{"id":1386,"date":"2020-06-21T12:23:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T12:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/survivaljar.com\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2022-09-22T12:34:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T12:34:29","slug":"places-where-to-hide-your-money-at-home-foil-thiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivaljar.com\/places-where-to-hide-your-money-at-home-foil-thiefs\/","title":{"rendered":"36 Places Where to Hide Your Money at Home to Foil Thiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this post, we are going to go over some of the wacky places where to hide your money at home in plain sight. With all the financial dramas in the world, many people are playing it safe and keeping more money at home rather than in the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US Department of Justice reports that property crimes such as burglaries made up 7.27% of the total violent crime logged in 2018\u00b9. These burglaries involve home break-ins and may be performed by expert and novice burglars alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent research has shown that burglaries are most likely to happen when a house shows signs of being unoccupied. Drawn curtains on the ground floor, lights off, and the absence of cars parked in the garage.\u00b2
Most burglars are deterred by an occupied house, a lack of cover provided by foliage and landscaping, or even as simple as an updated house alarm system\u00b3. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, there\u2019s no harm in further proofing your home to avoid or minimize losses you may possibly incur in the event you become a victim of a robbery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most common items being taken in robberies are portable electronics, cash and jewels, and house tools. Items that are not taken by burglars are larger items such as motor vehicles, food, liquor, toys, bikes, and sporting equipment.\u2074 (These are harder to sell and transport)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the best deterrents to hiding valuables and smaller items is to conceal them in plain sight. Burglars prefer taking in smaller items, as large bulky items such as TVs make it difficult for them to make a quick escape.\u00b3 To further safeguard yourself and your possessions, here are some tips on where to hide your valuable items in your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to hide your money at home in\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bedrooms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bedrooms are the first place a burglar will target for valuables. Most burglars prefer to commit the crime quickly and will only go straight to the master bedroom. There they collect valuables (e.g., cash and jewels) or firearms (e.g., guns) and then leave straight away.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A wall safe is a great place to hide money at home behind a picture frame.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Some burglars may venture into other bedrooms in the house as well. \u2075
Safes are usually employed to deter a wandering perpetrator. They may be hidden behind inconspicuous areas like those in the back of the wardrobe, behind picture frames, or even behind a dummy wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do not have the money to purchase a safe, other creative measures can be taken. Books can be hollowed out from the inside to create a makeshift money box book safe. Simply get a book of your desired size, and cut a rectangle (or any preferred shape) in the middle of the page, repeating it for the other pages. <\/p>\n\n\n

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This can be done for notebooks and journals as well. These makeshift book safes can then be inserted in bookshelves or be left on display in nightstands and coffee tables. They can be used to conceal everyday portable electronics like cellphones or be store amounts of cash and jewelry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books are excellent hiding places for money and jewelry. No robber is going to flick through 200-plus books in my house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also hide valuables by inserting them in the pockets of a shirt folded in your closet or the pockets in a bag. Money or jewelry can also be stored in a pair of socks balled or folded up together, hiding amongst your other folded sock pairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burglars often do not go to an area where children may be present.\u00b3 You can hide valuables in your child’s room: tape an envelope containing cash at the backside of a drawer in your child’s dresser. Another area is in a stuffed animal or teddy bear that your child is not very fond of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardboard game boxes make excellent hiding places for your valuables. I can pretty much guarantee that a burglar is not going to go through the monopoly game board looking for real money or a diamond ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitchens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since bedrooms are the primary target of burglars, it is good to branch out and store cash in other places. This is to prevent losing everything at once when one hidden stash is found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As burglars often enter a home through the rear entranc\u00b3, it is important to safeguard items in the areas in that proximity such as kitchens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitchens contain a number of items, so hiding valuables in plain sight is quite possible! You can insert wads of cash or valuables in cups or salt shakers and insert them at the back of a cupboard. Store cash or jewelry in a sealed plastic container and insert them in an opaque coffee or flour container and store them in plain sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are into prepping and emergency food storage<\/a>, then hiding some money inside 20kg of rice will be a nice surprise when you finally get to the bottom of the rice tin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Old jars, mugs, and metallic jugs are perfect for hiding money around your home and kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n

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You can also reuse jars from your condiments! Simply take a jar of a plain-colored product (like mayonnaise) and paint the inside to mimic the look of a used bottle. Wait for it to dry, then store your wad of cash in. Keep it in the fridge or pantry and hope that the perp doesn\u2019t get the munchies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think outside the box, wrap some money in a paper towel and then vacuum seal it. Place this package in the freezer. It will just look like fish wrapped in paper. If you don’t know how to use a vacuum sealer check out this quick video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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