Do You Keep an “If I Go Missing” Binder?
The NYT had a story about how some women are creating “if I go missing” binders, so let’s discuss…
Coffee Break: Road ID
I’ve always been a fan of Road IDs, but we haven’t featured them on the blog in a long time.
How Much Do You Worry About Safety on Trips — and What Do You Do About It?
How much do you worry about personal safety on trips — and what do you do about it? These are some of the (maybe weird, maybe crazy) things I do to help myself feel safe while traveling — but I’d love to hear yours.
4 Personal Safety Apps for Women Who Live Alone
Remember in Bridget Jones’s Diary when she lamented that she would die single and alone, only to be “found three weeks later half-eaten by Alsatians”? Readers had a very similar discussion about this a while ago — specifically, which personal safety apps they use to alert loved ones if something bad were to happen —…
How to Choose a Home Security System
We haven’t talked about home security systems before, and a recent comment thread spurred us to give the topic its own post. While you may find it hard to name many companies beyond ADT (the country’s biggest security company), new technology has opened the market to lots of competitors. Some of those, like SimpliSafe (which a few readers have…
