$20. Too many places won’t take anything higher (and I don’t blame them one bit. I got $120 from an ATM once, and specifically told it to give me jacksons–and it gave me a $20 and a benjamin. I was, like, what the fuck am I going to do with this? I was going to take it to the bank when it was open and have a teller break it, but fortunately the customer service desk at the grocery store was able to break it). And i keep a bunch of singles for tips.
I like to give out $2 bills for tips. People always get kinda excited when they get them.
I was giving a colleague Sacajawea dollars to put under her kid’s pillow for lost teeth. The kid thought they were awesome.
Be careful incentivizing the kids too much with the tooth fairy
LOL!!
Most places won’t take higher than a $20, so on the rarest occasions that I do carry cash, that’s it. Trivia: $50s are considered bad luck in Vegas, so don’t be handing those out.
I wonder how that happened.
Do you live in Vegas?
I have a friend who was a card dealer.
$20s. Anything higher, some places might not want to give change for them unless you’re paying an amount close to the denomination of the bill.
The only places I know of in my neck of the woods that accept bills larger than a $20 are the weed dispensaries, and that’s just because they are only allowed to accept cash.
Thats funny because I was going to say “$100 bills” because that’s what I used at the dispensary just a few hours ago.
The ATM gives $50s, so I use those, but I prefer $20s as they are taken anywhere.
I’ve had a $45 bill and them tell me they can’t take a fifty.
I tend to carry a $100, a $50, and some small bills. That’s enough to cover most purchases or small emergencies I might encounter. If I get robbed and I’m out $200, I will be irritated, I will likely vow vengeance and mumble about my revenge for a week or two, but it will be okay.
Just don’t be the asshole going to the store first thing in the morning for a $5 item and paying for it with that $100 bill. I still have nightmares about them.
I do a lot of Marketplace/Craigslist deals so in terms of total cash volume I probably handle $100 the most.
Day to day it’s $20 and $5. Getting places to break a $50 is hard.
I don’t use much cash, so I end up with 20s from the ATM when I do need cash. When I receive cash it’s usually other people’s ATM 20s or hundreds they can’t get rid of. I hang on to the hundreds until it’s time to pay my piano teacher.
How good is this piano teacher?
She is good, but it’s for like 2 or 3 months, not each lesson 😄
You see human beings have this problem, they tend to die without food or when forced to live out in the elements. And dont get me started on clothing and healthcare.
It is her sole occupation so it does need to cover everything! Support the arts, people!
The ATM typically gives $20s, so that’s what I usually get.
$20. Only thing I regularly use cash for these days is weed and haircuts.
$20, I can’t even remember the last time I saw a $50
I would use 100’s if anyplace took them and even 50’s are iffy. Only the smallest of purchases are below 20 nowadays.
Typically I use $20s but 50 and 100 have been used.
Most places do cash drops if the register is over $100. Leaving about(under) $100 in the register at any time.
Chances of breaking a hundred for a BIC not likely.
Chances of breaking a 50 on a 6 pack, likely. Especially with a pack of smokes. There’s only supposed to be a couple 20s in the til. Shift timing matters. Best chance: it’s end of shift with an employee too busy or lazy to make drops. Also the best time to rob the store.
$20, but to be fair it was the same 30 years ago. Today, that’s worth almost $50, so places really shouldn’t have trouble breaking a 50
