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Marcus Hayes-BellAn Almanac

I spent 25 years watching thieves. Here's what actually stops them.

Most families overspend on gear that records everything and stops nothing. This book gives you 93 straight verdicts — Buy, Skip, or Later — including the $10 door fix that beats a $400 replacement.

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Marcus Hayes-Bell
Half of what they sell you is theatre. I'll tell you which half.Marcus Hayes-Bell · 25 years
Think Like the Person Trying to Get In
01 · Think Like the Person Trying to Get In
Doors: Where 60% of Break-Ins Happen
02 · Doors: Where 60% of Break-Ins Happen
Locks and Deadbolts: What's Worth It
03 · Locks and Deadbolts: What's Worth It
Windows and the Ground Floor
04 · Windows and the Ground Floor
I.
The manual

Everything I learned on the other side

Learn exactly what actually stops break-ins, package theft, and scams — and what's just theatre you're paying for — so you protect your family without wasting a dollar.

93numbered methods, each with the materials, the steps and an honest note
13areas covered, each with its own numbered methods, from think like the person trying to get in to if something happens: response and recovery
118pages. Read it on any phone or computer, or print it for the kitchen table
What you get for $47
The full manual, 93 methods$47
The 30-Day Home Security Road Map$29
The Buy / Skip / Later Shopping Sheet$24
The Family Scam-Proofing Kit$27
The Home Inventory & Serial-Number Tracker$19
Total value$146
$47$75launch price
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118 pages · Instant access · Lifetime updates · 7-day refund
II.
The math

What it costs you now — and after.

Before — a typical year
Camera system$650
Monthly monitoring$540
Cloud storage$120
New security door$400
Porch parcel vault$200
Fancy sliding bar$80
Annual$1,990
After — running the methods
Camera system$180
Monthly monitoring$0
Cloud storage$0
New security door$40
Porch parcel vault$25
Fancy sliding bar$6
Annual$251
$1,739Kept: about $1,739 a year, at these numbers.

These are real reader setups — retail prices for the gear versus the cheaper fix I name for each.

III.
What's inside

Exactly what you get for $47.

93 numbered methods across 13 sections. Each one: the materials with current prices, the step-by-step, and an honest note on what it does and doesn't do. Pick the methods that fit your place — you don't have to do all of them.

Think Like the Person Trying to Get In — 7 methods

Most break-ins are lazy and quick. Good news: so are the fixes.

  1. 01The 60-Second Test
  2. 02Why Thieves Skip the 'Loud' House
  3. 03The Back-of-House Blind Spot
  4. 04Daytime Is the Danger Window
+ 3 more in the book
Doors: Where 60% of Break-Ins Happen — 8 methods

The highest-return work in the whole book starts here.

  1. 01The $10 Strike Plate Fix
  2. 02Reinforce, Don't Replace
  3. 03The Hinge Side Nobody Checks
  4. 04Sliding Door Truth
+ 4 more in the book
Locks and Deadbolts: What's Worth It — 7 methods

A few features matter. The rest is price padding.

  1. 01Grade 1 vs. Grade 2 in Plain English
  2. 02The Deadbolt Throw That Matters
  3. 03Smart Locks: Buy, Skip, or Later
  4. 04Rekey, Don't Rebuy
+ 3 more in the book
Windows and the Ground Floor — 7 methods

The second favorite way in, and the most neglected.

  1. 01The $3 Window Pin
  2. 02Ground-Floor First
  3. 03Security Film: Buy or Skip
  4. 04The AC-Unit Weak Point
+ 3 more in the book
Cameras: The Big Money Trap — 8 methods

Where families overspend most. Placement beats megapixels every time.

  1. 01The Footage-You-Can't-Use Problem
  2. 02Face Height, Not Roofline
  3. 03Wired vs. Battery: The Honest Trade
  4. 04Local Storage vs. The Monthly Bill
+ 4 more in the book
Video Doorbells and Porch Pirates — 7 methods

The theft your family will actually face. Cheap habits win.

  1. 01The Doorbell That Sees the Ground
  2. 02The $25 Lockbox Beats the $200 Vault
  3. 03Delivery-Window Habits
  4. 04The Fake-Out Note Trick
+ 3 more in the book
Lighting: Cheap, Underrated, Effective — 6 methods

High return, low cost — if it's the right kind.

  1. 01Motion Beats Always-On
  2. 02The $20 Solar Trap
  3. 03Light the Path, Not the Sky
  4. 04Timers on Interior Lights
+ 2 more in the book
Alarms and Sensors: The Straight Verdict — 7 methods

What earns the monthly fee, and what's just fear.

  1. 01The Sticker Is Half the System
  2. 02Monitored vs. Self-Monitored
  3. 03Door/Window Sensors First
  4. 04The Pet-Friendly Motion Trap
+ 3 more in the book
When You're Away: Travel and Vacation — 7 methods

An empty house is the prize. Keep it looking lived-in.

  1. 01The Mail-and-Package Freeze
  2. 02The Social-Media Silence Rule
  3. 03The One Neighbor Deal
  4. 04Randomized Light Timers
+ 3 more in the book
Scams: The Break-In That Doesn't Touch Your Door — 8 methods

More families lose money here than to any burglar.

  1. 01The Hang-Up-and-Call-Back Rule
  2. 02The Grandparent Scam Script
  3. 03Nobody Real Wants Gift Cards
  4. 04The Package-Text Trap
+ 4 more in the book
Yard, Perimeter, and Passive Deterrence — 7 methods

The edges of your lot do quiet work.

  1. 01Trim the Hiding Spots
  2. 02Gravel That Talks
  3. 03The Gate Latch Reach
  4. 04The Ladder in the Yard
+ 3 more in the book
Habits and Family Routines — 7 methods

Free behavior that outworks most of the hardware you own.

  1. 01The Lock-Up Round
  2. 02Teach the Kids the Door Rule
  3. 03The Garage-Left-Open Habit
  4. 04The 'We're Not Home' Voicemail
+ 3 more in the book
If Something Happens: Response and Recovery — 7 methods

Know exactly what to do in the moment and after.

  1. 01The Room to Get To
  2. 02Don't Confront — Document
  3. 03The Photo Inventory That Pays Claims
  4. 04Serial Numbers Win Cases
+ 3 more in the book
IV.
Reader results

What people did with it.

★★★★★
The $10 strike-plate screws and the door reinforcement kit came to about $40. A month later someone kicked my neighbor's door in — mine held on the same street. Best forty bucks I've spent.
— Denise R., Toledo, OH
★★★★★
I was about to drop $650 on a camera system. Marcus's chapter had me spend $180 on two wired cameras aimed at face height with local storage. The footage actually caught a plate. No monthly bill.
— Carl M., Fort Worth, TX
★★★★★
The porch-pirate lockbox was $25 and bolted down in twenty minutes. Two attempted grabs on camera since, both walked away empty. My packages haven't gone missing since.
Marcus Hayes-Bell
V.
About the author

Marcus Hayes-Bell

I'm Marcus Hayes-Bell. I spent 25 years on the other side of the door — running loss prevention on retail floors, overnight security for warehouses and gated neighborhoods, and sitting with families after a break-in. I watched thieves work and watched good people waste money on gear that sat in a drawer. After a neighbor got hit while a $600 camera recorded nothing useful, I started saying the plain thing out loud. I write the way I'd talk to my own brother across the kitchen table. No fear, no politics, no upsell.

VI.
Order

$47 once. No subscription. Yours forever.

Read it, try the first few fixes, and if it doesn't earn its price back you get a full refund inside the 7-day window. No forms, no questions. I'd rather you keep the book than keep your $47 unhappy.

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What you get for $47
The full manual, 93 methods$47
The 30-Day Home Security Road Map$29
The Buy / Skip / Later Shopping Sheet$24
The Family Scam-Proofing Kit$27
The Home Inventory & Serial-Number Tracker$19
Total value$146
$47$75launch price
SEE THE BOOK · $47
118 pages · Instant access · Lifetime updates · 7-day refund
VII.
Questions

Before you decide.

I'm not handy at all. Can I actually do this stuff?

Yes. The highest-value fixes — longer strike-plate screws, window pins, camera placement, and the free habits — need a screwdriver at most. Anything trickier gets a clear 'get a pro for this' note.

Is this just a list of expensive products to buy?

The opposite. A big part of the book is telling you what to skip. Many of the best methods are free habits, and the paid ones are usually under $30 with the cheaper alternative named.

Will this work if I rent instead of own?

Yes. Every method is marked for renters where it matters, and there's a focus on no-drill, removable, and habit-based fixes you can take with you.

Does the advice apply to apartments and condos, not just houses?

It does. Doors, locks, cameras, porch theft, scams, and away-from-home habits all apply — the perimeter and yard sections are the parts you'd adapt or skip.

Do I need to buy monthly subscriptions to use any of this?

No. Marcus specifically shows how to avoid recurring fees with local storage and self-monitoring, and calls out exactly when a paid service is and isn't worth it.

Is any of this about guns or confrontation?

No. This is about not being a target, keeping your family out of harm's way, and letting property go so people don't get hurt. No politics, no confrontation tactics.

Why is it only $47, and will that change?

$47 is the launch price to get real reviews from early readers. It's set to rise once that window closes — the bonuses are included only at the launch price.

Last call

The launch price won't hold

$47 gets you all 93 methods and five bonus tools. Once early reviews are in, the price goes up and the bonuses come off.

SEE THE BOOK · $47