Note to self: The garbage bin is for...savings?

The classic place to hide money is under the mattress. Now, I am no robber, but if I were searching a house for money I am pretty sure there are certain places I am going to check since they are, shall we say...unoriginal? If there is one rock sitting in the garden I am snagging the key "hidden" in it...if it isn't under the doormat, in the mailbox or over the mantle. You don't have to be the sharpest tool in the shed to figure that one out. Once inside I am checking the cookie jar, under the mattresses, and behind all the pictures. Those are not really hiding places...they are just inconveniences. Fortunately for the Cuis they knew all that. Instead they hid their money in the garbage, wisely figuring that was an unlikely place for burglars to look. They then went on vacation, came back, forgot they had hid the money there, and threw it away....


Stop. Wait a second...they DELIBERATELY left garbage in their house while they went on vacation? There are certain...shall we say...aromas? that one would think it would not be pleasant to return home to. Rotting garbage is one of those in my book. While I feel badly for the Cuis, here is a suggestion. If you are nervous about your savings and are going on a business trip, instead of stenching up your domicile and then throwing away your money...visit a bank.