Regarding the "all-in-one" effect- my wife does have book with all the other credit cards- Kohl's,Best Buy, and all the airline cards.... but its too big to carry, she keeps it in our office (THANK GOD)- now, how do I hide that......
It did remind me I need to remove my SSN from my wallet.
So-
- adding deadbolt to door between garage and house.
- investigating Alarm system
- double checking all doors/gates each night
- checking credit report for activity often
Some other measures that are cheap but effective.
- Add a high security strikeplate to the doorframe around the deadbolt ($6). The deadbolt may be strong, but the inch of pine that makes up the doorframe isn't. Six 3" screws going into the studs through a steel plate is another matter completely.
- Install security hinges on the door ($5). If the door swings into the garage, then the hinge pins are accessable from the garage. Pop those out and the lock won't matter. Security hinges halves lock to each other when the door is closed or make it difficult to remove the pin.
- I do a nightly walkaround the last thing before bed. A cheap and convenient solution to check the garage door is to put a fisheye door viewer ($5-$20) in the door. You can check it without letting in the cold. Also good for "what was that noise?" moments.
-Lastly. Not really cheap but effective. Use a credit monitoring service ($10-$20/month). They will alert you if anybody runs a credit check on you (e.g. Why is the BestBuy in Chi-town running a credit check on you when you haven't applied for card or a loan there?).
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