Comments on: How Much Money Should I Keep at Home? (Your Advice)

By: stan

stan — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:10:50 +0000

Is there a legal limit on the amount of cash you can keep at home

By: askprofit

askprofit — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:17:04 +0000

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

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:20:29 +0000

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

By: Kelley

Kelley — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:52:12 +0000

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.)

By: A Marino

A Marino — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:17:08 +0000

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.

By: Traciatim

Traciatim — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:41:48 +0000

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.

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:36:29 +0000

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.