A good place also is the potted plant indoors. Just dig out half and place
your plastic wrapped cash in there. But easily ransacked by an astute
burglar.
A tip antique dealers know of: check the lining and hems of clothing
of elderly as this was a favorite place to rip a seam and sew in
some money.
The surprising crime deterrent is to be careful who knows of your
safe, gun collection or other valuables. It may be you have
a trustworthy yard guy but they only have to mention it
to some other less trustworthy thugs. Word of mouth leads
many crooks to your house.
The money in a birdhouse appears good, but I would put the
cash in something that squirrels or rodents cannot access and
feather their nest with.
Someone mentioned a home security system. I saw a show
about those and this consumer reporter alleged those sometimes
are not very reliable. Maybe those are more reliable now as this
was some years back. Plus I have read the tip just to have the
sign that you have a security system can act as a deterrent or
'hardening of the target'.
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