Posted on 07/13/2009 7:44:49 AM PDT by sdw2009
It’s a good idea to keep a little cash in your home for emergencies. How much you decide to keep is up to you, but I would suggest keeping enough cash on hand to pay...
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First, what is your address. Second, what kind of treats does your dog like? :)
Amen, in a bank in another county, another zipcode et cetera, with a fake name not tied to you.
I have long advocated patriots to have an alternate ID that is foolproof with a very very common name such as Juan Gonzolez, or John Smith, etc.
“Dangling on a hook in the middle of my living room, right above the throw rug that covers my typhus smeared Punji-Stake pit” full of rattlesnakes.
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I knew a guy that owned a country store that hid his cash in a coffee can on the shelf with the rest of the coffee.
Alternate ID’s are much harder to come by than you think. Without a credit history, SSN, drivers license, etc, a fake name would hold up for about 5 minutes.
In a real emergency, you’ll want precious metals. I suggest lead.
LOL gotta love Walken.
[[I do that too but have to leave a few notes laying around to remind me. Then there are the notes to tell me where the notes are...................]]
I had one of htose talkign recorders that remind you of htings to do- but I kept forgettign to hit the ‘record’ button when I spoke out what I wanted to record, and at hte end of the day I would go to listen to the reminders an they wouldn’t be there- then I set it down one day and forgot where I placed it- I never could remember to put batteries in it either
This is an old Alaska story and helps to support the argument that you might need to share your stash place with others.
In Alaska, residents receive annual dividends from the Alaska Permanent Fund. For many years these annual checks have meant well over $1,000 a year for each family members. Not losing that benefit is a big temptation for those moving out of Alaska.
Folks we know had relatives that left Alaska back in the early 80s. Back then, that State was just starting to enforce eligibility. Many folks discovered they once they established eligibility, they could recruit local friends or family and hide behind other addresses, just to get the next years check.
Well, seven checks came for a family that had moved back to the lower '48. The sister received the checks and decided to hide them for awhile until she and her sister decided what to do. So, he hid them in her romance books.
One day hubby got sick and tired of finding his wife spending so much time reading those lousy romance books, that when she went out to the store, he boxed them all up and took them to the dump.
When she got home, imagine her situation. She gave up her romance books, and the sister had to give up the hope of cashing about $7,000. It turned out to be a good thing, because without the checks being cashed, they no longer qualified for the program. They could not reapply for re-issuance without raising more questions and no crime was committed.
I found heroin inside walnut halves that were pried apart and glued back together.
But druggies like places they can get to quickly. One idea is any furniture that is tubular and has a cap. For example, an ironing board with the large rubber cap on the legs. If the cap will come off, that is an excellent place, because people that are looking will look right through the ironing board. If I was serious and willing to take the risk, I would not place it in the house. Rather, I would buy PVC pipe with caps. Either screw caps, or permanent glue-on caps and bury the pipe in the yard where I could keep an eye on it. This would not be a stash you could visit often.
If more serious, find a wall that you would like to tile, stash property in wall and tile over. You will have to tear it out, but no one knows to go digging.
Inside computers, appliances, woodwork all seem to work, especially if some dismantling is required.
LEOs will tend not to trash a house looking for evidence unless that have strong probable cause to believe what they are seeking will be found if they search hard and long enough. But that is another matter.
This thread is about hiding something that is legal to possess, except where to keep it hidden.
I think the secret credit union account works. Arrange to have statements sent to an email address set up only for that purpose. Arrange to have a debit card from the account, and hide the debit card.
I think another place to stash cash would be in over-payments on your credit card account.
Looking forward to other posts.
“I have a section of floorboards that didn’t get nailed down. They’re in a corner of a dark closet and they fit snugly so you don’t realize that they’re loose.”
Loose floorboard, dark closet corner,...got it. Do you have an address?
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“I’ve found much better places.
And the cash always travels with me.”
Along with your friend’s watch... ;-)
This might sound dumb, but in an emergency or not, who would you sell/trade it to? I’ve got some lead, but also other bullion like: Zinc, Aluminum (block form), Copper, as well as silver, and a small amount of little gold coins. Do you know who would buy/barter such things?
When my house was burgled in Detroit (imagine that!) in ‘85,
they got my room-mates cash hidden under-of all places-her mattress! 600 bucks.
Mine was in a racquetball canister on top of my dresser
(!), next to a small pail of change.
They took the $5 in change and left me my “racquetballs”.
Many times, hiding it in plain sight works, if you’re clever.
Was it Sam Drucker?
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Outhouse is not a bad idea, but a septic tank works better.
Get a section of PVC pipe, glue a cap on one end, fill it up, and glue a cap on the other. Put that in a larger length of iron pipe, and screw a cap on each end. Throw it in and fetch it back with a magnet.
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