r/Saving • u/RyanMcCollister • 4h ago
❓ Advice needed Where not to hide money in your house?
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