> we didn’t know how far we’d have to go to find a gas station with electricity

Corollary: carry cash, so you can buy things without depending on Point Of Sale systems being on and able to talk to the payment card networks. My favorite nearby ATM dispenses $100 bills, so I can have several hundred tucked in my wallet without taking a lot of space.

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rationalist 3 days ago | parent [-]

I recommend having a mix of bills; the other person may not have change.

Clarification: Sure, keeping a $100 bill tucked away in the wallet for emergencies is a great idea (and I do that too), but wherever you keep emergency supplies, I suggest having a mix of smaller bills.

	▲	myself248 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Absolutely. The $100's are for getting a hotel room or something. The $20's are likely the largest other merchants will break. My emergency cash stash has a couple $100's and a ton of $5's because I'm not super limited on space, and when everyone else has $20's and needs them broken, a bunch of $5's makes everything easy, and beats carrying a whole bucket of $1's. Learned that at flea-markets.
	▲	j16sdiz 3 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Agree. Let time I visit the USA, many shop don't have changes for $100 bills. I found $20 bills the easiest to use. (I am not an American, was on a work trip)
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