The barefoot investor has been accused of failing to set a good example for his children after revealing he kept his phone with his wallet and car keys near the front door.
Scott Pape said he made the decision to leave his device in front because he wants to set a good example for his children about taking a break from technology.
“That means keeping my phone on a plate with my car keys and wallet at the front door, and leaving it there, so I can communicate with my family without constant distractions,” he wrote in a column last month.
His comment struck a chord with one reader, who argued that it was a silly place to leave valuables.
“This is not a good example, considering all the current crimes,” Reg wrote on Sunday.
“You could also leave them at the front door.”
Reg advised the barefoot investor to place his valuables in the kitchen rather than near the front door.
Pape jokingly responded that “it sure is dangerous out there.”
Mr Pape then suggested that statistics show that home burglaries have declined over the past 10 years.
Reg advised the Barefoot Investor that he should place his valuables in the kitchen rather than by the front door.
He then made a comment about Peter Dutton: ‘(*If you listen to Peter Dutton, who seems very angry and very determined to be very angry.)’
Pape suggested that statistics show that home burglaries have declined over the past 10 years.
He wrote that according to the latest figures, only 2 percent of households have had their home robbed.
“This figure has been trending downward for a decade and is significantly lower than when data collection began in 2008-2009, when it was 3.3 percent,” he wrote.
“It’s not Venezuela, Gonzuela.”
Mr. Pape concluded his response by writing that if he were to encounter a violent burglar in his home, he would prefer to have his wallet and car keys taken from his plate.
“Instead of playing hide and seek with a machete,” he said.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday released a summary of crime rates in Australia, revealing that Queensland is the crime capital.
Some 289,657 Queenslanders were victims of crime in 2023, with more assaults and home burglaries than any other state.
New South Wales came second with 259,171 crime cases, while Victoria came third with 194,090.
