The houses that our elderly relatives live in are full of secrets. Shortly after my great-aunt passed away, my family discovered treasures in her attic that dated all the way back to the nineteenth century, and some of them were worth a lot of money! Being a sentimental bunch, there were a few things we couldn't bring ourselves to sell.

I kept her charm bracelet from the '50s for luck, and it's never failed me! But one man, who went by the alias of Evilenglish on Reddit, found the greatest (and luckiest) treasure imaginable in his grandparents' house...

Cleaning out houses after losing our elderly relatives is something that many people have to do. Some years after his grandparents passed away, Evilenglish had to clean out their farmhouse in Tennessee. He had no idea then that he was going to make a life-changing discovery under their worn and tattered carpet...

[post_page_title]It Had Been Empty For Years[/post_page_title]

We all know how easily dust gathers in corners that we don't visit often. Evilenglish's grandparents' farmhouse hadn't been lived in since 1997, so you can only imagine how dusty it was...

Evilenglish was planning on selling the property, but before he could even think about putting it up for sale. He had a huge clean-up task on his hands. No one wants to live in a dusty, dirty house!

[post_page_title]Treasure Island[/post_page_title]

My grandpa was a sailor so the idea of finding treasure has appealed to me since I was a kid. He even got chased by pirates! Evilenglish also had a childhood affinity with treasure thanks to his grandparents...

Amazingly, Evilenglish's grandparents read Treasure Island to him in the house. Little did he know that he was going to find real-life treasure in the very place where he'd first heard Stevenson's classic tale!

[post_page_title]The Closet[/post_page_title]

If you heard a burglar - or worse - in your house at night, where's the first place you'd think of hiding? The closet, of course! And it was in a closet that Evilenglish first noticed something interesting...

Just like my great-aunt's attic, Evilenglish probably wondered what was in his grandparents' closet. At first, it looked like there was nothing interesting, but then he noticed a carpet on the floor instead of floorboards... Was there something underneath it? Carpets aren't what you'd expect to find in a farmhouse's closet!

[post_page_title]The Carpet[/post_page_title]

In preparation for selling his grandparents' house, Evilenglish knew that he had to pull up the tattered carpet. There was no way anyone would want something that old (and probably smelly) in their closet!

When he went into the closet to remove the carpet, Evilenglish had no idea that he was about to find something very mysterious underneath it. The greatest treasure, after all, is usually buried in some way...

[post_page_title]The Concrete Safe[/post_page_title]

As you can tell from this picture, this is when things really started to get interesting for the Reddit user...

A giant concrete safe was underneath the carpet! What on Earth could be inside it? That's not something you'd find in your average closet. What could merit concrete to protect it?! Something interesting that's for sure!

[post_page_title]Evilenglish's Grandparents[/post_page_title]

Evilenglish's mind must have been racing. He knew that his grandparents were very interesting people...

Evilenglish's grandfather had a passion for athlete arms, so there could be something dangerous hidden in the closet, but his grandmother was a keen collector of artifacts, so there might also be something valuable inside! But how was he going to get into the safe? That lock looked like it hadn't been opened in decades...

[post_page_title]The Locksmith[/post_page_title]

It was a job for a professional, but as Evilenglish found the safe on a Sunday, there were no locksmiths available...

Undeterred, he tried again on Monday and got a locksmith. "He said about 30 mins into this that if he had known what he was getting into," Evilenglish revealed, "he would have referred the job to someone else."

[post_page_title]It Was Almost Ready[/post_page_title]

After hiring a locksmith, all Evilenglish could do was wait. The locksmith himself must have been curious!

The safe's opening was starting to look more and more like a lock that Evilenglish could open. But he was certainly going to have trouble getting whatever was inside out thanks to all that concrete.

[post_page_title]It Just Needed Opening[/post_page_title]

The safe's opening was no longer reminiscent of a lock, it was a proper one. It just needed to be opened now...

I wonder if the locksmith stuck around to see what was inside. Evilenglish put the correct code into the lock and all he could do was hope that the locksmith had worked his magic and that it opened...

[post_page_title]What Could Be Inside?[/post_page_title]

It did! He must have been so excited and nervous to find out what his grandparents had hidden in the safe...

What if the safe was empty? Looking at the picture, it's pretty dark in there. And we all know how disappointed Brock Lovett was when he didn't find the Heart Of The Ocean in the safe he pulled up from the ocean in Titanic...

[post_page_title]What Is THAT?![/post_page_title]

It was jam-packed with what looked like books, or boxes. What would you think if you saw this inside a safe?!

Well, at least it wasn't arms his grandfather had tried to hide. I doubt they could fit inside boxes this small. So maybe it was artifacts that had belonged to Evilenglish's grandmother. It could literally be anything!

[post_page_title]It Didn't Look Like Much[/post_page_title]

It doesn't look like much, but this is what Evilenglish's grandparents had protected with concrete...

Looking at this picture, it's hard to believe that this was actually an amazing discovery. It doesn't look like much here, just a few worn books, some coins, and a few miscellaneous boxes. Evilenglish must have been disappointed!

[post_page_title]The First Valuable[/post_page_title]

This was the cover of one of the books Evilenglish found. It was the first thing with something interesting inside...

As you can tell from the cover of the book, it was wet. Soaking wet. He knew that there had been a flood in Evilenglish's grandparents' house some years ago. Thankfully, its contents weren't completely damaged...

[post_page_title]Rare Coins[/post_page_title]

Evilenglish must have been devastated when he saw the wet dollar bills, but all wasn't lost...

Whilst the bills were ruined, the book was full of rare coins which were well-preserved. His grandparents seemed to have made the right decision by covering their safe in concrete. Something was saved!

[post_page_title]There Was More[/post_page_title]

We know that there were some bills in beside the first lot of coins, but there were even more of them in the safe too!

Evilenglish said that they were "soaking wet" but he hoped that he could be able to get them "separated and dried out!" If only his grandparents' farmhouse hadn't flooded all those years ago...

[post_page_title]A Lot More[/post_page_title]

Just look at all that money! There had to be at least a few hundred dollars worth of coins there...

I take that back, looking more closely at this picture, it's clear that Evilenglish was looking at a find worth thousands of dollars. Those don't look like ordinary coins. They look rare and rare coins are worth a lot more!

[post_page_title]Reddit Helps Evilenglish[/post_page_title]

The Internet is wonderful because it connects people. When Evilenglish posted his find on Reddit, this happened...

Evilenglish was informed that soiled bills would be replaced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in some instances. All he had to do was take a trip there to be sure the money would be replaced!

[post_page_title]The Silver Bars[/post_page_title]

Do you know what these silver objects are?! Maybe you can guess from the pictures on them...

These are very rare silver bars which are inscribed with the dates that Connecticut and two other states (which aren't legible in these photographs) were founded. These would certainly fetch a high price - they were true pieces of history.

[post_page_title]Perfectly Preserved[/post_page_title]

Not only were the items that Evilenglish found plentiful, they were also in remarkably good condition.

Take this huge coin for an example. It's been perfectly preserved in a protective case, and even though it's whithered over the years, the coin itself looks as good as new.

[post_page_title]The Box[/post_page_title]

There was a box within the safe, but because it was so old and rusty, it was anyone's guess what would be inside it...

What do you think this is? Personally, my money's on a toolbox. It looks exactly like the one my grandpa had kicking around his yard.

[post_page_title]The Jewelry[/post_page_title]

Now, this is something I can relate to. Remember what I wrote about the piece of treasure I kept from my great-aunt's house? It's a common find, but it looks like a very valuable one too!

Wow! Now that's what I call a fancy watch. Evilenglish also found a lot of jewelry in a box too. His grandparents must have put all of their valuables in the safe. He was so lucky to find them before he sold the house!

[post_page_title]What It Was Worth[/post_page_title]

So, if you're anything like me, you've probably been trying to tally up roughly what the find was worth. The amount is bigger than you'll probably guess. Evilenglish's life had changed forever!

Whilst the exact figure is unknown, it's safe to say that it was tens of thousands of dollars. "Just so you know anything from 1964 or older is 90% silver worth about 20 times face value of the coin," he revealed on Reddit.

[post_page_title]The Coffee Table[/post_page_title]

After his amazing find, Evilenglish naturally made sure that he checked every nook and cranny in the house. He didn't want to accidentally miss more treasure. But surely his grandparent's didn't have anymore...

Inside an unsuspecting coffee table, a second safe was found! Evilenglish probably couldn't believe his luck! And to think that his grandparents hadn't told anyone about the treasures in their house...

[post_page_title]The Second Safe[/post_page_title]

Evilenglish had some incredible grandparents who'd chosen to save the right things at just the right time...

It'll come as no surprise that there were guns in the second safe. Whilst they weren't anything special, there were also Barr notes in this safe too.

[post_page_title]The Barr Notes[/post_page_title]

Just like the coins found in the first safe, these too are incredibly rare - so rare in fact that we've not got a picture of them to hand.

Why? Well, it's because Joseph Barr was the use Secretary of State for less than a month between 1968 and 1968 so hardly any notes were produced, let alone remain, with him on them. Evilenglish had hit the jackpot!

A New England family has finally found their grandpa's hidden fortune after locating his hidden cashbox under attic floorboards.

Keith Willie - who describes himself as a "metal detectorist, treasure hunter, 'you lost something, I'll find it'" - explains on his YouTube channel RediscoverLost how a family had contacted him after multiple failed attempts to find a late family member's hidden fortune.

"If grandpa grew up in the great depression, there are probably tales of hidden silver certificates somewhere in the house," he explains in the video description.

After years of unsuccessful searches by both the family and contractors, the family opted to contact Willie - as they were eager to sell the property, but couldn't bring themselves to do so with a potential fortune hidden somewhere within its walls.

While speaking with a female family member, Willie learns that her uncle had been searching the 1950s home for years, adding that the rumored cashbox had been hidden "a long, long time ago."

After a short time in the attic, Keith - who boasts a decade of experience in treasure hunting - is quick to identify floorboards that had been cut away or pulled up, and so he gets to work.

The footage then shows him using an endoscope to search underneath the floorboards, and after less than an hour, he finds a locked money box.

Lifting the floorboards, he is able to retrieve the box and break it open - confirming the family's longtime rumors in the process.

There, right in front of them, were wads of cash and five thousand dollar bricks.

"These are not worth face value, collectors are going to want these," Keith tells the family.

"There was a total of $46,000 in bills from the 1930s and 50s - some of which were silver certificates, potentially worth significantly more than face value," he adds.

Keith ends the video with this gem of advice: "If you think that there's treasure buried or hidden in your house, before you sell it, have a professional come out and check it to make sure you're not walking away from thousands, potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in hidden treasure."

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A homeowner has taken to social media to ask about a bizarre 'X' he found outside his home -- but the responses were far from reassuring.

Whether it's an apartment or a mansion, whether you buy or rent, whether you live in the US or Australia - your home is your castle and your haven. It's supposed to be a place where you can truly feel safe.

So when one homeowner in Brisbane found a bizarre 'X' made from green leaves attached to his home, he felt something was amiss.

Taking to Reddit to ask for advice, the homeowner wrote: "Probably a long shot but came back home after being out for the morning and someone [has] left an X made out of leaves on our front door.

Credit: Oleksandr P / Pexels

"Neighbors didn't see anything, and most likely it's just some kids messing around, but wanted to ask if anyone else has come across something similar or heard of an [occurrence] like this. Wondering what we might need to be planning for."

The striking image resulted in the post amassing over 170 comments, with social media users sharing their thoughts on what the 'X' could mean.

However, some of the top responses were far from comforting.

"At a guess I'd say it is a burglar, but not in the way people think," one person responded. "They're marking a house to see if you remove it.

"If it's not removed, they'll know that the house the occupants are away. It's easy to see from the street."

A second wrote: "Your house is being targeted by squatters. They leave stuff like this and monitor it for changes. Then once they figure it's uninhabited they move in."

A third person just urged: "Keep your pets safe, doors locked, cameras and flood lights on."

Others pointed out that, in some cultures, it was tradition for loved ones to leave a mark or sign of some sort to show that they had popped over to visit, but that the person was out at the time.

Another common reply was that the 'X' was probably just some local kids messing around.

Some more jokey answers suggested that Elon Musk was still promoting his rebrand of Twitter, that WWE's D-Generation X had paid a visit, or that the homeowner was part of some alien-hunting government force.

Maybe Triple H and HBK paid a visit? Credit: Ethan Miller / Getty

Either way, if I found this outside of my home, I'd definitely be installing a Ring Doorbell cam by now.

But what do you think the 'X' means? Let us know in the comments.

Featured image credit: Reddit

Being a teenager is hard: you're going through puberty, wanting to fit in, and trying to make sense of the world. We all get it - you never asked to be born.

Though being a spotty pile of hormones is twice as difficult when you're subjected to overly strict rules and regulations at home. At least, that was the case for this Reddit user.

Going by the name Fabulous-Cost4296, the user wrote a lengthy post in the TrueOffMyChest Reddit thread, titling their addition: "I offered to let my mom live with me, under the exact same terms I lived with her as a teen."

The OP (original poster) began by questioning why their mom decided to come to them after losing her house, especially after she told her child that she "hated" them and kicked them out at age 16. "My older brother, the golden child, I know for a fact has a spare bedroom she could sleep in now that she's losing the house," the user added.

The post went into a little more detail on the mom's backstory, writing that she had bought a seven-bedroom house with the Reddit user's stepdad a decade ago, directly after leaving her job of 20 years to work at a start-up that subsequently went bust not long after.

"My stepdad spent the last years of his miserable life bed-bound because he ignored every doctor telling him to stop shoving his face full of food at every waking moment of the day. So, he died 500 pounds and in misery," the post read. "Well, when he died early this year it pretty much drained the last of the money my moron of a mother had remaining, and now the [bank's] taking the house back."

This left the original poster's mom on their doorstep, pretty much begging them and their husband for somewhere to stay. Despite not having anywhere for their mom to stay - the user's basement was their art studio and their spare bedroom was their husband's office - they reluctantly agreed. On one condition; the mom was to abide by the strict rules she imposed on her child as a teenager.

And they were harsh... They included:

"All electronics were to be turned off by 6 pm. If she was caught with any after that they would be taken away and sold at the next yard sale.

"Bedtime was 7:30, if I caught her up I would take away all of her clothing for the week.

"She may only shower for 5 minutes, once every three days

"All chores must be done the moment she wakes up. If I roll out of bed and they are not she will not be getting meals for the day.

"She must make sure she is alert at all times, if I and hubby need something done, IT IS TO BE DONE AT THAT MOMENT, or else she will lose her bedding privileges for the night.

"She will be in charge of cooking one meal each day, that I choose, if it is not made to my liking she will not be allowed to join us and instead will eat the cheapest frozen meal available.

"I will be reading all her mail, text messages, and emails. I will give her the ones I deem acceptable communication under my roof.

"Her car will be my own personal travel car, she will also drive me where ever I want. She will still have to pay for gas."

The Reddit user revealed that their mom, unsurprisingly, didn't wish to abide by the rules and stormed out.

"She called me a monster, told me these conditions were inhuman, and asked if I was insane. These were the exact conditions I lived under for years as a teenager. The exact conditions she tormented me with for years until she finally let me go live with the one parent that loved me," the OP wrote.

"I hope she finds a nice park bench to stay on," the post concluded.

Geez... and I thought my parents were bad!

Many other users seemed to share this sentiment, with one person commenting: "Absolutely wonderful read. Hypocrites deserve everything they dish out thrown back in their face."

While another wrote: "I admire you so much for not giving her the opportunity to further victimize you. Finally someone gets what they deserve!"

Whew, now I definitely owe my parents an apology for telling them at age 15 that they "ruined my life" - it clearly could've been much worse!

Featured image credit: LDNPix / Alamy

1. Not exactly a cunning plan

2. This sounds inhuman...

3. Too many stories to tell

4. An unwelcome surprise

5. This hotel needs to revise its 'do not disturb' policy

6. This is what hell must be like

7. Two very different experiences

8. This guy sounds like the worst person

9. A shocking sight

10. So close, yet so far...

11. Is this kid the antichrist?

12. A close call

13. I'd consider working elsewhere...