The way you so calmly explain how your month to month “budget” works so easily should be a huge flag to others that a doable and usable budget beats all others! Well done!

BOOM! You’ve mastered something half the country will never do :) We all slip from time to time, but as long as the trend is going upwards with that net worth just keep on doing your thing and tweak as you go! It’s an ever-evolving process!

Debbie, just write “casserole” on some freezer tape, stick it on the container and it should be completely safe.
Since you know this is code for “cash, a roll” you too will remember where your $ is stashed!

Oh damn! That would be wild to find! Another place to look for hidden cash? The lenses of old school cameras… A guy once told me he found $3,500 in $100 bills rolled up in one of them at a yard sale, and now checks them every single time he comes across one :)

Here’s a story I heard on the radio last year.

The home of an old lady who passed away was being cleaned out. One person was cleaning out the freezer and found stacks of bills buried in the corner. As they cleaned out the home more and more money was found. I believe it amounted to something like $30,000. A fair chunk of cash.

It’s safe to say she wasn’t hiding it there out of fear of zombies.

Yup, pretty much! Nothing seems off the table these days, ugh…

Cold hard cash. Love it. Great idea. I heard some people hide jewelry in the fridge/freezer too! Just hope the burglars aren’t hungry if/when they break in!

Yeah, here in the US most people tend to think “it could never happen here”… and although I’m no doomsayer, I also realize that it could most definitely “happen here” (*looks at the national debt*) and that it’s best to be prepared for the worst.

Let me introduce you to something we called the mini pouch. It is any wallet, or other money capable holding enclosure, that is easily carried with you and has 3 to 4 slots you can put cash in. I used my Daytimer for years. My spouse typically purchased 80-90% of our household items and food , and 100% of our clothes, therefore my daily need for cash was much, much less.
Each Monday, I would take $40 for gas, $20 each for entertainment,food,household and Misc. for a total of $100. Anything I did not spend would go back into the pouch and I would “restock to the $100 level again each week. You might want to try this with the “hubs” as he continues up that learning curve!