Stuff Your Bra!

STUFF YOUR BRA!

Every evacuation requires two vital things--cash and gas. Today we are going to talk about the cash. Cash is an item which seems to be on the endangered list among a great many people under 40 years of age. Perhaps they think the green stuff is dirty or old fashioned or something. I don't really know what their problem is with cash but they sure don't want to carry it. Instead young people have faith in the debit card, the credit card, the check book, or the ATM machine.

All these wonderful technologies are notorious for failing during disasters. Even most checks now rely on technology since they are automatically processed. Now is the time to start sticking away some cash so it is available should you have to evacuate. I want you to think back to your last visit to a bank or ATM before an evacuation. Do you remember the long lines and the concern over how long your evacuation trip was being delayed by the bank visit? I want you to avoid this situation.

Yes, I know money is tight these days. The easiest way I have found to collect my "evacuation money" is to write my grocery check for an extra $20 every week. I start doing this at the beginning of hurricane season. I then put the extra$20 in a separate white envelope which I can't touch till November 30th (end of hurricane season). If there is no evacuation that year I have a good start on my Christmas shopping money.

Now some advice about how to transport this evacuation cash. The cash should be divided in half. Next you should place half in your wallet and stick the other half in your bra. During emergencies purses are often lost, stolen, forgotten, burned up, washed away, etc. However if you have been wise and stuffed your bra, you will still have emergency funds.

When you stop and consider your bra is really a very safe depository for this vital cash. After all, there won't be any unauthorized withdrawals.

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