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How Much Cash Does James Bond CarryPaul Kyriazi First lets start with how much cash Americans carry. Under $ 20 ....... 32% $ 21--$ 50 ....... 43% $ 51--$100 ....... 18% $101--$500 ....... 6% $501--$999 ....... .6% $1,000+ .......... .5% So, if you want to be in the rare 6%, just carry over a hundred bucks in your money clip and wallet. But thats not even enough to take care of a sudden overnight trip. My name is Bond, James Bond. If youll wait for me to find an ATM machine, Ill take you to dinner. Sound strange Thats right. Bond would have the cash and credit cards in his wallet to do whatever he needed to do. But some places dont take credit cards, or the right ones. And what about emergencys Such as your car breaking down on a trip. You dont want to have your family sitting in the car at midnight on a lonely road. Many will say that they are worried about being robbed, so they dont carry much cash. But anyone thats been robbed will tell you that he was glad to give something to the robber. Robbers have said that they work up so much energy before they mug someone, that if the person has nothing to give them, they get very angry and violent. On the lighter side, Wayne Newton told the story about a date he was on at Dennys in New York and he didnt have enough cash to pay the bill. So he kept telling the girl to order more and secretly called his brother to bring him some cash. It took an hour because it turned out that there were four Dennys on that corner, all with three floors. Waynes brother had to search every one of them. So Wayne had to really sweat it out until his brother arrived with the face saving cash. This sound funny, but not when youre in that situation yourself. So now, How much cash does Bond carry Enough to get any sudden job or entertainment done without checking to see if the place hes going to takes credit cards.
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