How much cash do you keep in your wallet or purse ?
By Jazon
@holdoors (2487)
Malaysia
August 4, 2017 9:49am CST
I generally make it a point to have a minimum of RM 250.
The reason I do so is that there are not many ATMs around my location.
I do not want to keep withdrawing money. Cash is usually used to buy groceries or meals.
So how much do you generally keep in your wallet or purse ?
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13 responses
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
4 Aug 17
250 us dollars would be 12,564 pesos. that's already like one month's salary. i wouldn't walk around with that amount in my bag. do you buy groceries every day?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
4 Aug 17
@holdoors 250 malaysian ringgit would be 2940 pesos or 58.43 us dollars. do you use up 250 malaysian ringgit in one day?
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@holdoors (2487)
• Malaysia
4 Aug 17
@hereandthere No.This is the amount I keep so that I can have some money to use in emergency situations like car breakdown.Most of the transactions are done in cash around my area.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
4 Aug 17
If that's us currency that's a lot
I usually have less than 100 if I have cash on me
But most of the time I don't.. like right now just like $30
I use credit or debit mostly
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@holdoors (2487)
• Malaysia
4 Aug 17
@infatuatedbby I live in a town area so most shops do not accept debit or credit cards.
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@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
4 Aug 17
I usually pay with my credit card the groceries. So I usually only have around 20 to 40 dollars with me, just in case I need to hire a cab.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
4 Aug 17
My emergency cash if you are referring to the one hidden in a separate wallet compartment separate from all those that would be used for spending does not go below 40 dollars.
Other emergency cash are scattered like in bottle jars, on cabinets, inside piggy banks and figurines designed for hiding things
small amount of jewelry with the sole purpose of pawning incase of extreme emergency is also on stand by
small amount of jewelry with the sole purpose of pawning incase of extreme emergency is also on stand by3 people like this
@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
4 Aug 17
I depend too much on my debit card. My husband fusses when I don't have any cash with me.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
4 Aug 17
@holdoors Yes, that could be a problem. Here in the US, most places accept debit cards, even McDonalds!
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@holdoors (2487)
• Malaysia
4 Aug 17
@1creekgirl As I frequent hawker stalls a lot over here, it is a must to have cast otherwise you will starve unless you go to some F&B place which does accept debit cards like McDonald's.
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@YrNemo (20261)
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5 Aug 17
@Jlyn10 I could almost use that $12 to pay for some bananas, carrots, tomatoes, mandarins, oranges which I got before. Alas, the extra delicacies which my niece requested turned out to be too expensive, I had to use a card to pay instead. Still have that $12 with me in the end... 
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
7 Aug 17
Just enough for my expenses for the day.
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@redurnet (1799)
• United Kingdom
8 Aug 17
I only keep up around £30 in my purse as I don't like the idea of losing my purse and a lot of money going missing. I was shocked to discover that my niece likes to carry up to £400 although she is a rich kid but I would be worrying all of the time with money like that in my pocket!
