How much cash do you carry?

[NAoZ]

I have a smaller wallet, more like a coin pouch with a few slits for around 8 bills and 2-3 cards. I need to quarter fold the bills. Will it be enough for daily use in Thai or would a standard sized wallet be better?

 

Back here I pay everything by cards but Thailand is still a cash driven economy. How many coins and notes do you usually have in your wallet?

[CharlieH]

Absolutely none ! Just take the wife, she has all the money ! ????

[PatOngo]

Don't worry about the coins, carry plenty of notes, robbers will really like you! ????

[richard_smith237]

Small card wallet, ATM, DL, Credit Card.

+ anywhere from ~500 to 10,000 baht in cash (folded in half)... 

A small thin wallet.., 

[sfokevin]

I make habit of withdrawaling 1,900 baht at a time... My Thai partner went cashless about 10 years ago... Shortly after we met... 

[OneMoreFarang]

You only need notes. But make sure you have always enough 100B and 20B notes.

Most of the time I pay in supermarkets etc. with 1000B notes to be sure I have enough small money for taxis, street food, etc.

Don't rely on your taxi driver being able or willing to change your money.

[zhounan]

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How many coins and notes do you usually have in your wallet?

No more than 1.200 baht.

 

[Crossy]

I mostly use plastic or one of the QR payment systems but I ensure I have enough cash for a tank of diesel (less than 2k) just in case the plastic machine is US.

 

[HashBrownHarry]

I normally have 10K +

 

Don't feel comfortable with a decent amount of cash on me.

 

Cash is king in this place.

[SteveK]

I usually go to the ATM when I get under 1000. Although 1000 can last me a week unless the wife needs something.

Edited December 24, 2019 by SteveK

[NAoZ]

So I should get something that can hold enough notes and coin pouch can be small then?

[blackcab]

About 5k.

 

I have 6 plastic cards in a slim wallet with 1,000 and 500 baht notes quarter folded in a recessed slot on the back of the wallet.

 

I keep small notes in my pocket for ease.

[Chivas]

Who on earth takes a wallet out for a night out. Cash and card showing name nationality and insurance details thats it. Who the hell wanders around with wallets just asking for trouble big style

Edited December 24, 2019 by Chivas

[HashBrownHarry]

5 hours ago, blackcab said:

About 5k.

 

I have 6 plastic cards in a slim wallet with 1,000 and 500 baht notes quarter folded in a recessed slot on the back of the wallet.

 

I keep small notes in my pocket for ease.

Why are they folded into quarters?

[CGW]

Forget the coins, I have a bowl that for the past 30 years I have been throwing coins into. I usually carry around 20k Baht in a small wallet for a couple of reasons, first that it should be enough to buy my way out of any trouble and I hate paying charges for withdrawals!

[Roadman]

Never bother with coins...dead weight. I carry two lots of notes one being up to B2000 which is the easy access for right there and in a wallet in my front pockets. And another few thousand tucked away in clothing. And international drivers license for ID especially for aggressive road cops. Stuff letting them have my passport. Always leave it at home or out of sight in car. Never had an issue with my wallet being targeted but rather have been aware of being targeted more than once for high value gear like expensive cameras and laptops. Having said that once in Kanchanaburi wondered off into the market with car parked beside tuktuk stand with back windows left down and cameras and laptop and IPad on back seat. Came back a lot later to a lecture from the tuktuk drivers who kept an eye on to be not so forgetful. Good and bad no matter where you go. 

[blackcab]

1 hour ago, HashBrownHarry said:

Why are they folded into quarters?

 

Because the wallet is the same size as a plastic card. There is no other way.

 

 

[EVENKEEL]

18,000 bht at a time from ATM. 

[mike787]

Only plenty of gold.  nothing else matters.

[NancyL]

I have a small Hello Kitty zipper purse where I wrap a couple thousand baht notes and maybe a 500 baht note around important pieces of plastic like my Bangkok Bank ATM card, my U.S. credit union-issued Visa card, a couple local hospital ID cards, my insurance ID card, movie senior discount cards, etc -- all held together with a couple rubber bands.  Classy, na?  The rubber bands around this bundle and/or the Hellow Kitty purse often amuses people since I'm a mature lady.

 

The purse also contains a generous supply of 20s and 100s, grouped together and folded in half, along with a small comb and lipstick.  Plus, a few lose coins in the bottom.  

 

If possible, I pay with the 20s and 100s when I'm out and about.  Once a week Hubby or I make a trip to the bank to get some 1000s changed into 100s and 20s so we don't have to ask local business to make change for us.  Less opportunity for them to make a mistake in giving us back change.

 

I used to have keys and building ID card attached, but dropped those when I figured out that all the building security people know me and will let me in and we installed an electronic fingerprint lock for our condo door because Hubby kept leaving his keys either in the condo when he went out or in the door lock when he came home.  Better to be keyless.

[Assurancetourix]

Today ?

Less than 100 baht and never a key or my passport with me .

Four dogs in the garden to monitor and guard the house ...

Everybody knows everybody in our little village ...

So if a stranger comes all the dogs bark....

[roo860]

I normally have around 100 baht in 20's, so I don't get robbed I wrap them in a condom, and push them up my ars#e, can be a tad embarrassing in 7/11.

[EVENKEEL]

5 hours ago, roo860 said:

I normally have around 100 baht in 20's, so I don't get robbed I wrap them in a condom, and push them up my ars#e, can be a tad embarrassing in 7/11.

It your Dutch heritage done that to you.

[AdamHar1]

I am already living in Thailand for 2 years and I have enough to pay either with electronic money or a card

[bkk6060]

Several thousand in case I meet the women of my dreams.

If you are a drunk driving type keep 20,000 b on you.

[ratcatcher]

14 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

18,000 bht at a time from ATM. 

The Cheap Charlies are emerging. 

[EVENKEEL]

15 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

The Cheap Charlies are emerging. 

Thank you.....

[scoutman360]

Only enough that I am willing to lose. Usually about 2,000bht and one ATM card. I can't think of a night out that I would need more.

 

Edited December 25, 2019 by scoutman360

[PhilAtUbon]

On 12/24/2019 at 9:35 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

You only need notes. But make sure you have always enough 100B and 20B notes.

Most of the time I pay in supermarkets etc. with 1000B notes to be sure I have enough small money for taxis, street food, etc.

Don't rely on your taxi driver being able or willing to change your money.

That is absolutely bang on, it's exactly what I do.

I also only take enough dosh for what I'm going out to buy. So shopping = 2000, Mom-N-Pop-Shop for Changs = 200 etc.

 

I have a "travel wallet" with a chain which locks onto my belt. And it's very discreet.

Edited December 25, 2019 by PhilAtUbon

[PhilAtUbon]

9 hours ago, roo860 said:

I normally have around 100 baht in 20's, so I don't get robbed I wrap them in a condom, and push them up my ars#e, can be a tad embarrassing in 7/11.

And your middle name is Papillon

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