I don't keep nearly enough on hand. Most liquid is in either our local town savings account or our main bank (bigger bank, not local).
Have a friend who had a fair amount stolen from his house. Another friend that had to run to a room in the back of his house during a house fire to grab his stash (house didn't burn down and it would have been fine). Those things are kinda scary....probably just go with mason jars.
CashisKing; Good afternoon to you sir, I hope that the Thanksgiving weekend is behaving for you all and you're well.
If I may, I'll add another scenario for you which happened to us here in rural BC.
It was 2003 and a fairly major forest fire started just a wee bit down the road. The cause eventually turned out to be an eagle landing on a power pole or at least that's my understanding. The bird didn't make it, the power went off for a fairly large chunk of the neighborhood and the fire started, that much I know.
The local gas station, as well as a food mart had a generator, but there was no inner webs so all transactions needed to be completed with cash.
It was a hot Okanagan day right around 100° and windy, so in short order we were given a half hour to load the horses and evacuate our property - which we did, then dropped over to pick up my Mother in Law who was on 15 minute alert.
Now we had our family and her to take care of and no transactions of any kind were possible without cash anywhere in town.
Anyways, we're fairly stocked with all sorts of things that the uncertain vagaries of life might throw our way here in rural BC, so along with tools to fight a fire and clear a road if we needed to do that to evacuate, we had enough cash to buy all we'd need for a week and enough to lend out to any of our neighbors who didn't have the cash on hand.
Just like the 10lb fire extinguisher, the 8000lb winch, recovery gear, water, food and a noise maker of some description, it never hurts to be prepared.
All the best to you all this Thanksgiving sir, may none of us ever need the emergency gear we've got ready.
Dwayne
Dwayne... you manner and presentation is always a a joy to read... Thank You...
I went thru quite a few hurricanes down south and a bunch of forests fires out west... so I clearly understand your summary. My point (in general) is "then" we were not 99.9% reliant on a www... and now we are.
I try very hard to never judge the decisions of a man... in the same way I do not want mine judged or controlled.
This was mostly a theoretical question...
If Mr. Conrad needed tires or a clutch for a tractor... and the NAPA would not take sheep on trade... i.e. What are the "Plan B" of folks?
I have found Cash to be an excellent lubricant for many problems... but if Mr. Wabbi offered only a Bible as trade I would have to decline him, because I already have and read our family Bible.
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...we're fairly stocked with all sorts of things that the uncertain vagaries of life might throw our way here in rural BC, so along with tools to fight a fire and clear a road if we needed to do that to evacuate, we had enough cash to buy all we'd need for a week and enough to lend out to any of our neighbors who didn't have the cash on hand.
Dwayne
What if a week turned into a year?
Kinda like "2 weeks... just to flatten the curve." is now turning into 10 years...
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
There’s some damn sure high cotton wealthy dudes on here lol.
I used to keep a couple grand in 20s so I could pop smoke and get by for a bit. It slowly eroded. Now I keep enough in hand for a can of snuff and a couple tall boys.
A while back, a whole sale car dealer was traveling from a Southern state to a car auction in Buffalo, NY. Cop stopped him for speeding and searched his car, seized $30,000 he had in cash. He struggled to get his money back for a year, and they kept it.
What law allows the cops to do this, and would this also apply to your home? Not that I have $30,000 in my home...I wish!
Civil Asset Forfeiture. If you have what a cop determines to be too much cash, he can confiscate it under the assumption that having it indicates a crime. Either that it is dirty money, or miney you were going to use to commit a crime.
And unless you can prove it's legit, you can not get it back.
It's a huge LE scam. Get pulled over for speeding, cop smells someone going by burning a fatty, or someone burning leaves?
Probable Cause Baby! He asks what's in your car, can he look. He sees your gun show stash. Only $1200. But he is a millennial, never carried over $50 in his life.
You money is "properly" confiscated. You, are free to go. You can get a lawyer to help you recover it. But not for under $1200.
Got to YouTube. Look at Lehto's Law, under Civil Assest Forfeiture. Hours of videos. He is a former defense attorney, seems like an OK guy. Lots of videos of what's wrong with our legal system. Also, his current practice is Lemon Law cases, he is a car guy.
OP, Enough that if we ever need to survive on it, things will be better, or apocalyptic, before we are broke.
But that's only a couple weeks.
Blows my mind how little cash idiots have. Guy at work has been unable to buy gas or chew several times when the credit card system goes down.
I've told him to fold 2 20s and a 10 and keep them for a rainy day. He refuses. I don't get it. He frequently travels 200 miles from home. Damnedif I'd be doing that without the cash to buy fuel to get home.
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Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
A while back, a whole sale car dealer was traveling from a Southern state to a car auction in Buffalo, NY. Cop stopped him for speeding and searched his car, seized $30,000 he had in cash. He struggled to get his money back for a year, and they kept it.
What law allows the cops to do this, and would this also apply to your home? Not that I have $30,000 in my home...I wish!
Civil Asset Forfeiture. If you have what a cop determines to be too much cash, he can confiscate it under the assumption that having it indicates a crime. Either that it is dirty money, or miney you were going to use to commit a crime.
And unless you can prove it's legit, you can not get it back.
It's a huge LE scam. Get pulled over for speeding, cop smells someone going by burning a fatty, or someone burning leaves?
Probable Cause Baby! He asks what's in your car, can he look. He sees your gun show stash. Only $1200. But he is a millennial, never carried over $50 in his life.
You money is "properly" confiscated. You, are free to go. You can get a lawyer to help you recover it. But not for under $1200.
Got to YouTube. Look at Lehto's Law, under Civil Assest Forfeiture. Hours of videos. He is a former defense attorney, seems like an OK guy. Lots of videos of what's wrong with our legal system. Also, his current practice is Lemon Law cases, he is a car guy.
In the TV series, Bret Maverick kept a $1000 bill pinned to the inside of his coat for emergencies.
When my wife wanted raw fish Japanese food from a restaurant that took cash only.... I had to carry cash....$50 bill would pay for two and a tip.
The restaurant owner was driving a Ferrari, and I assumed he was cheating on his taxes.
But now they take no cash, only credit, because they got robbed.
There's a restaurant in Idaho Falls that still only takes cash. My friend told me the owners are democrats and too cheap to pay credit card fees. I had to explain to him how they were surely running double books and cheating on there taxes. He said do people really do that. I said they are democrats aren't they.
I don't like to go there with people anymore because I always have to buy because others never bring cash even when reminded. One friend thought he had a good thing going until I name him use their $3 fee at and buy after about 3 times of me buying.
Now we had our family and her to take care of and no transactions of any kind were possible without cash anywhere in town.
Anyways, we're fairly stocked with all sorts of things that the uncertain vagaries of lifemight throw our way here in rural BC, so along with tools to fight a fire and clear a road if we needed to do that to evacuate, we had enough cash to buy all we'd need for a week and enough to lend out to any of our neighbors who didn't have the cash on hand.
Just like the 10lb fire extinguisher, the 8000lb winch, recovery gear, water, food and a noise maker of some description, it never hurts to be prepared.
All the best to you all this Thanksgiving sir, may none of us ever need the emergency gear we've got ready.
Dwayne
I see what you did there!
and my answer is, as in all things money related......................Not Enough!
Geno; Good afternoon and Happy Thanksgiving weekend to you all my cyber friend.
I trust that despite the recent turbulence in your commuting that you're healing up okay and all else is as well as can be - all things considered and all that.
The line you've highlighted was actually lifted from a Corb Lund song off of one of his early albums.
While this isn't exactly a Thanksgiving sort of a song from him, this rather fits the thread and topic under discussion perhaps?
Anyways sir, I've found that like most things in life I prepare for, I've likely spent too much time preparing for the wrong thing, but I surely am practiced at it.....
Sincerely though I hope you and all my 'Fire friends south of the medicine line have a wonderful Thanksgiving long weekend.
