Nobody wants the unpleasant experience of being broken into or the feelings of violation that come when a stranger pokes around inside your home and steals your hard earned possessions but with some simple and inexpensive precautions we can minimise our chances of suffering this fate.The professional burglar can be hard to stop. There is not much that can be done to prevent someone with experience and determination from entering your home. However there are many things we can do to decrease the likelihood of you becoming a target. After all criminals are lazy and given a choice between an easy entry and a difficult one that will always choose the easy option.Of course it all depends on how much you have to spend. The most important thing is to get good locks on your doors and windows, and to use them! But after that you can start simple with motion sensor alarms.This simple device detects movement and sounds an alarm. Basic models are very cheap costing less than $20 and they are also portable meaning you can use them in a dormitory or shared accommodation. If you have more cash available you can keep building on your security system. Home alarms have a clearly visible box on the side of the house and sound when triggered by a door or window being opened. They also use motion sensors to detect movement inside the home (good for protecting the downstairs of the house while you sleep upstairs). At the top end of the scale an outdoor security camera can be used but these also need recording equipment and ideally motion sensing software.Whatever your budget is a home security solutions to suit but remember locking doors and windows regardless of how long it will be away and making it look as if someone is properly the best deterrents of all home.