Do you keep cash in the house?

[MaccaPacca81]

If so, do you have a safe or is it squirrelled away under a floorboards?

Are you a burglar?

Yes, I mean no

I only ask as my partner refuses to keep more than 50 quid in the house but I to keep a few hundred for emergencies.

Nearest cash point in a 10 minute drive so it can be a pain.

A 10 minute drive is a pain ! Thank god you dont live where i live OP, our nearest cashpoint is now 15 miles away but if the road is blocked( often) then it is 23 miles away. But then we dont need cash as there is not many places to spend it, the shop and pub have tabs for everyone.

I barely use cash so never have any on me. Last time I used actual cash was before Christmas. Cards and Apple pay all the way.

I don't usually however after spending a couple of hours on the telephone trying to release funds as my accounts were all put on hold for no reason I think it's time to stick a couple of grand under my mattress just in case!

We rarely have cash but have an emergency £20 ish in a drawer

I have a couple of hundred hidden away. An old colleague use to hide money under her carpet in every corner of their rooms lol.

I keep cash (around £500) in the house. If cash points fail during a natural disaster, or the banking system is interrupted, as it was in my home country not so long ago, then cash is king. It was the only way to buy goods for a week or so.

I like to have around 300 quid stashed away. I recognise not everyone is in a position to have chunks of cash stashes but I think if you can then you should.

No

Yep, in a safe in a safe safe place.

Safe is a weird word

Yes about £1000 in cash its nice yes got a safe it's nice to know its there

I have approx £20 in 1p and 2p coins which, at a push, could be used in a shop or as a weapon (jar is heavy).

Yes - a few hundred "bug-out" money. Not saying where it is.

Yes. Nearest atm is 9 miles away.

Never. I don't even have money in my purse.

Yes, at least £100 squirreled away in 'odd' places (not telling you).

For emergencies.

Yeah usually about £100, I keep it in an old cat food container at the back of the cupboards. Ds usually has about the same, again kept in old food tins.

No, I rarely have more than £10 in my purse.

I used to keep a small stash for emergencies it's so rarely used now I don't bother. I can do a bank tf if I cant pay by card.

I haven’t carried cash for years.

I don’t even own a purse let alone a handbag.

I have never had the need for emergency cash.
What exactly would constitute an emergency that great that would need cash

If cash was the only way to buy food in a national crisis then I guess I am screwed

Not as policy, but DC get paid in cash so then I take their cash as it builds up & bank transfer the amount to their bank account. Saves me going to ATM.

We keep around £50 in the house. My sister and brother got burgled and learned the hard way. Because of that I no longer keep large amounts hidden at home. I regularly empty the kids piggy banks and put it in their accounts. Its much safer in the bank.

I've just found a fiver in a drawer which surprised me, we don't generally have a need for cash so wouldn't have it stored in the house.

I have zero cash in my purse let alone my house 🤣 I always use card.