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Refrigerator Americans' first choice for hiding money Alberta Times Most people think that the most common place to hide money at home is the bed, but according to new survey results released by Marist Poll...

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Most people think that the most common place to hide money at home is the bed, but according to new survey results released by Marist Poll, more than a quarter of Americans who hide money at home choose to hide it in the refrigerator instead of under the mattress. Marist's survey shows that 27% of Americans have "frozen" their assets to the letter, while 11% choose to put their savings under their mattress and sleep on it every night. Marist said in a statement that the survey also showed that one in 10 Americans keeps cash in cookie jars and 9% hide valuable items somewhere in their home. 19% of Americans hide cash inside socks. However, 17% of the respondents said that home is not a good place to hide money and it is not safe anywhere. But across the United States, regardless of gender or age, refrigerators are their first choice for hiding money. Marist's survey was conducted by telephone and interviewed 1,080 adults across the United States.

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