Most of you have some money saved for emergencies, and if needed, all it takes is a trip to the ATM or bank to withdraw your funds.
Ryot mentioned that in addition to their emergency fund, she and her husband keep another, smaller stash of cash on hand.
We also have a small amount of emergency evacuation cash, in the bag with the food, water, flashlight, ID docs, etc. Having both makes me feel safer, though obviously I could be doing much better with the interest rate thing . . .


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Sadly I do not. I have a jar of change ---mostly quarters that I have at home. I am afraid to have cash on me b/c I am afraid I may get robbed. I carry as little as possible.
1No I don't, I never even thought about it. But I definteley think this is something I'd like to start!
2I agree with Bellaressa
3I keep $20's stashed in funny places - in my car glovebox, in books at home, in my purse next to my emergency bandaids, etc. I find it useful in a pinch when I can't get to an atm.
4we try to but we almost always end up using it for something else!
5I'm with Mamarosa--I have $20 in my car and in my house for an emergency, but I should keep some with the water-and-flashlights kit... I live in LA in a building which is probably not the first place I want to be in an earthquake, and having a little cash is probably a good idea.
6Yep.
7I always have $1,000 stashed in case of an emergency.
yes!!
8I have a few dollars stashed in cash an emergency arises.
9I used to have all my birthday and holiday money in a wallet in the closet, behind a table. I put that away in a CD, and now I have emergency money in the car and money in my bookshelf. It isnt a lot, but it is enough in case a hurricane knocks out the power and I cant get to an ATM.
10i used to ALWAYS keep 'safety' money in my wallet - like $100 bill or something, but one of my friends had an emergency and needed to be towed and had to pay in cash, so that's where my funds went - and i've never replenished it. i think that by keeping the larger bill - i woudln't ever spend it - so that was the best way to go. i need to start doing that again though. just in case
11I always have an emergency stash in a few places.
12Living in "tornado alley" I like to be prepared.
i have random stashes of cash in random places, like sometimes i'll keep a $20 in the car if i need gas or a $50 in my wallet and then i'll find it sometime when i need it...but i dont have a specific fund of emergency cash, but thankfully i make enough that money is never an issue and it's not like without the emergency cash i'd be broke or anything
13No I don't and do you know how many times I get yelled at from my mom about that.
Sometimes I don't even have any cash in my wallet and that's not from lack of cash in my bank account. I actually have 2 checking accounts because in my mind that
increases the number of ATMs I can use surcharge free in addition to a couple of savings accounts. I have an opposite fear, some feel safer keeping their money underneath the mattress, I like
to keep it all in the bank. Also I'm afraid of getting mugged/ robbed in my apartment and it's easier to replace cards than cash in my opinion. But my mother has said numerous times that i
shouldn't take the chance that a day wil come that I will not be able to get to an ATM so I need to have a stash for emergencies.
14I am also afraid of getting robbed or pickpocketed but perhaps I should think about hiding a few hundred here and there just in case. It sounds like a good precautionary measure based on what everyone else has said here.
15Honestly i don't have any emergency money...this is sad but true...
16I dont have one, but that is a solid idea. Perhaps it's time to start the emergency emergency stash.
17No, but I can't believe it actually. I'm going to put some cash in my earthquake kit asap!
18No, not on hand. Our extra cash reserve is in the bank.
19i have about $15 in my car for gas or another emergency when im on the road, and i am working on saving cash in my house for a rainy day.
20Yes I do!
I have about $1000ish for if something big and bad happens...
But I make enough money to usually never have to touch that. And I try to add to it too with every paycheck. But for instances like this month - my radiator blew and cost me $500 - I couldn't add money to that account.
But at least I had enough leftover after bills and mortgage and stuff to pay for it!
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