #Thanksgiving #HolidayTravel #SeniorsLivingAlone #BurglaryPrevention #HomeSafety #RetiredSecurityGuard #VacationChecklist #SeniorSafety #BlackFriday #AgingInPlace #CrimePrevention