by Ali Koomen

Created on: June 21, 2010

There are hundreds of reasons why a person would chose to hide money at home, instead of keeping it safely in a bank.  Perhaps your spouse is one of those ‘if I’ve got it, I gotta spend it’ souls, the type of person who lets money burn a hole in his pocket.  Maybe you’re saving up for a special gift, like a piece of jewelry or a vacation or a down payment on a car, and don’t want your Significant Other to find out until you’re ready.  It even could be that you’re in a bad relationship and are trying to accumulate money so that you can make a clean break. Whatever the reason, if you’re hiding money inside your home, keep in mind that you’re not only hiding it from crooks, but from other family members as well. 

Where not to hide it?  The first places any self-respecting burglar would check would be under the mattress, under sofa cushions, inside pillows, taped under drawers, in the back of the toilet tank or in a lingerie or sock dresser drawer.  Crooks also know all about hiding money inside books, and they’re very aware of what a false book looks like.  Don’t hide money inside other things of value.  That little hollow inside the back of your stereo might seem the perfect spot, but the thief might just swipe the stereo for its resale value, and find your stash inside later.  Don’t hide money inside prescription medicine bottles.  Crooks scoop and grab, then figure out later if they’ve got a bottle of Oxycodone to make money on, or a bottle of high-dose vitamins to toss out.  Finding your stash rolled up inside one of the bottles would be an extra bonus for the bad guy.  Don’t hide money inside the pockets of clothes that you never wear.  What if your spouse suddenly decides to root through the closets and take all the unworn stuff to a thrift store?  Don’t hide money inside old boxes or containers—in a cleaning frenzy, these items could be hauled off to the dump.  It should go without saying that you should never stash your cash inside your jewelry box.  As soon as a burglar has snatched up your pricey electronics, he’s headed to the bedroom to grab your gems.

So where can you safely hide money inside a home?  Look around, and decide which places other family members would not have a reason to look and places most crooks would not pay attention to:

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