Do You Keep Emergency Money In Your Home?

Don M. said:
That's for sure! A tech savvy criminal can find the IP address for someone posting online, then quickly identify the home address of that computer....and then, the burglary, or worse, can occur. I am constantly amazed at the amount of personal information that some people post online....especially on these social media sites. How much money a person carries, or might have stashed away, should Never be discussed online.
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I remember back when message boards would show your IP address as a part of your posts. But back then most people were on dial-up and the IP addresses would change with every new boot up, and it would reflect where the ISP was headquartered. There were times when two of us posters had the same IP address. We joked about that.
Now, apparently there's a way to spoof one's IP address.
 

Olivia said:
I remember back when message boards would show your IP address as a part of your posts. But back then most people were on dial-up and the IP addresses would change with every new boot up, and it would reflect where the ISP was headquartered. There were times when two of us posters had the same IP address. We joked about that. Now, apparently there's a way to spoof one's IP address.
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Anyone who thinks that posting personal information online or on social media is safe, is living in the past. Google "how to find someone's IP address", and "How to locate an IP address". The steps on how to invade a person's "privacy" are all over the internet. It is a fairly complex process, but thieves and hackers have gobs of time.
 
AZ Jim said:
I do not allow "emergencies" at my ranch. If one occurs, Damn!!!!
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We don't allow them on our farm either........If your prepared it's just not an emergency.......
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Seeker said:
We don't allow them on our farm either........If your prepared it's just not an emergency.......
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I've believed in Murphy's Laws for decades...."If Something can go Wrong, it Probably Will". As a result, we try to prepare for the worst, and be grateful if it doesn't happen. We live in an area where Tornadoes are a possibility, so we have a reinforced area in the basement. We keep ample food and supplies on hand. I have a generator in case we lose power. Insofar as money is concerned, we keep accounts at multiple banks in case one bank is hit...and we have enough in the house/wallet to get some gas/groceries, etc. Those who live in hurricane or flood zones, etc., need to assess their situation, and take whatever steps they can....ahead of time.
 
dpwspringer said:
This is diverging a bit from money to emergency planning... but where I live I have the option of natural gas (piped throughout the area with gas lines) or electric with things like heat, hot water, and stove. Over the years when we have had wide spread power outages we have always had natural gas service (as best I recall). Having hot water (my older hot water heater uses a pilot lite and doesn't need any electricity) and a stove I can manually lite if necessary has been a great help.
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We live in an apartment complex and surprisingly, there is no generator system here. Even though I have a gas stove, I think it has to be plugged in before I can use it. I haven't used it in a long time so I forget. I don't like turning on the gas and having to manually light the stove anyway.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
We live in an apartment complex and surprisingly, there is no generator system here. Even though I have a gas stove, I think it has to be plugged in before I can use it. I haven't used it in a long time so I forget. I don't like turning on the gas and having to manually light the stove anyway.
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If you do tum on the gas light the match first very close to the burner.
 
Don't know if I mentioned this before, but awhile back our local news station had a guy on who used to head up a burglary ring and, after serving prison time, is now a consultant. He said the best place to keep cash and expensive jewelry is a floor safe.
 
Here in Houston you need to prepare for floods, etc. I keep extra water, etc. Right after Harvey the little store about 7 blocks from me had no water, milk and you could not use a credit or debit card. I now keep a few dollars, not much for emergencies. Its a terrible feeling to have water in your house and you can't do anything about it. You live with it until you can get out and try to get supplies. I was blessed that my car did not flood and the water was contained to the carpet in the living room. First year I did not carry flood insurance.
 

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