# How much money do you have on you right now? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 8, 2001, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451 "2001-09-08T23:34:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/41 "2001-09-09T12:10:03Z")
$11 in cash and $1.55 in change, plus a couple bucks in the penny can ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/42 "2001-09-09T13:43:26Z")
$50 US. But when you have a check card who needs more? I suppose that plays into your theory, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/43 "2001-09-09T14:53:55Z")
$51.55. I need to break the fifty in the morning in order to pay someone $31.55. I have $5 in an old cigarette box at home - I usually have more, but recently have had a whole lot of present-giving events. And my sister still owes me $30. ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/44 "2001-09-09T15:03:31Z")
I have about $1.87 in small change, and a debit card. I never carry around more than $20 cash at a time, because if I have it, I’ll spend it. I let my mom borrow some money a few weeks back, and she repaid me in cash. I lost $80 at work…I think it fell out of my pocket when I pulled out my keys. Yep, no more cash for me… ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/45 "2001-09-09T15:33:24Z")
$22 in my wallet, plus about $20 or thereabouts in loose change that I’m collecting in a 5-gallon pickle bucket that I stole from Subway©. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/46 "2001-09-09T16:26:56Z")
$36.50 US 2p UK (approx. 3 cents) 25 ptas. Spanish (approx. 15 cents) The foreign currency is kind of a superstitious thing, a way of saying _I shall return_ … ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/47 "2001-09-09T16:43:17Z")
Do checks count? I’ve been carrying around $727.50 in checks since late July. I’ve been meaning to switch banks and open up a checking account at a bank that has a branch in my neighborhood (my current bank is on the other side of town), but I haven’t gotten around to it. As far as real cash goes, I rarely carry any cash. The most I carry is around $20 at any given time. I left around $50 in my desk at work. That’s my little fund that I use for lunch and whatever contributions people are collecting at work. ---
**Author:** ![Evnglion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f04885/32.png) [@Evnglion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evnglion)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/48 "2001-09-09T16:45:20Z")
$120 in my wallet, a $50 check in my pocket, and a $1 Bahama-note in my wallet as well 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Phouchg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/41988e/32.png) [@Phouchg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phouchg)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/49 "2001-09-09T16:47:28Z")
I have $3 cash on me. I HATE CARRYING CASH!!! I was in Vegas and won around $300 at the craps table recently, I had to get to the closest B of A ATM and deposit all but $20 right away. I think the concept of cash may become obsolete in my lifetime (at least I hope so). Phouchg Lovable Rogue ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/50 "2001-09-09T17:48:02Z")
I lied. I thought I only had $16, but when I put on my jeans to go to Walmart earlier, I found a $10 bill in the pocket. 😃 Added to the $20 I took out so I can go to the grocery later, that means I have $46 instead of $36. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/51 "2001-09-09T21:27:46Z")
$177 plus change US. I use plastic most of the time, and pay it off every month. The cash is for things like parking, going out with friends, etc. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/52 "2001-09-09T22:15:02Z")
None, at the moment. If I put my wallet in my pocket I’d have about $32 plus plastic. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/53 "2001-09-09T23:12:43Z")
$4.00, plus about 70 or 80 cents in change. I never carry much cash because I have direct deposit from work and I use a check card whenever I can. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/54 "2001-09-10T00:08:04Z")
$207. I had a bit more, but I just got back from a weekend away (like every weekend, actually.) I’ve probably got ~$15.00 in random change scattered around, but I only ever carry about $1.50 in change. ---
**Author:** ![Studi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Studi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Studi)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/55 "2001-09-10T01:47:28Z")
Um, $11.00 Canadian. Studi ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Montana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tony\_Montana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Montana)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/56 "2001-09-10T02:30:13Z")
fifty-three US. then theres the two-dollar canadian coin referred to as “two’nies” or “toonies” in canada and one-dollar canadian referred to as loonies-i still have from my trip ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/57 "2001-09-10T13:47:59Z")
I have £36.47 in my wallet. I might get some cash back at the supermarket till when I do the grocery shopping tonight. Then again, I might not. The earliest I’m likely to need cash is on Friday, for the traditional pint or two of Coniston Bluebird ale after work. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/58 "2001-09-10T21:03:48Z")
1 x $10 bill. 1 x $5 bill. 4 x $2 coin. 3 x $1 coin. 0 x $0.50 coin. 4 x $0.25 coin. 5 x $0.10 coin. 6 x $0.05 coin. 16 x $0.01 coin. You add it up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/59 "2001-09-10T21:13:44Z")
US344.19 ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451/60 "2001-09-11T01:46:12Z")
I have $70.00 US in my wallet, and $250.00 or so in rolled change in my sock drawer, and a handful of quarters, nickles and dimes in the ashtray of my van to feed the parking meters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-money-do-you-have-on-you-right-now/80451.md?page=2)