Hiding money around the house

[Shoeless]

A thread I started a few years ago after mom died.

Parents, do your kids a favor - don't hide money!

My mom always told us kids that after she died, not to throw any books out, because there might be some money hidden in them. In fact, she told my sister about a couple of books that she should specifically look out for. Mom died last month, and while we haven’t found money in books*, we have found some stashed away in other places. My SIL was at her apartment a couple weeks ago packing up clothes to donate to Goodwill, and found a bank envelope full of ones in the bottom of a drawer. Yesterda…