Keeping Money Under The Mattress

Under a mattress in the freezer.

Keeping money under the mattress.

Flickr juan antonio f. Real adults who make smart choices keep their money in the bank. 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. In short don t hide your money under the mattress.

Why so many are hiding cash. But if you are going to keep hiding your money under your mattress at least make sure it s a good one. Your savings will lose value over time you won t earn any interest. 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 large amounts of money in your house rather than in a bank or building society is a bad idea because. Keeping money stashed around the house leaves you at tremendous risk of theft or loss due to fire or some sort of unforeseen. If you need to leave suddenly to help. He will get hit with fees for not keeping in enough money or for taking out more money than he has.

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. 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. Keeping cash under the mattress also has you covered in case of an emergency. Or anywhere else in the house for that matter.

Or at least. Keeping money under the mattress can save you a bunch in atm fees. Not only is it the first place any burglar would look. Segal usually a reference to stashing money under the mattress or in a shoebox is a joke.