Rainy Day Cash Stash

I am a shopper.  I enjoy going out and shopping- be it window shopping or even grocery shopping!  The down side is I can lose track of my spending (even at a thrift store) and go over budget.  I have even dipped into my rainy day cash to go shopping.

Well here is my rainy day cash stash idea that will prevent me from dipping in for shopping cash.

You will need 2 things- a glass bottle with a long narrow neck you can't reach into and a small bottle of craft paint.

A wine bottle works well and you don't have to buy a decorator bottle like I did.  I got a purple tinted bottle from the store and white paint.  I poured a small amount of paint in the bottle and rolled it around to coat the inside of the bottle.  Since my bottle was tinted the white paint brightened the tint.   Make sure you leave the cork/cap off the bottle until the paint is 100% dry.  I made this mistake thinking the bottle was dry and the paint pooled at the bottom.

You can pick any color paint you want.  The paint is to shield your cash stash from prying eyes.  Since coins can't fit through the neck of the bottle no worries about the snoop who will give it a shake.  Because the bottle is glass the only way to get the cash is to break it.  Great way to tell if someone has taken your money or to prevent yourself from spending it.

I recommend having a few of these painted bottles to prevent them from looking out of place.  You can even use a taper candle as the 'cork' and give the bottles a purpose as candle holders.