mattress money
Secret home stash
Cash kept hidden at home rather than in a bank, often literally stuffed in a mattress or similar hiding spot.
The phrase suggests distrust of financial institutions or a desire to keep savings secret and immediately accessible: Grandma still keeps her mattress money in a coffee can.
The practice has declined with deposit insurance but persists among those wary of banks or the tax system.
- cashReady spending funds
- cold hard cashPhysical currency, not credit
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- hiddenKept out of sight
- stashHidden reserve
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- hidden moneyhidden assets, hidden wealth, hidden income, secret stash, cash stash
- savingssavings account, piggy bank, online savings, savings bonds, savings plan
- stashstash, hoard, stockpile, cache, store
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- informal financecash only, under the table, off the books, handshake deal, verbal agreement
- informal savingspiggy bank, rainy day fund, coin jar, change jar, penny jar
mattress moneybank account
Financial storage for funds
savings account · bank deposit · checking account · certificate of deposit · money market account
mattress moneyinvestment portfolio
Grouped financial assets owned
stock portfolio · mutual funds · index funds · bonds · securities
mattress moneytime deposit
Funds held until maturity
long-term investment · retirement fund · pension · annuity · trust fund
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