I keep about three hundred dollars at hand = three weeks food for my family of 4. Everything else, in case of emergency, can go. I have family for lodging in an emergency, and a project car that runs, in an emergency. All of my bills have at least one month paid ahead, so that gives me two months leeway.

I would think somewhere around $200.00 With that much gas you can usually get to somewhere where you will have access to your accounts. You can get pretty far if all you buy is gas and drive.

I would keep more than what has been posted here. I live in a hurricane area and CASH is king at that time. Having alot of ones is extremely important for the purchase of ice. There’s usually very little change for larger bills. You also may need some toll money if you get out of your area and need to travel. Ice can be very expensive and there’s so many items that you need to buy that may require cash including public telephones. You also might want money to go to a laundromat. I know because I had to do alot of things that I just mentioned. You will also need to increase your money each year to meet inflation.

I have eighty $5 bills in my disaster supplies. (It used to be a hundred 5’s, but I had to raid the kitty a few months ago and keep forgetting to put it back.)

1000, for emergency house repairs i.e boiler failure. Normally service people appreciate the cash a will sometimes give a good discount.

I would think somewhere between $200-300. This would get you the essentials for a few weeks.