Hiding In Plain Sight

This morning I was sitting in the kitchen talking to the dogs when it struck me the plant I was looking at was actually a Flower Pot Safe. I had completely forgotten about it, and couldn’t even remember what I put in there, so I had to check.

Sure enough I had a little “rainy day” money, one of those”just in case” funds. I must have put it there during one of the hurricane alerts a couple of years ago, just in case the power went out, and you couldn’t use an ATM machine. It was enough to buy myself a little something if I could think of anything that I needed, but I couldn’t, so I put it back, just in case.

Then I remembered I had another safe, a Book Safe. I found that on a bookshelf, and I checked that out too. It had more “rainy day” money. I guess I’m pretty well covered as long as the house doesn’t blow away. Or the grocery store. Or the gas station.

The point is that Diversion Safes just blend in. They don’t look like anybody went to any extra effort to hide something, and you have a whole variety of typical household stuff to choose from like Ajax, or Scotchguard, Miller High Life, the Flower Pot, or a book.

Chris Rock said the best place to hide money from a mook is in a book, because mooks don’t read. He may be on to something there.

If you want to stash a “rainy day” fund, or just secure a little dough, a Diversion Safe is an inexpensive way to hide it in plain sight. Mooks don’t have time to be checking Ajax or bathroom cleaner, something they could probably use at their crib, because they are looking for things they can use immediately, like cash, or pawn, like jewelry.

You can keep both by outthinking them.

If you’re prepared, you’ll never be surprised,

Michael Gravette