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There’s the old adage about not putting all your eggs in one basket, and when you are on the road, your financial resources are your eggs.

Hard won and filled with spending potential, your rupees – dollars – Euros – pounds – dinars are an essential part of any trip.

But that overloaded wallet you are carrying – with phone numbers, business cards, and photographs – is a rather insecure basket to store your cash. A few carefully stashed bills can be the insurance policy that gets you that train ticket, that hospital bed stay, that bottle of red wine, or that emergency call home.

Here are ten places you can stash some cash… Storm flaps on backpack zippers

Most nylon backpacks have a piece of fabric protecting the zipper from rain and dirt, often built in such a way that you can slit it open with a razor, and slide in a few rolled up notes. Explore the Community Backpack frames

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JoAnna replied on February 10, 2010

Backpack Travel Barcelona Blogging Tips When I’m traveling with large amounts of cash but don’t need to access it, I’ll tuck bills in my bra under each arm pit. It’s a good spot, especially if I’m asleep on a bus or train. More Focus Items » (Report comment) Recommended ↵ Reply The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia Paul Theroux (Paperback - Oct 1, 1995) $0.50 Joya replied on February 10, 2010 Marco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer (Travelers' Tales Money in the shoe definitely works. It’s easy to fold up and you Guides) don’t really feel anything. Rolf Potts (Paperback - Sep 1, 2008) $10.17 Flip Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-Minutes (Black) OLD MODEL (Report comment) Flip Video ↵ Reply $137.29 Lowepro Terraclime 100 Recycled Camera Bag (Black) Lowepro $97.99 Abbie replied on February 10, 2010 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5K 9MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) In your PayPal? Brilliant! Panasonic (Mar 7, 2008) $299.99 (Report comment) Digital SLR Cameras & Photography For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) ↵ Reply David D. Busch (Paperback - Oct 8, 2007) $1.44

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I love this! Lots of great ideas I hadn’t heard before. If I spread Matador Network on Facebook my money around too much, though, I’m likely to forget where I put Like 5,266 it all!

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Chris replied on February 12, 2010 Editor Blogs Hmm some good ideas think my travel notebook actually has a nice spot but will have to check David Miller Paul Sullivan (Report comment) ↵ Reply Leigh Shulman Adam Roy Austin Chu maisiemydaisy replied on February 12, 2010 Carlo Alcos Christine Garvin to elaborate on the bra trick– some fancy bras have little pockets David Page where people put padding. take out the padding and you have the perfect hiding spot! if you’re worried wear it, if not keep it in the Hal Amen bottom of your bag. Ian MacKenzie (Report comment) Josh Johnson ↵ Reply Julie Schwietert Kate Sedgwick Lola Akinmade christa replied on February 14, 2010 Sarah Menkedick

on a side note Tim Patterson if you are a woman and you travel with a valuble watch, you can Tom Gates take off your bra, string your watch though, and slip it all the way Candice Walsh around to the front, so that the watch rests between the twins. It saved my rolex when I almost got mugged in Panama. JoAnna Haugen xo

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Amanita replied on April 28, 2010

The article was great. I’m going to use a bunch of your suggestions when I go to Ecuador.

However, I disagree with the suggestion to stash cash “In your toiletries/first aid bag”. Thieves may be interested in stealing controlled medication like Vicodin. If they take your toiletries bag, they’ll also get the money you hid in there.

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NickB replied on May 10, 2010

You didn’t add ‘in your credit card account’ to your PayPal suggestion. Some credit cards pay interest if you deposit money. And they can be replaced in 24 – 48 hours anywhere in the world if the worst happens.

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