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Safe. Safe deposit box. Bank. Pocket. Pocketbook. Wallet. Purse. Mattress. Jar. On hand. In hand. At hand.


  What are some other words, adages, idiomatic expressions or phrases about  places that people keep or put money?

[For each person who answers without repeating an entry already shown in this thread, I will reply with another new entry that fits the bill.]
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Posted - November 19, 2020

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  • 7280
    Well, one guy by that name lives in New York, the other lives in Florida.
      November 20, 2020 12:36 PM MST
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  • 10635
    Coffee can (just can't remember where I buried it)

    Jock strap (ain't nobody gonna look there)

    Fake head of lettuce (makes for an lousy centerpiece)

    Gym sock (maybe wearing it... maybe not)

    Taped to dogs belly (Doberman)

    Fold in filing cabinet (labeled "M" for money)

    In a box of xmas decorations (like someone's gonna steal those)

    In a magazine ("Mad" money?)

    Under a potted plant (just don't overwater it)

    In a bible (No one ever opens that up anymore) 


      November 19, 2020 11:28 AM MST
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  • 8214
    The Christmas decorations idea is brilliant. Never thought about that before.
      November 19, 2020 11:59 AM MST
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  • 53504

     

      Thanks! You’ve told me everything that I needed to know!




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      November 19, 2020 12:20 PM MST
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  • 10635
    I figured there was an ulterior motive to this question.  
      November 19, 2020 2:36 PM MST
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  • 53504

     

      I’d love to stay and chat, but . . .
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      November 19, 2020 7:54 PM MST
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  • 10635
      Mwuhahahahaha!  He fell for it.  The fool fell for ... (cough-cough-cough ahem)... I mean ...oh no, he outsmarted me.  Whatever shall I do?
      November 19, 2020 10:07 PM MST
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  • 53504

     

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      November 20, 2020 6:09 AM MST
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  • 8214
    Sock drawer, no one would think of looking there.  hahahahaha OMG I make myself laugh.  
      November 19, 2020 12:00 PM MST
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  • 53504

     

      I know, right? I mean, I’d er, um, I meant they’d probably be too busy rifling through other places . . . 

     

     


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      November 19, 2020 12:27 PM MST
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  • 53504

    Oops, I forgot to do this:

    Coin purse.
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      November 19, 2020 7:56 PM MST
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  • 17592
    Nest egg.
    Inside the War Eagle gnome in the side garden.
    Behind the little door where the car fuses are.
    Inside the lining of something like a jacket or purse.
    In a HVAC vent.
    Treasury bonds.
    Gold or silver.
    Foreign currency.
      November 19, 2020 12:38 PM MST
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  • 53504
    Crawl space.
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      November 19, 2020 7:55 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Can
      November 19, 2020 9:11 PM MST
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  • 53504

     

      Shuhak already posted that.
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      November 20, 2020 6:14 AM MST
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  • 34251


    Not just for dino dna. 
      November 20, 2020 7:27 AM MST
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