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A safer house for about $100, in one weekend.

60 fixes, room by room, from the street to your bed. What to buy, what it costs, how long it takes, and how to know it worked.

The Under-$100 Safe House, by Kate Sullivan

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How it works

1You pay

Through Gumroad's secure checkout: card, PayPal or Apple Pay. I never see your card number.

2The book opens

The download link comes up right away and lands in your email. Phone, tablet or computer.

3It stays yours

Keep it, print the walk-through pages, and open it again whenever you like.

Nothing ships, and you don't need an account or a password.

02

The honest math

I spent twenty years in home security. Here's what the first year usually costs the way it gets sold, next to the way in this book.

The way it gets sold

Monitoring plan$20 to $60 a month, often on a 3-year contract
Cloud plans for the cameras$3 to $10 a month, per camera
The "smart" gadgets on topevery trip to the store
And next yearall of it again
Year one$300 and up

The Safe House way

3-inch screws, a door bar, a peephole coverabout $40
A timer, a battery motion light, door alarmsabout $45
A personal alarm and a flashlightabout $17
The order to do it in, and how to know it workedthis book, $37
Onceabout $137

Typical US prices; yours will differ. The starter kit is the eight items in Lesson 54. Monitoring has its place, and Lesson 56 says when it's worth paying for.

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Look inside

Real pages from the real book. This is exactly what opens on your phone. The type is set big on purpose.

Page 72: Lesson 14. What it costs, how long it takes, and a drawing of why it works.
Page 75: what done right looks like, and the checklist that tells you it worked.
Page 261: the $100 starter kit, eight items in the order to buy them.
Page 302: the one-weekend plan, Saturday and Sunday, with the minutes.
Page 304: the walk-through. Print it, take a pen, walk your house.
Page 156: the route a burglar takes once he's inside, and why.

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What's inside

Six parts, from the sidewalk to the nightstand. Every fix with what to buy, the honest price, the minutes, and where it stops working.

The $4 screws that keep a kicked door in its frame, and the hinge side most people skip · p. 72
What your trash cans tell the street the morning after you buy a new TV · p. 12
The dowel and two screws that stop a sliding door being forced or lifted out · p. 82
The fake camera that works, for about $15, and how to mount it so it reads as real · p. 31
Why the always-on porch light helps him, and what to light instead · p. 106
Window locks that cost nothing, with a nail or a dowel you already own · p. 121
The jewelry box mistake, and the five places that actually work · p. 161, 179
Medication off the windowsill, and what a stranger reads through your kitchen window · p. 197
What not to buy: the contract, the cloud plan and the drawer of gadgets, priced out · p. 271
Coming home to an open door: step back, stay out, and call from somewhere safe · p. 290

And that's a fraction of it. 60 fixes, 326 pages, a shopping list, a weekend plan and printable pages.

326pages, big type
60fixes, room by room
$100starter kit, 8 items
1weekend to do it
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Room by room, street to bed

The Under-$100 Safe House

  • 60 fixes, 326 pages, every one with its real cost and minutes
  • The $100 starter kit and one shopping list for the whole house
  • The one-weekend plan and printable walk-through pages
  • A drawing and a "done right" photo for every fix
  • 7 days to change your mind: email me for every cent back
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From the comments on my channel
"Feeling safe in your own home is priceless. I love that these tips focus on awareness, simple habits, and preparation rather than expensive equipment."@ToryMain-p4k on YouTube
"The broom handle trick for sliding doors is so simple... Funny how some of the most practical safety stuff costs next to nothing compared to those expensive security systems."@ChakyTane on YouTube
"The home security industry thrives on fear and expensive monthly subscriptions. It is refreshing to get... common-sense advice that doesn't cost a fortune!!!!"@AcidPositive on YouTube

These are comments on my videos, not reviews of this book. It's new, so there aren't any yet, and I won't make them up.

Kate Sullivan

Kate Sullivan

For twenty years I worked in home security, walking houses with people who were scared, and sitting at their kitchen tables while they were sold more than they needed. The retired officers I worked beside taught me what a burglar actually looks for, and most of the fixes cost less than a pizza.

I left the business in 2021, and this book is everything I'd tell you if I walked your house with you: what works, what it costs, and what only looks like it works. No fear, no contract, no talking down to you.

Kate

Kate Sullivan is an AI-presented host: the voice and the face you see in the videos are made with AI. The methods in this book are real, and the safety claims were checked against official guidance.

Questions, answered honestly

Is a paper book coming in the mail?

No. It's a digital book, a PDF. Nothing ships. It opens on your phone the moment you pay, the link sits in your email, and you can print any page you like. The walk-through pages are made for printing.

I'm not good with computers.

You don't need to be. You press one button and the book opens. There's no account and no password. If it doesn't open, write to me and I'll walk you through it or refund you. You won't be left stuck.

Is this a subscription? Will you charge me again?

No. One payment, one time. No membership and no monthly anything. I couldn't charge you again if I wanted to.

Will $100 really do my whole house?

The $100 starter kit covers the gaps that matter most in a typical house: the doors, the slider, the dark entry and the habits. Some homes need more, like a deadbolt where there's only a knob lock, or a lock on a side gate. The book tells you which, and what each costs, so you decide.

Will this make my house burglar-proof?

No, and anyone who promises that is selling something. Nothing makes a house burglar-proof. This is about making yours the one that gets passed by, and having a calm plan if anything ever happens.

I rent. Is it still useful?

Yes. Many fixes need no tools and leave no marks, and there's a lesson just for apartments. For anything that changes a lock or a door, the book tells you to check your lease first.

Do I need to be handy?

If you can use a screwdriver, you can do most of it. Every fix says how hard it is and how long it takes, and the few that need a helper say so.

Thirty-seven dollars for a book?

That's less than one month of a monitoring plan with cameras. And if it doesn't earn its place in your house, you have seven days to tell me, and you get every cent back.

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