Laptop Money Stash

Almost every laptop bought these days has an express card slot. unfortunately, this slot usually goes unused. If you laptop comes with a "dummy card" in the express card slot, you can use it to stash emergency money. Most dell laptops come with a plastic "dummy card" in the slot, which is perfect for the following instructable. I used a dell inspiron 6000/e1505 as my laptop.

Step 1 Fold the Money

Firstly, fold your money into a square/rectangle that will fit under your card. compare the folded bill to the space under it. the following fold should be fine for most cards. if not, fold your bill a different way and modify the next step accordingly.

for my dell dummy express card, i had to fold my Canadians 20$ in half 3 times. check in the pictures.

Comments

[ElvenChild]

I hate Dell i am in no way a fan boy I am just willing to pay the price for apple because they have what I deem to be quality products please tell me that I did not just start an argument cool project by the way

[sokamiwohali]

mac's are a ripoff for the price...my computer costed the same as a mac and i got 10x the power, and more options for the price. but i think that dell sucks too!

[mahinder]

Great idea. Nowadays laptops costing below 200 dollars also have a slot for these SD memory cards.
However, I do not see any extensive use of the technique though. Not even to save your money from burglars( since the they would rob the laptop anyway).

[ledzeppie]

G-O---C-A-N-A-D-A-!-!-!

[Stevie89]

Go Canada eh, except quebec :)

[cul8r555]

Yah! Canada is the best!!!

[B Chino]

what hapes when some one steels the lap top

[Stevie89]

Was thinking the exact same thing.. your laptop and your money.

[stephenniall]

yeah but if im a burgerler im going to walk in and steal that dell inspirion 1520 laptop and then find the money in it !!

[abadfart]

dude don't buy a dell 3 out of 5 computers that showed up on my work bench were dells

[Crazy Pyro]

That's because 4 out of 5 computers are dell.

[abadfart]

ya but we got them with bad caps all the time and we used mostly hp and ibm

[jokickass]

not a bad idea but on my laptop the battery is just a bit bigger than a bill so i just keep a 50$ and a 100$ bill under the battery might be a good idea for those who just a remote and no dummy or no slot at all :Þ

[berky93]

this is a great idea! my laptop comes with a remote control and it has a slot designated for it, but I never use the remote. it also came with a little space holder in case you dont want to use the remote, it would be perfect for holding cash.

[Thunderexpress]

I ordered an ibook. I got it and I heard something rattling around in it. It turned on and worked fine. After about a week of owning it I tipped it on its side with the optical drive open. There was 15 cents stored inside of the opitcal drive.

[rptbandgeek1707]

Wow. LIke, 15 cents brand new?

[Cartuner55]

HA!

[Bericender]

lol great idea

[Gavabc123]

dont want to be a beer swaling hockey nut

[bluenightweasel]

weird al?

[gameking7]

Dell sucks

[cormac3050]

It most definitely does not!!

[ZachPosey]

this wont work for me, my lappy came with a very small remote that hides in the card slot, so i dont have a dummy card *sad*

[Yerboogieman]

for Americas hat, they're money is pretty kool lookin'

[nerdzilla]

w00t! canada

[reedz]

Good idea, I would do it but knowing my laptop...the cash would set fire.

[aiden120000]

i have the same laptop

[ryzellon]

Huh. I was rather surprised at the nay-sayers here. I figure if you lay a laptop and a 20$ on the table, the 20$ far more likely to go missing--it's much easier to take, harder to trace and would get the thief in less trouble than the laptop. And it's not like 20$ or 40$ in the laptop is suddenly going to make it more likely to get stolen. So all-in-all, it's not a bad idea to leave a bit of safety cash in the computer.

[nathanbrown03]

it would seem that any way you cut it this guy would have been criticised by you people. its a neat idea but my laptop came with a remote to go in the express slot so it has storage rights... not to make that remote charge in the slot... i would never have to buy the coin batteries.. not that i have yet.. lol keep up the good work.

[sven007]

Thank you Nathan. I have realized that not everyone will find what i made useful, but it's nice to know that at least some people find my ideas worth while. Thank you very much for your encouragement. Stephen

[sven007]

Well, in my case this mod works great, because as a student, i constantly have my computer in my bag, on my back, so the only way to have it stolen is by someone physically threating me to take it. if you own a car, and a laptop, you probably don't need to have a small money stash. for someone in an environment where they only take cash who doesn't carry more then 40$ on them, 20$ in a laptop comes in handy when you forget your lunch, and ran out of money the day before. This mod only works for people who really would find a use for it.

[vatosupreme]

I'm gussing that this is actually used for stashing other things that you don't want your parents to find.

[skids927]

But thats in canadian dollars.

[evy-wevy]

But Canadian money looks better! :D

[ninepound]

Great. So now if my laptop gets stolen, I'm COMPLETELY screwed. Heh. Nice idea though.

[!Andrew_Modder!]

yeah, cool but not really practical. ( ppl would just steal your notebook w the money inside lol)

[royalestel]

That's exactly what I was thinking. Actually, reminds me of the mouse that fold up and stores in the extra card slot.

[cormac3050]

Eh?? where do you get them??

[sven007]

think about it this way. if your laptop gets stolen, you have bigger things to worry about then 20$.

[trebuchet03]

The phrase penny wise and dollar foolish comes to mind :P Especially considering I have had a laptop stolen.... locks only prevent thefts of opportunity - now if someone really wants something.... Luckily, I had theft insurance that covered it.