# Right now how much cash money do you have available? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2014, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005 "2014-04-13T08:39:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/21 "2014-04-13T14:00:56Z")
About $15 available cash in my wallet, plus the emergency $20 I have tucked in there; probably $100 in the change jar. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/22 "2014-04-13T14:20:43Z")
Between the wife and I, probably somewhere north of $100. There’s also a bag with loose change in it, and a roll of quarters in the car. Nearly forgot, there are all those statehood quarters I bought from the mint sitting in a chest. Must be several hundred dollars worth. Also the few remaining Silver Eagle coins I didn’t sell to the dealer. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/23 "2014-04-13T14:55:03Z")
$20 plus some loose change, and **Tom Scud** has about $60. It’s would have been more, but we had an unexpected $100 taxi ride yesterday (long story). I am really missing decent public transportation right now. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/24 "2014-04-13T14:59:20Z")
In my wallet? About $25. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/25 "2014-04-13T15:24:51Z")
Around $100 in the change jar, which is ready to go to the bank and into the coin sorter! $66 in my wallet, $87 in my husband’s wallet, the $4 I found in the dryer this morning, and $2000 in the fire safe. So, around $2257 though I don’t think we can count the cash in the fire safe because it never walks around with us. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Holdsworth\_Effect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@The\_Holdsworth\_Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Holdsworth_Effect)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/26 "2014-04-13T15:35:27Z")
Uh oh. $18.58 in my wallet. $50 in my desk. I agree with having a bit stashed in case of power outages. ---
**Author:** ![LibrarySpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@LibrarySpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LibrarySpy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/27 "2014-04-13T15:38:04Z")
About $20 in cash plus another $50 in change. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/28 "2014-04-13T15:55:52Z")
There’s a coin tin behind me with about $50 in it. I have about $100 in my wallet, which is generally about the most cash i keep on me. My wife also withdrew $100 yesterday, so we could probably find about $250 right now. I also have $100 Australian in my wallet. My mother, for some unknown reason, decided to send me cash for my birthday. It’s not worth exchanging, so it will probably just sit there until my next visit to Australia. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/29 "2014-04-13T15:58:39Z")
I don’t carry cash around at all as I have absolutely no need for it in daily life anymore. I do have a little over three thousand dollars in coins at home that I have collected over the years. However, because I no longer use cash for anything and, therefore, haven’t added anything to the collection in well over a year now, it really makes no sense to maintain it so I am slowly separating it into its denominations and preparing to take it all to the bank for deposit, after which I will have zero cash on hand. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/30 "2014-04-13T16:18:45Z")
I have a few hundred bucks in cash, a few hundred bucks in pennies, and some gold coins. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/31 "2014-04-13T16:28:03Z")
In my wallet? Nothing to little. “Around”? Enough to weather any emergency with no access to electronic funds for weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/32 "2014-04-13T16:35:31Z")
In my pocket: 2 dimes, 2 nickels, 3 pennies and bobby pin. The ATM card is another matter entirely. Balance=pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/33 "2014-04-13T16:39:45Z")
I routinely keep several thousand dollars in cash in the house. I drive old clunker cars, and if I need to buy a replacement in a private sale, it would take a week to get that kind of cash out of ATM machines, and the banks where my money are not local. The kind of interest you can get on money these day is not worth the hassle of dealing with bank piracy. Everything I buy, I use plastic, except for things like bus fare and burgers. But I keep about a hundred in my pocket for walkaround, in case my card is declined or some unexpected need arises. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/34 "2014-04-13T16:39:46Z")
In my wallet - $17 (US) In change stashes in the house - almost $70. My husband is horrible about change, there’s always some in his pockets and it gets scattered on the floor, left on any flat surface, and/or I find it while doing laundry. And since I’m the only one doing the laundry I figure it’s fair game! I save it all year and then use it on my [yearly girl’s week in Lexington KY](http://rk3de.com/) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/35 "2014-04-13T16:48:44Z")
Normally all I would have is my quarters for laundry and other loose change, but today I happen to have between 100-200 cash money in my wallet. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/36 "2014-04-13T17:03:01Z")
wallet - $0 change jar - don’t have one I do have a roll of quarters for laundry. total = $10.00 which is about 3X my bank account. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/37 "2014-04-13T17:08:44Z")
I have about 25 bucks in my pockets. There is a change jar at home (or “college fund” as we call it) It probably has $50 or so in it. My cash on hand varries considerably from day to day. It could be anywhere from $1.50 to $850.00 Generally, less than $50 at any time, unless I’m heading to a casino ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/38 "2014-04-13T17:16:21Z")
In the bag of change that’s still in the van there’s probably about $25, and that’s only there because the Coinstar machine wasn’t working yesterday. We used the last of the bills for a tip for the bartender. We put the bar bill on the card, then pay the tip with cash. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/39 "2014-04-13T17:18:52Z")
$7.49 US dollars. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005/40 "2014-04-13T17:28:56Z")
I generally don’t carry cash, there might be some leftover change at the bottom on my purse - but there is probably $100+ in change jars [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-now-how-much-cash-money-do-you-have-available/686005.md?page=3)