re: Finally found someone that agrees with me on the absurdity of the emergency fund

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Just the cash (under the mattress) allocation scares me. Would not want to drive away from a hurricane without $1000 cash in my pocket.

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I am guessing a lot of these posters have not had the experience of finding that the ATMs are down, their credit cards will not work to make purchases, and their town has been turned into a cash only society in a matter of a few hours.