God almighty. These are the neighborhoods of well fed burglars.

We keep anywhere from $500 to $1,000; depending. My DH travels a lot so he is constantly using it, I'll look at it every 3 or 4 weeks and replenish it.

I don't keep any. If shit goes sideways, oh well.

We keep $500 in 20s and small bills. In a disaster, you will need to make change.

Anonymous wrote:I keep $500 in the gun safe.

When Bush/Cheney were in office, I kept $5000 and current passports. I was THAT concerned that they would institute martial law.

But you kept the guns. Too funny.

My big jar of change added up to $380 bucks!

I have a really big jar of pennies. I'd like to have $500 cash tucked away.

I keep $500 in the gun safe.

When Bush/Cheney were in office, I kept $5000 and current passports. I was THAT concerned that they would institute martial law.

We used to keep $500 in the house, but we just slowly depleted it.

Post 9/11 we keep $3,000 in cash and water on hand. But we don't have "ready" bags, food and other necessities for the "just in case."

Anonymous wrote:Learned my lesson during the derecho. We now keep $1,000 in the house.

Diito. And I alway have at least $100 in my purse.

Learned my lesson during the derecho. We now keep $1,000 in the house.

I don't think $100 is enough. Remember the derecho? Credit card machines weren't working, so gas stations were closed. I'd have enough for a tank or gas, a few nights in a hotel and some food.

We keep $200 in our Emergency "go" bag - everything we need if we ever have to evacuate suddenly. (We live in an area prone to wildfires). Of course, we raid that occasionally to pay for take out

How much cash should I keep in my house? I never have cash. I think I should have some on hand. Is $100 enough? I don't even know what I need it for but I think I should have some.