Do you keep a stash of cash?

[Bluezy]

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Two words....Travelers Cheques!!!!

I keep a secret disaster stash in travelers cheques in my secret location. If lost, stolen or destroyed they can be replaced. They can be purchased for free from AAA Motor Club. The amount I have put away for CJ and I is $500. That is enough to get us petrol and a place to stay for a short time.

[cercis]

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I didn't realize travelers cheques didn't have an expiration date. I've only used them once and found them a pain (but I was a teenager and was visiting an extremely rural area).

C

[locolorenzo24]

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Well, I always have my envelopes at home, and gas cash in the glovebox, but figure that if something happens, I'm raiding all the bill money. Screw paying the phone bill, if the reactor blows up, I don't really have much use for coming back anytime soon....plus my emergency cash is one of the envelopes...

[jmjj215]

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I've always hesitated putting envelope (gas) money in the glove box (or jockey box, for Bruce ), b/c I figured if my car would get stolen, that money'd be gone too. And $100 is still $100.

[Roger]

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This is a very interesting topic, one I feel strongly about. A short answer is yes, I keep cash. My wife and I use cash for many of our ordinary, everyday expenses like grocieries, fuel, fun money, eating out, clothing, etc. Then when the money is gone, we quit spending.
As for emergancy cash, we have upwards of $1000 hidden in a couple different places. Be creative someone said and that's what it takes. The freezer is a good place because it is fire and water resistant, though burglars know that trick. Inside a book on your shelf, taped to the bottom of a drawer (the underneath) is also good.
If you are worried about a great and calamitous event disrupting the national economy and sending inflation out of sight making your paper money worthless, it can give you peace of mind to have several small coins of pure gold and silver hidden where you can get at them easily. History has shown that when paper money is worthless, merchants will always trade you necessities for metals.
Just my thoughts,
Roger

[robex]

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We usually don't keep too much money in the house, but I do know someone who keeps $500.00 hidden in her bathroom cupboard in a tampon box!

[PrincessPerky]

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Now coins we have, coins from France, Italy, Japan, and old american. Lots of them, Oddly as far in debt as we are, we never either of us even considered cashing any of them in.

Some are from my mothers trip overseas, some from his grandfather and fathers trips/army days. Some are so old they are cool looking to me, some are actually recent coins, did you know you can no longer turn pennies green (not enough copper) but you can turn 'silver' coins brown? I think they are cool, but I worry they are not spendable anymore!

Some are weird commemorative things that I never liked actually, those we did consider getting rid of, but not sure how.

[CJsoccerchic]

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Coins of gold or silver. Wow, I didn't think you could find those anywhere or if you could, you'd be paying a hefty price for them.
$20 is about the average I keep on myself. Luckily I don't live in the states where a hurricane or tidal wave or a earthquake can chnage my life over..

[dolfinrose]

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I am a Cosmetologist and I save all my tips for a rainy day. I also save all my change from through out the day. Some tips to hide your stash, a large vitamin bottle (can hide in plain site and no one the wiser), I have a outlet safe, can buy on ebay. Taped or hidden in a jar behind the furnace, or inside a heater vent, if possible, shove back where not visible when lifting the vent cover.

Yes I have used and still use most of these ideas, and they have come in handy, to hide from nosey kids, and spouse who cannot help themselves from spending.

I usually have anywhere from $200 - $1500 laying around.

[marglo]

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Interesting thread, I am getting lots of good ideas! The only cash we currently keep on hand is our cash for day-to-day spending which we keep in envelopes too. My dh keeps his in a separate place from mine. I once had a small stash of money hidden in the house but some small emergency came up and there it went. I managed to keep it quite a while though. Now I think I need to start building it up again. What we have in envelopes gets pretty low before payday.

[locolorenzo24]

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I understand about the stealing car worry, but I drive a 1984 volvo wagon with about 286 thousand miles on it, bad paint, would only be useful as a getaway car if they didn't drive above 45. Only use about 75 bucks every two weeks, and fill up with 30 bucks each payday. so there goes 45.

[CJsoccerchic]

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My dh - oh man, he's like crazy or something!!! he wants me to keep receipts so he knows where I spend my money. but I know I'm really the saver between us!!! He's a funny nut. But yeah, I think shoving a bill or two in books that you really like seems to be the best idea for me. I don't think thieves are thinking about reading a book when they are looking for cash..

[jmjj215]

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I understand about the stealing car worry, but I drive a 1984 volvo wagon with about 286 thousand miles on it, bad paint, would only be useful as a getaway car if they didn't drive above 45. Only use about 75 bucks every two weeks, and fill up with 30 bucks each payday. so there goes 45.

- that's a very good anti-theft system you have there! If you have any hubcaps, go ahead and pop those off. An instant anti-theft system upgrade!

I totally get your point. I wouldn't worry either!

[jmjj215]

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How cool would it be to have a safe behind some fake books in a bookshelf that slides open? Man, would that be cool.

[locolorenzo24]

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- that's a very good anti-theft system you have there! If you have any hubcaps, go ahead and pop those off. An instant anti-theft system upgrade!

I totally get your point. I wouldn't worry either!

You know it's bad when the hubcups pop off and spin by the car while you're driving!! Just waiting for spring and an inheirtance from my grandparent's estate....but trying to find a second job to supplement. Anyone else ever do that....i.e. days and midnights on same days??