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do you keep a stash of cash in your house?
There was a post on one of the bump boards and a girl mentioned they keep a "small" stash, just a few thousand at home for emergencies. Ummmm - What? Is that normal?
I don't have a stash at all and DH used to keep one (like ~200-300) but he hasn't had this in awhile. I can't imagine keeping more than a couple hundred in cash in my house. Am i missing something here?
Re: do you keep a stash of cash in your house?
A small stash = a few thousand??? Whaaaaaaa?
To answer your original question, no. We don't keep any money in the house. We have a pitcher with a crap load of change in it which might equal ~$150 but if we were to ever get robbed I doubt anyone would look at that and be like SWEET! Jackpot!
We don't, but I rarely have cash anyway, much less keep some in the house. Interest rates suck right now but .8% on a few grand is more than the mattress pays.
But, if you do keep such a stash, can you also please include in y our reply where said stash is and what time you'll be leaving work today?
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Does a change jar count? hehehe
LOL at LSG.
We try to keep a few hundred in our house. It makes H feel better.But I think it's like two or three hundred.
My mom told me once about an elderly woman she knew who didn't believe in banks so she put all her money in her mattress. Like, for decades. I think she had in the high 6 figures. She got sick and was in the hospital and as a treat, her kids bought her a new mattress for when she came home. Threw the old one away.
They didn't know she kept her money there. Gone.
Don't forget your address!
No we don't. I keep thinking that maybe we should, but I feel better that it is in the bank...
Nope, I really dont see the point. I would just worry it would be stolen.
Now my grandparents on the other hand, were vary wary of banks. They left a bunch of $ in a safe for their kids after they died that they had been adding to for years. When they found the safe after cleaning up their house, some of the money was so old it was dryrotted and crumbling. My mom still thinks they have money hidden on their farm.
No stash at our house. We have a cup for coins, but that's about it. Whatever is in my purse or DH wallet that's all we have at home.
Maybe they don't have a bank account?
I'd consider keeping $200-$300 as an emergency stash acceptable but no, we don't have one. I do think it's a good idea in case something happens and the benking networks go down because neither of us ever have cash on us and we'd be unable to do electronic transactions...but I put all my eggs in one basket and don't expect that in this day and age that would happen.
But several thousands as a stash, um, no. If you have to keep that much for an emergency situation I'd be side-eyeing
you wondering what kind of illegal activities you were involved in that you would need that much cash for an emergency. Ransom? Pay off the mob?
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We don't, but I'm sure DH would like to. He's got a serious conspiracy-theorist-bent and has talked about emergency supplies that he wants to have - MREs, tarps, duct tape, medical supplies. He wants a bunker, people.
I can understand the logic of having a few hundred, maybe even up to a thousand in the event of, say, blackouts that impact our accessibility to cash. It makes sense, actually. Sure it's unlikely, but that shiz *does* happen, and if it can happen anywhere, it can happen here. But I'm not terribly plagued by the thought of it. Naive? Practical?
Someday I'm sure we'll have emergency supplies that ride a happy medium line between my husband's insanity and my own practicality, and that will probably include a stash of cash (LSG, I'll get the deets to you ASAP). For right now, that's just not going to happen.
Haha, so does mine! He is all worried we'll survive some post apocalyptic catastrophe and we'll need guns, food, water...essentially a bunker, to survive. I said if that ever happened I'd rather just go with the rest of them!
Someone's getting a little brother!
what's that?
We do have an emergency stash of food, water, batteries, etc. just in case.
We live in Jersey and the associations with the Mafia/Mob are never ending. We are doing some minor construction in our house so we have a hole in our ceiling and a new door in the kitchen etc. Well, we had friends visit from VA last weekend and after a night out at the bar (true "Jersey Shore" style), they are convinced our "hole in the wall" is for money. Our friend even left us a $1 tip on the nighttable with "money in the wall" written on it. Classic!!
Do we really keep a stash or have money in the wall, Noooooooooo!
He calls it the "eye see ess ayche" bag= in case sh!t happens
My DH has things like road flares, flintstones, water purification tablets, astronaut food packets (just add water), meal bars, duct tape, extra change of clothes, super glue, military grade rope, extra toiletries, a bunch of camping gear, etc. I'm trying to remember everything that he has in there, it is a whole lot of stuff. He's paranoid and wants to be prepared for Armageddon (sp?).
A friend of mine lives in the midwest, aka: tornado alley, and they have a "Jump Bag" in their house in case they need to evacuate quickly. It has extra clothes and shoes for each of them, water, protein bars, dog food and water for their pet, necessary meds, a weather radio, flashlights, a blanket, plus tons of documentation, etc. It lives in their coat closet for easy accessibility.
And a couple of months ago a tornado hit their apartment building while they were in it, and that jump bag turned out to be a God-send for them. She did a whole blog post about the contents and how useful they were as well as what she'll add to it now that she's actually been in the situation.
I think it's a good idea, actually, which is why I'm sure DH and I will meet in the middle at some point and have our own emergency kit set up.
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Not anymore... I was actually in DC on 9/11 and had only a dollar or two of cash because I relied on my monthly train pass for transportation. After that I kept $300 and a pair of running shoes locked in a drawer at work.
OMG this is my husband too...Hilarious.
We don't, but I'm sure my DH wants to...I wouldn't mind keeping a couple hundred around, it's probably smart too, but we just haven't gotten around to it. Eh.
We keep maybe $200 cash in the house/on our persons...
When I worked in finance we were always issued an emergency fanny pack to keep at our desk- it had a glow stick, a little battery operated radio, some gross psuedo-power bar, a "bag" of water, and one of those metallic blankets. After changing jobs I brought one home- and put some of the contents in an old backpack along w/ a flashlight, etc.
This being said, when the blackout affected NYC, and much of the East Coast, I had literally $2 cash on me, so I couldn't buy any food or drink- and missed out on all of the blackout party fun.
I had one of these too.
After 9/11 my Dad always made sure he had cash on him, since he had to walk from Capital Hill to the MD line where my Mom could pick him up since he takes the train and he had no cash.
DE IVF #1= 04/11 - BFP