by Jonte Rhodes

Created on: September 25, 2008

Many people like to keep some of their assets in then form of cash as a safeguard against emergency situations. In circumstances such as a flood or a financial institution going out of business, it is often prudent to keep some cash in the house. What many people are apprehensive of however is that their house could be broken into and that their money could well be stolen. It is because of this that finding the right hiding place within the home is always the most important thing to do ensure your moneys safety.

An often-overlooked hiding place within the home is within the empty recesses that many modern products have built into them. For example televisions, stereo speakers, games consoles, will all have a lot of empty space inside them. This space can be easily accessed by removing the back panelling of this type of equipment, and then the money can be easily hidden inside. Obviously brand new items aren't as good for this because they run the risk of being stolen themselves. Older items however are much better, and aren't likely to be stolen should your house be broken into either.

A good hiding place that very few people will suspect is the use of an empty DVD or video case, with the contents removed. Amongst numerous others on a shelf, the use of this as a means of hiding money is very unlikely to be suspected. The best thing to do is to also use a DVD or video that not only you are not interested in, but that no-one in your house or regular guests would be interested in either.

The time honoured tradition of using hollowed out household items to hide thing in is still a very good method of keeping money safe, even if it isn't used as widely these days. Originally the most common way to do this would be to use a hollowed out hardback book which would then simply be put back on a bookcase. The easiest way to make a hiding place like this is to buy a large book from a discount store that you have no interest in. In fact the more boring the subject the better, because that way less people will take a passing interest in the book as well.

Another book related hiding place is to use the spine of an older book that has a gap between the pages and the outside cover. There is often just enough space for a tightly rolled bundle of notes in this space, that to an onlooker is invisible. To make this easier to add to and remove, another good idea is to firstly put the roll of money into a clear plastic seal bag.

Similarly to these ideas there are now a variety of commercially

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