I plan to give my Mom and Dad cash $ money for Christmas. It's the one thing I know that will not get lost in the house! (Sure, they may feel bad I'm giving them such an 'ordinary' gift, but, it won't get lost, and they can get whatever they want with it. I call money the "universal gift certificate, redeemable at all stores, nationwide" ! :)

Back to the cold, hard cash...
I think it's all in the presentation too-My mom really gets a kick out of bills that are folded up really small, into little miniature fans. There you have a great presentation of cash inside a box that is a conversation piece if necessary. Another idea is to scrunch the cash up and wire it to a tree branch with the garbage twistie-ties that never get used anyway, and you could call it a money tree.

FYI, some hoarders *do* lose cash - put it in a "special place" and then can't locate it again (I've seen both my parents do this - checks, too). But, where there's a will, there's a way - you could always make a deposit directly into your favorite hoarder's account!

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