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How much cash do you keep at home?

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  • I might have some spare change lying around

  • $5-10

  • $11-20

  • $20-50

  • $50-100

  • $100-200

  • $200-500

  • $500-1k

  • $1k+

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Usually around $100 and a ton of quarters for laundry.
Generally don't like keeping much cash, whether on me or at home.
 
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I usually keep $100 taped inside my computer's chassis and then whatever cash I happen to have on hand, usually ~$20.


and I have ¥600
 
You have a whole $60?

I bet I have less than $20 in the entire house.

I take that back, my kid probably has $40 or so in his piggy bank.

If I keep cash in my wallet I will buy sodas from the vending machine at work... so I just don't do it.
 
Vic Vega said:
You have a whole $60?

I bet I have less than $20 in the entire house.

I take that back, my kid probably has $40 or so in his piggy bank.

If I keep cash in my wallet I will buy sodas from the vending machine at work... so I just don't do it.
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I just did a quick inventory because I'm bored.

$12 coins + $5 for me and wife has $30 cash = whatever that is.
 
Probably around $100, plus whatever everyone else in the house has.

You never know if the power is going to be out, or banking systems will be down for some reason, and you need to buy more gas for the generator. Just one scenario, but it's cheap insurance. 😉
 
Guess im the odd ball here. I keep a healthy amount as emergency money. Nothing super crazy but enough to be able to pay for a decent sized unexpected event. Bought a few things off craigslist or other forums and met with cash. So much easier than having to run to the bank to make a withdrawal when it usually ends up being after the banks are closed.

But i have a good safe to store it in. Without the safe id keep much less at home
 
Right now, between $2K-$3K in cash in the house.

While plastic and online banking are great ways to spend, they don't work in every instance, for instance when dickering in someone's yard about the purchase price of a boat. Cash always talks quite loudly vs. "Let's go down to the ATM." Just doesn't have the impact. Nothing else can make a sale like cash in your hand.
 
Meghan54 said:
While plastic and online banking are great ways to spend, they don't work in every instance, for instance when dickering in someone's yard about the purchase price of a boat. Cash always talks quite loudly vs. "Let's go down to the ATM." Just doesn't have the impact. Nothing else can make a sale like cash in your hand.
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That's how my grandpa buys cars, seems to work for him, always manages to get them fairly cheap.
 
I usually keep around $100. I use cash for small stuff like ordering out etc. I usually bring a 20 with me when I go to work, in case I decide to order out or go get something.
 
mnewsham said:
That's how my grandpa buys cars, seems to work for him, always manages to get them fairly cheap.
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You'd be surprised how much someone will drop their asking price when their eyes are full of $100 bills, just sitting there right in front of them. Doesn't always work, but it's how we got our "new" boat for under $4K when the asking price was $6500.
 
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