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Keeping money under the mattress.
Not only is it the first place any burglar would look.
If you need to leave suddenly to help.
Or at least.
Why so many are hiding cash.
Grandma stuffing money under the mattress isn t the only one living outside the banking system.
Keeping money stashed around the house leaves you at tremendous risk of theft or loss due to fire or some sort of unforeseen.
But if you are going to keep hiding your money under your mattress at least make sure it s a good one.
After all the financial advice i give out on this site i keep a decent amount of cash under my mattress actually it s in another secure place in my home but it s effectively the same thing.
In short don t hide your money under the mattress.
Under a mattress in the freezer.
He will get hit with fees for not keeping in enough money or for taking out more money than he has.
Theft or fire could wipe out your savings many insurance policies won t cover money left in the house and if they do they only tend to cover a small amount.
Your savings will lose value over time you won t earn any interest.
Keeping money under your mattress might sound like a good idea in the movies but in reality it s one of the worst places to hide your cash.
Keeping a few bucks on hand can be justified but your home doesn t have the same security as a bank vault.
Keeping cash under a mattress or bed is an easy picking for thieves and martin said the woman would be best suited putting her money into a savings account.
Keeping money under the mattress can save you a bunch in atm fees.
Segal usually a reference to stashing money under the mattress or in a shoebox is a joke.
At first this seems to fly right in the face of everything i preach on this site.
Or anywhere else in the house for that matter.