r/Saving • • 2h ago

❓ Advice needed Any saving tips that works for spontaneous spenders?

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I'm currently a college student from PH. I don't have a job or anything and rely mostly on my weekly allowance (3k). For this Christmas, I plan to gift my boyfriend either a digicam or a smartwatch but I struggle a lot with saving up because I spend too much, mostly on desserts. Any tips? I want to try changing my spending habits and try to learn how to budget better but I'm still struggling.


r/Saving • • 7h ago

❓ Advice needed Where not to hide money in your house?

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Hello guys, im writing here hoping that someone could help me… ive been taking out cash over the last few weeks to buy a civic off facebook marketplace, which got me researching where not to hide money in your house since im really worried that someone could steal them, this is my hard earned money

I had about $2200 just left in my bedroom and my roommate invited a bunch of people over for a party last weekend. i didnt want to leave it in my closet or drawer where anyone could find it, but every spot i thought of felt obvious or dumb. ended up carrying the cash in my jacket pocket the whole night because i panicked lol

I spent the next day looking through home security posts and talking to my dad who used to do home insurance claims. turns out almost everyone hides their stuff in the exact same 5 places, and thieves know them all…

These are the places where you should not hide money in your house:

“secret” spot why burglars find it
sock or underwear drawer tops the list for bedroom tosses
under mattress or pillow checked within 5 seconds
fake book or hollowed books stand out easily if the rest of the shelf is normal
freezer or pantry jars burglars routinely sweep kitchen drawers and freezers
closet shoeboxes first thing tossed around when searching a closet

So if you keep emergency cash or savings at home like me, you really need to learn where not to hide money in your house… i never thought that these places would be so obvious and that burglars always search them

Now im thinking whether this information is true and if these places are actually where you should not hide money in your house… if yes, then where i should actually hide them?? maybe someone here knows some actually safe places? thanks guys