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10 Smart ways to hide money and jewelry

From ancient times to modern-day, the act of safeguarding valuables has been a pursuit of creativity and cunning. This article bridges the gap between the past and the present, offering a range of smart strategies for hiding your money and jewelry in plain sight. By delving into historical practices and modern innovations, we present you with a collection of ingenious methods that not only provide security but also tap into the age-old art of strategic concealment.

1. Make a rich bread

Things you’ll need:

  • A bread loaf
  • A bread knife
  • Toohtpicks

How to do it:

  • Cut the loaf in half
  • Using the knife, remove the filling from the bread, leaving some on the edges
  • Put your jewelry inside the bread loaf
  • Insert one toothpick to each corner of one of the loaf edges
  • Put both parts of the loaf together

2. A cat’s treasure

Things you’ll need:

  • A cat litter box
  • A Ziploc bag
  • Cat sand

How to do it:

  • Put your valuable items in a Ziploc bag and close it
  • Put the bag on the bottom tray of the box
  • Put the grid on the tray and cover with sand
  • You can also put some fake poop on it to make it more realistic

3. Underground toilet

  • Dig a hole in the ground and bury your belongings
  • Put a toilet seat on the hole and close it
  • Cover with soil and leaves

4. Hiding paint bucket

  • Let some paint dry in a bucket, with a brush in the middle of the paint
  • Remove the dry paint and use it as the top of an empty paint bucket with your valuables inside

5. Jewel in a nutshell

  • Crack a fake nutshell in half
  • Put your valuables in the nutshell
  • Close with the other half, sticking it with hot glue

6. Enriched mayo

Things you’ll need:

  • White paint and a brush
  • An empty mayonnaise bottle

How to do it:

  • Paint the inside of the mayo bottle with the white paint
  • Wait until it’s dry to put money and jewels inside
  • Close the bottle and put it inside the fridge

7. Match point

  • Cut a tennis ball by the half, leaving a small part uncut
  • Put your precious items inside and close it

8. Clockwise

If you need to keep small things hidden, put them on the back part of a wall clock, sticking them with tape. Then, hang the clock back on the wall and no one should suspect.

9. Sneaky toilet tank

  • Put your cash in a food container and close it with the lid
  • Stick the container to the inside part of the toilet tank top
  • Close the top and use it normally

10. Lit up money

Things you’ll need:

  • A thick candle
  • A drill with a paddle bit
  • Masking tape
  • A small cylindrical container

How to do it:

  • Make a hole to the center of the candle using the drill
  • Insert the cylindrical container in the space that you cleared in the candle
  • Make a roll with your bills and put them in the container
  • Insert the container in the candle and close the bottom with a piece of masking tape

Check the video for more clever hiding tricks

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