People are sharing the best places to hide their valuables

It might seem cliché and very obvious to hide Christmas savings under the mattress or the spare key inside a flower pot.

But short of packing important things up in a bag and carrying it around with you all day, there’s not much more you can do to keep everything safe when you go out than to hide valuables somewhere or other.

And there’s really only so much you can fit in a safe.

Instead, check out these hiding hacks, ranging from under the floorboards, to inside the staircase or behind your favourite photo.

No one will ever know you’ve got actually got your savings stashed in these places, which is great – as long as you remember where they are, too.

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