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 made items designed for hiding things in. These include large candles, drinks cans and aerosol cans, that all have a hidden recess built into them. Outwardly these items look entirely normal, but usually they have a bottom section that unscrews, revealing a space large enough to store a large quantity of money. These can be found easily enough through the internet, and are relatively cheap to buy as well. Not only that but many of them are fully working as well, i.e. the candles are partly wax and will light, the aerosol cans will spray and the cans contain drinks.
Many people also use cheap ornaments as an inconspicuous hiding place for money, being that many of them have holes on the underside and a hollow middle. The only problem with this method is that if you hide too much money in this way, it can often become difficult to get out again. The reason for this, being that the holes in the ornaments of this type are often fairly small. So only using cheap ornaments that you don't mind potentially having to break at some point is a good idea in this case.
Table lamps can often make a very good hiding place as well, with them being largely hollow already. The vast majority of common household table lamps will have a black foam covering over the bottom of them, which is usually adhesively attached. However underneath this the entire lamp is usually hollow, and reveal easily enough hiding space for any valuables you might have.
The most obvious thing a lot of people do is to get a safe, which has both its advantages and disadvantages. If the safe is small, then any potential thief can simply remove the entire safe and take it with them rendering it useless. If the safe is too large however, then a thief who wants your money badly enough might then try to get either the key or the code from you forcibly. The other danger with a safe being that the key can easily be lost, meaning that your money is safe, but inaccessible.
The last good hiding place that is almost impossible for intruders to find, is to hide your money within something such as a bag or sawdust or sugar. Putting your money into a sealed bag and then burying it inside a larger bag is very often the last place any prospective thief would look. Using a sack of something that you don't ever intend to actually use is usually easiest, and means that you will have to handle and move the money a lot less.