Most people don’t understand why thieves are stealing. As he explained:
There are 99% of thieves on the street who are not like those thieves you see in movies that are their chosen profession. They are for even more sinister reasons. They are part of organized crime, they are part of the gang, or, as they were, they were drug users.
When you realize that you are most likely to hide your money from the people described above, rather than the professional theft you see in movies and TV, it gives a different view that you should never hide your money.
He explains that when people hide their money, they usually think of a place that never looks at themselves, rather than a place that is unlikely to find money. Take the back of a closet in a box as an example, he says he often finds valuables. This is an inconvenience for those who hide money or valuables and requires effort to achieve it. Since all the boxes in front of it have meaning, it needs to be carefully placed aside before reaching the box with valuables at the back, which seems to be an inconvenient place to visit. However, for the thief, the box in front makes no sense, he will just throw them aside without a second thought, making it easy for you to enter that hiding place.
As the conversation continued, the former theft mentioned the “bonus place” where he would sometimes find money. In these places, he always looks at the average homeowner who might think of hiding money, but it’s not the money he’s pursuing. But if there happens to be money there, it is a nice, unexpected bonus.
All thieves have habits and for specific reasons I always checked some places – I’m a drug addict. I’m sure other thieves have their specific search areas outside the obvious drawers and closets, but I bet that most searches for these areas are the same.
These are the areas he’s been searching for, and why you don’t want to hide your money there:
restroom
While this seems like a little sting to see, in the toilet jar (and all the areas around the toilet) is where he always takes his time to see: “In and around the toilet are places where many people hide drugs. The tank seems to be a particularly popular place, but I will also search for tampons, toilet paper rolls, potpourri…if it is located near the toilet and it looks like drugs might be hidden there, I’ll see. ”
Cereal box
Like the toilet,”Cereal boxes are another place where many people like to hide drugs. I’m sure the people in their home who had no drugs wondered why the grains were scattered in their kitchen after I robbed them.transparent
Refrigerator and refrigerator
The refrigerator may be another place that seems unlikely to conduct a thief to investigate, but as he points out: “Many medications last longer when refrigerating such a large sash eventually enters the refrigerator. Prescription medications can also be found in the refrigerator.transparent
Medicine cabinet
Just like the refrigerator,”Medicine cabinets are often filled in prescription drugs that are as valuable as illegal drugs on the street.transparent
bed
“I’ll throw everything around the bed. I’ll check the pillows between the mattresses, under the bed and inside anything near the bed. People usually hide guns here.transparent
According to the Chicago Crime Commission, what the thief didn’t tell you is that the thief stayed in the victim’s home on average for eight minutes. As mentioned in the previous article, the best place to keep money is in the bank, but if you do decide to keep some extra cash in your home in an emergency, you now know that these possible hiding places are not where you want to hide money. Another strategy is to keep your valuables safe in hidden strongboxes or transfers.
Hope this is useful information.
For the first part of this series: TWhere he is best to hide money – a conversation with the thiefClick here.
Jeffrey Strain is a freelancer whose work appears on Street.com, seekingalpha.com. In addition to writing thousands of articles, Jeffrey is a former resident of Japan, a former owner of saving advice.com and a professional digital nomad.
