villa_incognito
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Hello, this is a true story.
I live in Bangkok, Thailand and have a maid come in to clean my apartment every now and then. I go out while she does her thing and return after a few hours. If I have any significant cash on hand, I put it inside a stealth neck wallet and take it with me. But the last time (about a week ago) I forgot to wear the neck wallet and left it behind. It contained $9900 USD.
I realized my mistake too late (after a few hours) and rushed back. To my relief the money still seemed to be inside the wallet, however there was only 8100. $1800 was missing. This makes me suspect that she took it, especially as the locals are very superstitious when it comes to numbers and I think the fact that she left 8+1 (8100) and took 1+8 for herself and the Thai word for nine ('gao') also means 'good luck' or similar, makes me certain she took the money. But I don't have any evidence and it would just be my word against hers, so I didn't pursue the issue any further and was glad that the bulk of the cash was still there.
However, I then started thinking of ways to prevent such an incident again and asked some of my friends who have more experience with ... hands on cash management. My favorite suggestion was to vacuum seal the cash and then pour a bucket of concrete over it / create an invisible rock. However, this is better for larger sums like millions or at least a few 100k - and is probably overkill for 10 or 20 grand. Also there is the issue of a big concrete rock appearing out of place in a city apartment like the one I live in. So I went to trusty ChatGPT and asked it for alternatives to the concrete idea for a smaller stash of cash - something that wouldn't be out of place in an apartment. And it very wisely suggested to me that I make soap or candles. I think this is a brilliant solution.
I then went on Udemy and Youtube to figure out how to actually make soap like this and it seems melt and pour is the easiest method. While studying the process, I have also grown to like the soap making art itself and I think it would be much smarter to at least make my own soap than buy chemical filled supermarket soap.
I am a software programmer / security researcher by skillset and have good automated digital marketing abilities as well. It may be more efficient for me to partner with someone who already has the soap making system in place and help take it to the next level.
I live in Bangkok, Thailand and have a maid come in to clean my apartment every now and then. I go out while she does her thing and return after a few hours. If I have any significant cash on hand, I put it inside a stealth neck wallet and take it with me. But the last time (about a week ago) I forgot to wear the neck wallet and left it behind. It contained $9900 USD.
I realized my mistake too late (after a few hours) and rushed back. To my relief the money still seemed to be inside the wallet, however there was only 8100. $1800 was missing. This makes me suspect that she took it, especially as the locals are very superstitious when it comes to numbers and I think the fact that she left 8+1 (8100) and took 1+8 for herself and the Thai word for nine ('gao') also means 'good luck' or similar, makes me certain she took the money. But I don't have any evidence and it would just be my word against hers, so I didn't pursue the issue any further and was glad that the bulk of the cash was still there.
However, I then started thinking of ways to prevent such an incident again and asked some of my friends who have more experience with ... hands on cash management. My favorite suggestion was to vacuum seal the cash and then pour a bucket of concrete over it / create an invisible rock. However, this is better for larger sums like millions or at least a few 100k - and is probably overkill for 10 or 20 grand. Also there is the issue of a big concrete rock appearing out of place in a city apartment like the one I live in. So I went to trusty ChatGPT and asked it for alternatives to the concrete idea for a smaller stash of cash - something that wouldn't be out of place in an apartment. And it very wisely suggested to me that I make soap or candles. I think this is a brilliant solution.
I then went on Udemy and Youtube to figure out how to actually make soap like this and it seems melt and pour is the easiest method. While studying the process, I have also grown to like the soap making art itself and I think it would be much smarter to at least make my own soap than buy chemical filled supermarket soap.
I am a software programmer / security researcher by skillset and have good automated digital marketing abilities as well. It may be more efficient for me to partner with someone who already has the soap making system in place and help take it to the next level.
