The number isn't high enough to be meaningful, but many of the wealthier folks that I know have safes built into their homes and offices. Some even have a safe

The number isn't high enough to be meaningful, but many of the wealthier folks that I know have safes built into their homes and offices. Some even have a safe built into their car and may have another built into their RV, if they have one. I haven't seen inside all their safes, but I have seen inside a few of them - including my own. In those, again a very small sample size, there is always some cash. I tend to be willing to jump on a deal and have a small automobile addiction. So, I keep a pretty decent stash on hand. The amount will vary, please don't rob me, but it's not unheard of for me to have nearly six figures in between a couple of safes. If I'm planning on buying something big(ish), I may have already taken the cash out to have it on-hand. I live in a crime-free area, as in zero crime, so it's not really a risk. People will often favor me in barter, if they know I have cash immediately available. So, if I'm going to a car show, then I will have extra cash already in my safe. If I'm going to be traveling, there will be extra cash in my safe. If I haven't made it to deposit the money, there will be extra cash in my safe. A friend of mine owns an excavation/trucking company. I know he's usually got six, or more, figures in his safe - though some will be in checks. Another one owns a bunch of franchises and doesn't always make it to the bank as often as he should. He's good for a five digit sum, probably (speculating) in the $20k region, plus whatever he usually has in there. This will usually be after a long holiday weekend. I can't really say much about the rest but those are the only ones where I know some of the contents and they all have decent amounts of cash. Again, that's a very, very small sample size and a very biased sample. I'm not sure if it carries over to other people and to other areas. Since I retired to here, there have been zero property crimes. That's ten years. There have been zero violent crimes. The only crimes I know about was some guy was in an accident while he was driving drunk and one guy who led police on a merry chase that happened to go up the State highway. So, this may very well not apply elsewhere.