Keeping Your Stack A Secret

There are also diversion safes. Real cans of shaving cream, soda, soup, etc. that are hollowed out so you can store valuables. I once saw one in a store and wondered why they wanted $20 for a bottle of soda! Amazon has them a lot cheaper, by the way.

Yes, that will be a significant challenge. My thought is that unless she has a genuine "need to know" about this, there is no reason to tell her. Ex-girl friends are notorious about absconding with anything they can get their hands on. Be VERY careful with this as your current girl friend can become your ex-girl friend VERY easily and quickly.

I haven't even told my daughter about my silver hoard... because she does not need to know.

I like some of your ideas guys, my personal favorite is the worlds heaviest box of national geographics and a volume of shakespeare,but what if they want to read them?

"I think I will stick to what I have now. A metal cash box. My current goal is to get that filled, well hidden. Then fill another one. Repeat cycle. I have a cigar box that would appear to be my main box, Will have upto 10 OZ.

-Reno"

I think this is a sound idea. I have done about the same. I have small lock boxes that are bolted to shelves/walls, then a cardboard box with the bottom cut out to place over it, marked "Year Books" or "1990's Tax forms". Other boxes stored on top.
I did a search on line for "places people hide money", seems like in cut out books, back of closet, and in toilet tank topped the lists. Gonna make me a fake PM stack in a cigar box and put it in the closet behind my shirts!

Indeed and they can be quite useful. So can a little cash and a few coins in your sock drawer, for that matter. If a thief can find a few hundred dollars quickly, he is less likely to hang around and risk getting caught by a returning home-owner. Smash, grab, and run is the typical burglar MO.



Yeah, my Dad had one of those when I was a kid. When I was 10, I got adventurous and opened his metal cash box with a metal nail file. Took me all of about 3 minutes. My goal was not to take anything but just to see what was kept in their. Of course, curiosity had its price!



I can understand that. For many folks, a bible is a sacred object. It is for me as well but I also understand that there would be no malice or anger in my heart while doing it. I would be doing it to gain protection from those who do evil and not mocking God or religion.

That monk seems wise as well as practical. There are times in our lives when what we are doing is less important than why we are doing it. A bad thing done for truly good reasons is likely to be dealt with much more mercifully.

Your worst enemy is you. You will tell just one person that is all it takes. You may even show some to your guest when they visit. You may talk about PM's as a great investment over beers at a bar.

Word of mouth is your downfall.

Other than random break-ins most are targeted for something that is known.

Personally I like a floor safe because if they can see if they can defeat it in under 5 minutes.

In war time loose lips sunk ships. In peace time loose lips can get you killed.

It is far easier to rob PM's when you are home and they have a gun in your wife's or children mouth.

Many many good posts here on this subject.

Bizy, sounds like you've got a very solid security plan for your stack. The SDB, the letters with instructions, a strategy of keeping things out of sight, and of course keeping everything need to know only. Well done.