Have you ever lost something? Did you absolutely remember putting something valuable somewhere and now you cannot remember where you put it? You may be like millions of other people who forget "misplaced" valuables.

Hiding your valuables in the mattress or under your favorite pillow is not a good safeguard anymore. Most thieves know to look in these places quickly. You could keep a safety deposit box at your local bank, but then you would have the hassle of going there often to look at or use your valuables. You could keep your valuables any number of places outside your home, but then you would be constantly going "other places" to look at or use them.

The traditional approach to keeping ones' valuables has been around for years. How many times have you searched an old house and found something that was old and valuable? Hiding valuables in your home is an excellent idea as long as the places you hide them is really secret, and kept that way.

There are 10 ideas below where you could locate a "secret place" to put your valuables. These may offer maximum security. The first five are primarily for homeowners while the second five are for apartment dwellers. Some may require some construction to an existing space and other do not.

1. Walls and ceilings