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My Uncle ( who was a bachelor) didn’t trust banks , he kept his cash in Bensen and Hedges cigarette tins buried under his house for years and years
In his Will he mention the location of the cash ( nearly $12,000 worth ) and when family recovered it , the paper notes were decayed beyond recognition, the banks wouldn’t deem these blobs of rotted paper as legal tender. This was back in the late 70’s
He was a kind and generous Uncle and I’m glad he didn’t live to see the outcome of his estate.
Another family story about cash , my sisters partners father ( passed away 15 years ago now ) used to store his cash inside the tube of curtain rods all around the house. Now that’s clever , as long as they didn’t change curtains to blinds and forget about the money.
Things older folk used to do to hold their money.
Shows the level of trust the older folk had in banks even in the past.
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