Scenarios in which it's better to have cash than to not have cash abound. The risk is nil, so I personally don't need odds in the billions to justify keeping ca

Scenarios in which it's better to have cash than to not have cash abound. The risk is nil, so I personally don't need odds in the billions to justify keeping cash on hand. A fender bender can mess up your day or weekend plans just as much as a 200-car pileup of flaming hazmat trailers - and the minor events occur far more frequently.