How much money do you carry on you? [Archive]

Blarg

10-25-2005, 07:41 PM

Often I carry all sorts of odd stray bills of various denominations, but sometimes I keep it all very neat. I usually try to keep at least a 20 besides whatever lower bills I have haphazardly collected. Generally I like two or three 20's plus the etc.'s.

That will let me make a small impulse buy or two, or pick up a few groceries without sweating if I have the cash.

mslif

10-25-2005, 07:42 PM

$0.00

imported_CaseClosed326

10-25-2005, 07:44 PM

I never carry money unless there is a poker game. If I want something I will use my debit card.

TheWorstPlayer

10-25-2005, 07:45 PM

Never less than 200. A man's gotta eat.

Ulysses

10-25-2005, 07:49 PM

$50,000.

mslif

10-25-2005, 07:51 PM

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$50,000.

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I hope you are joking.

B Dids

10-25-2005, 07:54 PM

I typically carry like 0-20, that's what debit cards are for.

I would hazard a guess that Diablo is referencing his credit limit or something.

Then again, he is a ballin' ass mofo and what not.

daryn

10-25-2005, 07:55 PM

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$50,000.

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I hope you are joking.

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what do you think this is, tiddlywinks?

http://www.atlantapokerschool.com/images/josh2.jpg

James282

10-25-2005, 07:56 PM

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$50,000.

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I hope you are joking.

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And I hope you are joking, mslif. Anyways I usually carry 200-300.
-James

Sooga

10-25-2005, 07:56 PM

I generally try to keep between $100 and $200 on me.

mslif

10-25-2005, 07:58 PM

I was just thinking that carrying this kind of cash is not very safe. OP asked how much money do we usually carry in our wallet. Why would you carry that much? I am seriously curious about this

B Dids

10-25-2005, 07:59 PM

For those of you carring a min of 100, how often are you finding yourself in a situation where you need cash, rather than your cash card?

BottlesOf

10-25-2005, 08:01 PM

Generally between $50 and $150. 150-200 isn't uncommon, When I get below 60s I start to feel short.

Colonel Kataffy

10-25-2005, 08:01 PM

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Often I carry all sorts of odd stray bills of various denominations, but sometimes I keep it all very neat. I usually try to keep at least a 20 besides whatever lower bills I have haphazardly collected. Generally I like two or three 20's plus the etc.'s.

That will let me make a small impulse buy or two, or pick up a few groceries without sweating if I have the cash.

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I couldn't describe my money carrying habits any better than this if I tried.

Yeti

10-25-2005, 08:01 PM

Usually fitty bucks or less. If I'm going out drinking it will be a hundy or more. That's how I roll.

mslif

10-25-2005, 08:01 PM

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$50,000.

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I hope you are joking.

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And I hope you are joking, mslif. Anyways I usually carry 200-300.
-James

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I am just wondering why you would need to carry that much cash.

10-25-2005, 08:02 PM

I've got 100-200 in my money clip usually and yeah there's more on my casino trips. I've been a big, big fan of debit cards for a few years now. "Won't leave home without it."

The Goober

10-25-2005, 08:04 PM

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I never carry money unless there is a poker game. If I want something I will use my debit card.

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I used to do this too, but when I started carrying more cash around (usually because I didn't get to a bank after playing pinochle) I realized that cash has a lot of advantages.

It's much easier when eating/drinking with friends and it's time to split the bill (plus you aren't going to get shafted if someone in the group doesn't pay their share). If you shop at any small business you are helping them out by paying cash, since the portion of the sale that they have to pay the credit card company can really add up. At a restaurant with slow service, it sucks to have to wait to get the check, and then wait again for the server to come back with the slip for your sign - its nice to be able to just throw down cash and leave (also true at busy bars where you have to fight your way to the front just to pay your tab). A lot of cabs don't take cards. The guy selling hotdogs on the street (the best food in the world when you are stumbling home drunk) doesn't take plastic. You can't throw you debit card at the stage at a strip club. The list goes on...

so now I like to carry around lots of cash, and I actually hoard my small bills so that I'll have them when its inconvenient to make change or I need to throw them at a stripper (which doesn't happen nearly enough since I live in seattle /images/graemlins/frown.gif ).

Cosimo

10-25-2005, 08:16 PM

generally $100-$500. I used to carry more, but now I spend less. I buy everything with cash. Books, groceries, eating out, drinks.

It's also how I budget. Anything in cash is available to be spent immediately, on anything.

sfer

10-25-2005, 08:25 PM

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$50,000.

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I hope you are joking.

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And I hope you are joking, mslif. Anyways I usually carry 200-300.
-James

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I am just wondering why you would need to carry that much cash.

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Because the less cash you have on hand, the more frequently you have to go to the ATM. I'm with James. I typically get $300 out of the ATM at a time so I have between $100-$300 usually.

James282

10-25-2005, 08:28 PM

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$50,000.

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I hope you are joking.

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And I hope you are joking, mslif. Anyways I usually carry 200-300.
-James

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I am just wondering why you would need to carry that much cash.

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It's not a need thing. Cash is faster, and the more I carry the more I won't mind spending it. I have no reason to be frugal, but for most of my life I had no money - so spending 50 bucks or something feels weird if it's all I have in my wallet. If there is more there afterwards, then I won't mind spending nearly as much. I guesss it's a psychological thing, like keeping a bankroll bigger than you need in a poker account.
-James

Ulysses

10-25-2005, 08:32 PM

Homer

10-25-2005, 08:37 PM

$20-100, usually around $50. I can't imagine ever needing more than $100.

lapoker17

10-25-2005, 08:40 PM

500-1k.

My dad, though a completely legit business-type, always carried a lot of cash. He had - still has actually - 2 money clips he carries simultaneously. One with big bills, one with 20s and under.

I don't use money clips, but I do the same 2 wad thing.

James' reasoning on why to carry a lot of cash is spot on.

Eurotrash

10-25-2005, 08:42 PM

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$50,000.

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I hope you are joking.

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what do you think this is, tiddlywinks?

http://www.atlantapokerschool.com/images/josh2.jpg

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stealing my schtick, now? (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=3647309&page=&view=&sb=5& o=&vc=1#3647550) /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Ulysses

10-25-2005, 08:42 PM

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500-1k.

My dad, though a completely legit business-type, always carried a lot of cash. He had - still has actually - 2 money clips he carries simultaneously. One with big bills, one with 20s and under.

I don't use money clips, but I do the same 2 wad thing.

James' reasoning on why to carry a lot of cash is spot on.

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I too usually have two separate bunches of cash. One of smallish bills, one bigger.

lapoker17

10-25-2005, 08:48 PM

If this is in a black briefcase, then I think this is a good idea, and I'm going to start doing it too.

bugstud

10-25-2005, 08:51 PM

~3k or so. mostly because I may go play B&M on a whim at any time.

chisness

10-25-2005, 08:52 PM

i've been thinking about this for a couple months now. carrying cash up to a couple hundred is very smart cause things can come up, i had planned on carrying quite a bit more, maybe like $600-$800 so if a poker game came up there would be no issues. A couple weeks ago, though, I went downtown and realized it doesn't feel safe having that much and it's not at all worth getting it stolen. Credit/debit cards are definitely the way to go, but keeping a couple hundred for practicality reasons is smart.

i do remember this one time when i was probably about 17 when i walked in to walgreen's to get something small and was behind a man, his wife, and a young kid. they were paying for $22 worth of things so they wife took out a $20 and that was all she had. the man then took out the biggest wad of hundreds i've ever seen, had to be 15k. it looked pretty cool, but it's just not smart.

Ray Zee

10-25-2005, 08:59 PM

what are you all carrying it in quarters and nickels or something. money aint heavy ya know.

two hundred bucks doesnt buy you anything if you find something you want. do you want to spend half your life waiting on waiters to bring back slips and machines to spit out pieces of paper.
the only time i dont use cash is at the gas pump so i dont have to go inside the dirty station.

mslif

10-25-2005, 09:01 PM

Thank you for your explanation.

chisness

10-25-2005, 09:01 PM

a few hundred can cover meals and similar things very easily. items like clothes and electronics are easier to pay for in cash.

BigBaitsim (milo)

10-25-2005, 09:03 PM

Most days: $20

Days I play p*ker: $400-1000

Matt Flynn

10-25-2005, 09:05 PM

they are called frequent flyer miles Ray.

Paxosmotic

10-25-2005, 09:06 PM

I have $10 in my wallet right now, but that's an anachronism. I usually like to have well into triple digits, because it's a lot harder to spend cash than it is to use a debit card. Strange how that works for me.

mslif

10-25-2005, 09:07 PM

I understand that things come up, I guess I never had a $50,000.00 emergency.

daryn

10-25-2005, 09:10 PM

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the only time i dont use cash is at the gas pump so i dont have to go inside the dirty station.

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this is my exact philosophy

Ulysses

10-25-2005, 09:12 PM

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they are called frequent flyer miles Ray.

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Heh, I just took a look. I have 300k sitting on United, 100k on Delta, 100k on Continental, and 2 free JetBlue tickets.

Never even had a miles card, I've always had more miles than I know what to do with. I just prefer leaving some money and getting the hell out of there once I'm done.

Ipodkid

10-25-2005, 09:15 PM

Generally 2-4k depending on where im playing at...I never have less then 2k on, as someone may want to play a 500 freeze out

Ulysses

10-25-2005, 09:15 PM

Of course I was joking. Here's what I really carry:

In SF: $300-500
in NYC: $500-1000
Gambling: $5000-25,000

Boris

10-25-2005, 09:20 PM

I'm trying think of a smart ass comment but I'm at a loss for words.

lapoker17

10-25-2005, 09:20 PM

I feel certain Ray Zee has a private jet.

DeezNuts

10-25-2005, 09:27 PM

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they are called frequent flyer miles Ray.

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I've had my rewards card for a year and now have an int'l flight up to 1k anywhere because I try to use my CC for all purchases that are more than $20 to get rewards back.

I hate people that constantly buy 1 drink at a bar with their CC when it is crowded("Close it out", I just want to punch them in the face). Would it kill you to carry a twenty around with you?

Waiting for receipts sucks, but so does carrying around more than $300, especially if you get wasted on the weekends. Last weekend I paid my share of the check twice but no one noticed because there were 20+ people. I only noticed when I got home, and it's not the first(or fifth) time I've done this. I'm an idiot.

DN

Voltron87

10-25-2005, 09:33 PM

200-400 in 20s in my left pocket in a clip

then about 50-60 in my wallet, usually 2 20s and an assortment of smaller bills

when playing poker, 3K or so, hundreds.

Matt Flynn

10-25-2005, 09:48 PM

well in that case, cash is better.

Matt Flynn

10-25-2005, 09:51 PM

did Ray get his 1,000 hours and upgrade? naw, i figure him for a 201 prop kind of plane and a slower Cessna. something fast but sub-jet and something to monkey around with. so i guess he doesn't need frequent flier miles.

10-25-2005, 09:58 PM

$600-$1000

lapoker17

10-25-2005, 10:03 PM

I was thinking more G550ish.

10-25-2005, 10:14 PM

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$50,000.

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I hope you are joking.

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You never know (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=3737770&page=7&view=c ollapsed&sb=5&o=14&fpart=3#Post3772141)

peachy

10-25-2005, 10:38 PM

ZERO...i never carry cash on me...its a rare thing if i have any on me

NotMitch

10-25-2005, 10:39 PM

$100-$300 most of the time.

Alex/Mugaaz

10-26-2005, 12:31 AM

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they are called frequent flyer miles Ray.

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Heh, I just took a look. I have 300k sitting on United, 100k on Delta, 100k on Continental, and 2 free JetBlue tickets.

Never even had a miles card, I've always had more miles than I know what to do with. I just prefer leaving some money and getting the hell out of there once I'm done.

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If you have 300k on United I bet I've talked to you before.

Reef

10-26-2005, 12:35 AM

40-100

IndieMatty

10-26-2005, 12:38 AM

150-500. I havent been to an ATM in months, but when I do it's $400 everytime.

Exitonly

10-26-2005, 12:43 AM

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the only time i dont use cash is at the gas pump so i dont have to go inside the dirty station.

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this is my exact philosophy

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Haha, you silly people that don't live in NJ.

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Not being allowed to pump your own gas RULES. I never have to leave my car.

Brain

10-26-2005, 12:52 AM

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the only time i dont use cash is at the gas pump so i dont have to go inside the dirty station.

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this is my exact philosophy

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Haha, you awesome people that don't live in NJ.

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Not being allowed to pump my own gas SUCKS. I will always pump my own gas when I'm out of the state.

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J.A.Sucker

10-26-2005, 01:04 AM

This is funny to me in so many ways.

J.A.Sucker

10-26-2005, 01:05 AM

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what are you all carrying it in quarters and nickels or something. money aint heavy ya know.

two hundred bucks doesnt buy you anything if you find something you want. do you want to spend half your life waiting on waiters to bring back slips and machines to spit out pieces of paper.
the only time i dont use cash is at the gas pump so i dont have to go inside the dirty station.

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fnord_too

10-26-2005, 01:14 AM

I typically get $300 from the atm when I need to restock cash, but only cary 20 or 40 unless I have a specific need for more cash. I really see no reason to cary a lot of cash when I have plastic and live in a city. (Well, I can see no reason for me at this point in my life; there are plaenty of things you can mention in OOT that will NOT get you banned that are, um, plastic unfriendly, but they don't apply to me at this stage of my life.)

J.A.Sucker

10-26-2005, 01:20 AM

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I have 300k sitting on United, 100k on Delta, 100k on Continental

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How big are the blinds on the games at those places? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

A_C_Slater

10-26-2005, 01:21 AM

At least $400+

How do you people make prop bets with debit cards?

Nits!

TheWorstPlayer

10-26-2005, 01:22 AM

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they are called frequent flyer miles Ray.

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Heh, I just took a look. I have 300k sitting on United, 100k on Delta, 100k on Continental, and 2 free JetBlue tickets.

Never even had a miles card, I've always had more miles than I know what to do with. I just prefer leaving some money and getting the hell out of there once I'm done.

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If you have 300k on United I bet I've talked to you before.

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WTF? I have 300k on United, too. Why do you think you've talked to us?

fnord_too

10-26-2005, 01:24 AM

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At least $400+

How do you people make prop bets with debit cards?

Nits!

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I don't use a debit card. As to prop bets, every one I see in my anemic social life is too smart to give me action on a bet I propose, and I am too smart to get cider in my ear.

Ulysses

10-26-2005, 01:31 AM

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they are called frequent flyer miles Ray.

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Heh, I just took a look. I have 300k sitting on United, 100k on Delta, 100k on Continental, and 2 free JetBlue tickets.

Never even had a miles card, I've always had more miles than I know what to do with. I just prefer leaving some money and getting the hell out of there once I'm done.

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If you have 300k on United I bet I've talked to you before.

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WTF? I have 300k on United, too. Why do you think you've talked to us?

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He's in North Dakota, I assume he's a call center guy or something?

I haven't flown United much since 2001, but was on them a lot from '97-'01, and non-stop '98-'00.

Alex/Mugaaz

10-26-2005, 01:33 AM

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they are called frequent flyer miles Ray.

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Heh, I just took a look. I have 300k sitting on United, 100k on Delta, 100k on Continental, and 2 free JetBlue tickets.

Never even had a miles card, I've always had more miles than I know what to do with. I just prefer leaving some money and getting the hell out of there once I'm done.

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If you have 300k on United I bet I've talked to you before.

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WTF? I have 300k on United, too. Why do you think you've talked to us?

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He's in North Dakota, I assume he's a call center guy or something?

I haven't flown United much since 2001, but was on them a lot from '97-'01, and non-stop '98-'00.

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Ding.

Sponger15SB

10-26-2005, 02:22 AM

Its weird, whenever I have more than $200 cash in my wallet from playing live or something I always drop it down to like $60 because I'm worried about getting money stolen.

Then I realized I've never ever ever ever gotten money stolen nor should I ever be worried.