Last Updated on February 18, 2019
Once we leave home to go to work, go on vacations, shopping or just to hang out with some friends, we mostly care about feeling and staying safe. Our main goal before we pick the neighborhood to live in or the streets to walk/jog every morning is to make sure they are the most secure.
Yet, we understand that accidents happen and the world is filled with bad people, so it is a must to take all the precautions needed to be prepared for any unexpected act of robbery or violence against us. There are a few simple tricks that could truly save your life and the lives of those you cherish the most.
They are going to help you make yourself, your property, and your family protected from any type of danger that may come in the way. Keep in mind that robbers are always around, but you are also smart enough to not give them a chance to get a thing from you.
Securing your bag while shopping
In order to browse comfortably through the store without being constantly worried about your bag, you can simply put your purse in the shopping cart and secure it by clipping the child safety belt through the straps.
This hack was offered by the Windham Police Department as they claimed on their Facebook page: It will help to stop anyone from taking advantage of your distraction.
This hack is actually brilliant and very simple because you can even improvise and use a carabiner clip instead if the cart comes without a belt. However, make sure that your purse is zipped!
Hide your money in unexpected places
In case you are always on the road and airports, traveling from one city to another, then you know the struggle of being worried about your money getting stolen, especially if you are in a foreign country.
So the hack that will help to protect your money from getting stolen is by hiding them in places the thief would never guess. For instance, you can use your deodorant tube that was emptied months ago, or even inside your socks.
Also, never go out with all of your money at once. Just take the amount you need and leave the rest at your hotel room, especially the amount you will need to go back to your hometown.
Use a fake wallet
If you are willing to be in places where security is not really guaranteed, then take with you a second wallet. You can put in it a few bucks, papers, and notes to give to the thieves in case you were stopped by one.
Your real wallet where the real money and papers are has to be kept in the inner pocket of your jacket or purse. To make yourself feel better, leave a note in the wallet making fun of the thief for being stupid. Maybe then, he will learn an important lesson to not mess with other people anymore!
cross-body bags are safer
Unless you have an important meeting where you need to be wearing a classy purse, always go out with cross-body bags to prevent being an easy target to thieves who enjoy snatching purses from women’s hands.
Be sure that the thief will be having an extremely hard time figuring out how to take your purse, and he may even decide not to in order to protect himself getting beat by you and anyone nearby. However, your hand has to stay on your bag all the time while your bag must be worn in front of you.
Memorize your card cancellation numbers
It is extremely important to keep your card separate from your card’s emergency numbers because in case you lost it or it got stolen, you will not have a problem. You will only cancel the card by calling the lost/stolen card number before it gets used and before you lose your entire money.