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writes:Okay, so i have a paper round every weekend i get paid £18, and i have been saving my money for ages, basically on Friday i had 5 £20 notes for sure positive certain and a £5 note i counted it all and i definitely did not spend it. So i had £100 in £20 notes. Fact. But then today, Monday, i find that a £20 is missing, and to be honest i am fucking pissed off! It was someone in my family that took the money, and the only reason why i checked my purse was because my handbag was open when i was certain that it was closed. This isn't the first time that someone in my family has stolen my money and i don't know how to deal with it. I told my parents and they say that there is nothing they can do because the thief simply wont own up to it. So that's it i am losing all the money that i rightfully own and save up to buy nice things all because of a thief in my house that i can't pin down. What do i do?
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reader, deirdre  +, writes (18 February 2013):
this is horrible and I would be rightly pissed off in the same situation! if there was a way to set a trap like leave a fiver hanging round where a particular family member is going to be, and only that person, or something like that it might help. good luck in getting to the bottom of it
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 February 2013): Cindy's right if your saving then a bank account would be the best beat.. However if this was my house and I your parent, though I couldn't prove who it was I would take all of the family together and explain that if caught there would be extreme consequences to whoever was stealing .I would also give you the option of having a lock on your bedroom door . I think mum and dad need to do the household chat as its important that everyone' knows where they stand. The on,y thing is you can't make your parents do these things but you could suggest them ..??Do be angry though this wont get you nowhere, get a bank account . And do talk to your parents about how hurt and violated you feel, your home is a haven you shouldn't have to worry that someone nicking your cash.Take care sweetie.
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reader, SensitiveBloke +, writes (18 February 2013):
 You could invest in a safe. You could keep your money and any other personal things in there too.
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reader, anonymous, writes (18 February 2013): I found that my parents stole from me. I was saving a little money at a time from my allowance that my parents gave me for chores around the hosue and I put it in my piggy bank. I was a little girl at the time and I had like 15.00 dollars in there. It took a long time to save. I wanted to finally get myself something and when I went to count it 11.00 was gone. I was so upset. My parents didn't have much, I realized, but when I confronted my mom she said she needed to take the money to pay for the newspaper. I was more upset because they should have ASKED me first and not just have taken the money which was stealing to me. That was not a good example to set. Later on as an adult, they stole 1000.00 from me because I had their names on a bank account, a very stupid mistake I made.I don't know if your parents or a brother or sister is stealing from you, but I would do what CindyCares advices and get a bank account, but only have your name on it and don't do what I did by putting your family members name on the account.
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reader, ihavetoomanythoughts  +, writes (18 February 2013):
 Your parents really should have discipline their kids better. It's not right for siblings to steal from each other. As CindyCares suggested, put your cash in a bank account; at least you'll earn interest that way. Or you can install a lock on your door. If you really want to catch the thief, see if you can borrow a camcorder or just look out for a sibling that suddenly returns home with new things. My sister was accused of stealing my cousins money because my sis was hanging out in my cousin's room. Turns out my cousin's little sis stole the cash. They found out cause they checked the little sis' closet and found all these new things she had no explanation for how she acquired.
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reader, CindyCares  +, writes (18 February 2013):
 Don't keep cash at home, in an unattended purse . Go open a bank account or savings account at the post office, and deposit your money there. Get from the ATM machine the very minimum you can in cash every two or three days or so , and keep it in your pockets.
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reader, Honeygirl  +, writes (18 February 2013):
 Open a bank account and the moment you get paid - put the money into that bank account.
By leaving it in your purse is temptation for whoever is stealing it.
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