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How much cash do you carry around?

crazycat

crazycat

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It is interesting how much cash you carry around, one of my friends does not carry more then $10 ever, while others carry nothing but cash.

I tend to use my credit cards for any purchase over $150 and use cash for stuff that are below. If i go to a restaurant i carry cash for tips but pay with my card.

If this seems to be a to personal i apologize from now on, its just that i always wonder.
 
None. I abhor change, just a personal preference of mine.

I use my check card for everything unless my wife and I decide it needs to go on the credit card (only large purchases ... renting a car requires one, etc.) and then we pay that off before the interest kicks in.
 
anywhere up to £200 but in most cases £40.

In my old job i had to walk around carrying £5000+ in nothing more than a plastic bag
 
Between £10 and £30...never more unless I have something specific I need to buy which costs more :)
 
Generally I'll have £10-£20 (about $20-$40) on me, if I'm off to the pub or the football I'll have a little more so I can get a drink or two in.

Anything more than that and I'll use my debit card – my credit card only tends to come out for buying stuff online.
 
usually none, unless I need to go somewhere that only accept cash.

I always use credit card (even for a cup of coffee) and pay off the full amount. I don't like coins and this way I also get 2% cash back :)
 
crazycat said:
It is interesting how much cash you carry around, one of my friends does not carry more then $10 ever, while others carry nothing but cash.

I tend to use my credit cards for any purchase over $150 and use cash for stuff that are below. If i go to a restaurant i carry cash for tips but pay with my card.

If this seems to be a to personal i apologize from now on, its just that i always wonder.
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I also prefer not to carry too much cash with me, anything more than $50 makes me nervous. It's not like I've ever been jumped on but I'm very good at misplacing money :rolleyes:

I have two credit cards, one I use for groceries, fuel and everyday things that I try to pay off before the interest free period is up and the other for the expensive things in life (like the Adobe CS3 and iMac I just purchased).
 
Pay for most things via credit card -- then pay that one bill at the end of the month.

However, since Japan is more of a cash society than the states, I usually carry about 10,000 to 20,000 yen ($100 - $200) in my pocket just in case they won't accept a credit card.
 
Not enough. ;)

But usually no more than $25 dollars, maybe $50 if I'm going to the mall or some other place.
 
Between $0 and $20, for little stuff (coffee, etc.). I figure what's the point? Everyone takes Visa, so why bother carrying around cash. If I lose or have my wallet stolen, I call and cancel my cards. If I lose a wallet full of cash, my money's gone.
 
Usually none, which is a pain in the ass sometimes because my girlfriend ALWAYS carries cash, so she usually beats me to the cash register while I fumble about looking for my debit card.

I should really carry a few bucks, but I always blow it if I have it.
 
MattG said:
Between $0 and $20, for little stuff (coffee, etc.). I figure what's the point? Everyone takes Visa, so why bother carrying around cash. If I lose or have my wallet stolen, I call and cancel my cards. If I lose a wallet full of cash, my money's gone.
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Funny story (please dont laugh at me a lot)

When i was in Boston for a summer corse i went on a date with this nice woman, we went to the movies. We sat beside some people who talked a lot, we decided to move so we did. 20 mins passed and when i put my hands in my pocket my wallet was not there, i had around $200, 3 credit cards, my driving license, my school id and cards pin codes. I freaked out, you see i am not from the US and it would take 2 weeks to get replacements to me and it will cause a lot of pain. I wish i could see myself running in the theater looking for my wallet not noticing it was in my jacket pocket (on the chain) the whole time.

It did not work out between me and that girl, i think she seeing a grown man running in the theater then going on his hands and knee's looking for his wallet not a turn on.

From that day i use cards more often then cash and i always keep a backup card just in case.
 
Usually carry around 100-$200 but use my debit card for most everything.
 
I normally use my card, but carry $40-$60 just in case (eg. I once filled the car with petrol then my card got declined, so the cash was a lifesaver!)
 
0-30 is pretty much all I really carry in my wallet. When it hit zero I go with out it for a while and on my next trip to the grocery store I get 20-30 bucks cash back. I have found I aways need like 2-3 bucks when ever I do not have any cash.
I use my cards for almost everything. It very nice when everyone takes credit/check cards. Plastic is just so much easier to pay with.
 
In my studenty ways I carry around little money. Probably up to £5 in £1 coins, jingeling around my Wee Bee bag. Card seems to do everything these days so I stick with that.
 
I carry typically about $40-60 unless I have specific plans needing cash -- I usually withdraw $100 at a time. Mostly I use cash for espresso drinks in the morning and stuff at the hospital cafeteria.
 
$5-$20 for coffee and snacks, everything else on debit card.

Some places like the Farmer's Market do not take debit so those days I might have $30-$50
 
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