12-25-2015, 11:07 PM
My parents were married in the 1950s, before divorce became so much more common. Yet, a lot of the wives of that generation had a secret safe deposit box at the bank.
Once a year they would have to go in to the bank and pay the annual fee, so no bill would come to the house. In the box they kept cash, jewelry, gold coins, etc. Anything that was small and valuable. Every year, they would add some more things to that box.
If anything happened to the relationship, no matter what happened in divorce court, they had a secret stash they could use to start life over again. I know my mother had one. She never needed to use it. It seems even more prudent to have one in modern times.
Let's say you've been putting away $50 a month for the past ten years. You've got $6000 in that box. You know it's there in case you ever need it. It gives you a sense of security and freedom.
Once a year they would have to go in to the bank and pay the annual fee, so no bill would come to the house. In the box they kept cash, jewelry, gold coins, etc. Anything that was small and valuable. Every year, they would add some more things to that box.
If anything happened to the relationship, no matter what happened in divorce court, they had a secret stash they could use to start life over again. I know my mother had one. She never needed to use it. It seems even more prudent to have one in modern times.
Let's say you've been putting away $50 a month for the past ten years. You've got $6000 in that box. You know it's there in case you ever need it. It gives you a sense of security and freedom.