Do you keep cash in your car?

[Exterous]

I keep cash in my wallet, where it belongs.

This (aside from some change for parking meters)

 

[madoka]

So keep the cash on hand, not in the car. You don't have a wallet or murse?

Yes, and usually have quite a bit of cash on me - drug dealer style. But if I run out, I like to have a backup.

 

[FeuerFrei]

$2 or less in coins in the console. Why do you ask?? *shifty eyes*

 

[lxskllr]

I have ~$36 in singles for tolls. Otherwise, my cash is in my wallet.

 

[Kwatt]

A couple of $'s change in a cup holder. And $50 in dollar coins in the console. The last ice storm we had taught me well.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

I find it EXTREMELY useful to have cash on hand. Many gas stations give a cash discount vs. card. Many restaurants and stores only take cash. Many parking lots only take cash. Parking meters take cash. Etc.

I'm surprised more people don't keep cash in their cars.

Gas stations that give a cash discount don't exist here. No restaurants around here only take cash. Street parking is abundant here. Street parking is abundant here. Fair enough?

 

[Carson Dyle]

Gas stations that give a cash discount don't exist here. No restaurants around here only take cash. Street parking is abundant here. Street parking is abundant here. Fair enough?

It's not necessarily for "around here". It's for when you find yourself in bumfuck West Virginia and you hand someone your American Express card and he looks at it like it was an artifact from another planet.

 

[TheGardener]

The details of the thousands of dollars in cash that I keep in my car, can be read on pleaserobmycar.com/thegardener

 

[A Casual Fitz]

It's not necessarily for "around here". It's for when you find yourself in bumfuck West Virginia and you hand someone your American Express card and he looks at it like it was an artifact from another planet.

If I went on a road trip, I'd take out some money for my wallet. Still no need for cash in the car.

 

[Rifter]

yes, but only when im in it. I have $200 hidden by being sewn into a divider in my wallet for emergencies.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

I have $200 hidden by being sewn into a divider in my wallet for emergencies.

So if you get mugged, you'll mislead your assailant?

 

[brianmanahan]

i keep about 10$ worth of quarters in there

for turnpikes and snacks

 

[Rifter]

So if you get mugged, you'll mislead your assailant?

if i get mugged unless he takes my whole wallet ill still have $200.

But the reason i did this originally was because i kept spending the $200 i had in my wallet as emergency money so had to make it harder for myself to get to it lol.

 

[Skeeedunt]

Still not hearing any convincing reason this money should be kept in car and not wallet. Having some cash with you is a decent idea, no earthly reason I would keep it in the car though, unless you think someone is waiting ambush you with a sack of nickels.

 

[lxskllr]

Still not hearing any convincing reason this money should be kept in car and not wallet. Having some cash with you is a decent idea, no earthly reason I would keep it in the car though, unless you think someone is waiting ambush you with a sack of nickels.

I've had days where I've put out $20+ in tolls. If I have exact change(at $4 a pop), I don't have wait to to get crumpled up, disease encrusted bills from the toll keeper.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Couple bucks for valet. Never need more than that.

 

[MrSquished]

Still not hearing any convincing reason this money should be kept in car and not wallet. Having some cash with you is a decent idea, no earthly reason I would keep it in the car though, unless you think someone is waiting ambush you with a sack of nickels.

That's about it. If you get mugged and lose your wallet, could be good to have cash back in the car. That is if the car is with you at the time of the mugging. It's a pretty one in a million thing.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I've known a number of people who seem to think pockets are fashion statements and never put anything in them, mostly women.

 

[Spacehead]

I don't keep cash in the car, just loose change. I always have cash on me though.

 

[rommelrommel]

There's a 50 stuck in my car where I can't be bothered to retrieve it. I'd have to break something to get it out, but it would be worthwhile in an emergency.

 

[MrSquished]

I keep two unused credit cards in the car. Just in case I leave my house naked and need to buy clothes so I don't get arrested.

 

[Skeeedunt]

Speaking of which, what you should all really do if you're not already, is keep an unused credit card in your house (I guess car works too if you insist), to ease the much more probable pain of losing your wallet somewhere.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

No, and not sure why anyone would do that.

.... Multiple reasons.

I've traveled extensively and have found myself on toll ways unknowingly until I see the inevitable sign of "stop ahead for toll". Do you know how much it would suck if you happen to have forgotten cash to pay it?

Ever had to pay for parking that only takes cash and you don't have any in your wallet?

It's not likely, but it's also possible to run out of gas and need some cash to buy some. Basically, it's a little insurance to make sure you can make it home safe. I keep a $20 in my glove box with the manuals just in case. I've had to use it a couple times, typically for parking.

 

[Muse]

I keep two unused credit cards in the car. Just in case I leave my house naked and need to buy clothes so I don't get arrested.

Yeah, you know some people are sleep walkers (not me, AFAIK), but you could find yourself having driven 900 miles from home, completely naked, starving, not knowing where you are and with no resource other than your car and the money you stashed in it. Impossible? Wake up, it's not impossible, and there are thousands of other scenarios where having cash in the car could be helpful.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Why on earth would I leave cash in my car?

I generally carry money on me but I really don't leave anything in my car that I would mind getting stolen.