'Do you have ‘secret’ cash in your wallet/purse?' blog discussion

ElkyElky

I have a small but very useful drawer hidden under my car seat which can be used to hide valuables. After shopping, I would stick any change I had in my hands into the drawer which had came in useful to pay parking and such.

I wouldn't ever leave larger amounts in the car. People in my area would rob a car if they saw a £1 coin sitting next to the gearstick.

persian_star

I have to admit I don't, but this reminds me of when I was a Brownie - among other essentials we always had to have on us was a 10p piece - the cost of a phonecall in a phonebox in case of emergencies. Having that stash of essentials has never left me tho, so although I don't hide money, I always have a plaster, an asprin, lip balm and chewing gum (among a few other 'essesntials') that live in a little bag that gets moved from bag to bag as I swap them!

barijohn

I also have a secret stash but mostly in case I forget my wallet. It is attached to my car keys so as long as I am out in the car I have the spare money. Though it only has £10 in it at the moment as that was all I had on me when the pod came through the post

Cash Stash Keyring Here is the link to one.

nomoneytoday

I keep a £10 note, and a supply of 10p coins as my bus fare is £1.10

MoneySavingUser

No but I do keep some in my backpack and car incase I lose my wallet!

andrea_louise

I always keep a £20 in case of emergency, in my purse. I have also started keeping a £20 in a pocket of my handbag - which gets used more often than the purse one. Being forgetful, on a couple of occasions, I have left home without my purse. And it's always replaced the same day. ;-)

loveabargain13

I have a secret £20!! hehehehe can't believe my secret is out, my Mum does the same, normally keep it in my bag at the back zip section

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When I was travelling round the states a few years back, I used to keep 20 dollars in my driving licence wallet (as I always kept that in my back pocket).

One afternoon in Alabama, I was stopped by a policeman who believed I may have driven away from a gas station without paying (I hadn't). He asked to see my licence and I handed it over. An icy cold feeling then engulfed me as I realise I had just handed over my licence, with what looked like a pathetic attempt at a bribe, to a 6 foot, mirrored sunglasses wearing cop in a small town in Deliverance country. Oh, dear God....

lilian1977

Just a note to everyone who has posted - make sure you check those emergency £20 notes - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/banking/7397202/Elgar-20-note-no-longer-legal-tender.html

fififoofoo

Always have the emergency £1 coin in the bottom of my bag for those unexpected times - plus inherited my dads old wallet and found a £50 pound note hidden in the lining (still not spent it but I know its there!)