hi guys,

though not totally a noob, but still pretty new at this. had some really fun times and great dates with great ladies. but, now ran into a slight problem. not really a big deal, but more like a inconvenience. see if anyone can give some advice.

there are times where you go on longer dates, and you want to give the lady a "large" donation. something in the gs or more. however, carrying that much cash dough around is not the most convenient or safe. withdrawing that large amount from the bank can also sometimes rise suspicions.

so if anyone has any suggestions on more efficient/convenient way of giving larger donations it would be great.

thanks in advance.

Since I started hobbying I started withdrawing a couple of k at a time and just carry it around until it's gone. And an envelope can hold more money than I'm willing to pay.

The way I figure it, if I can afford to hobby regularly, the minimal risk of losing the cash by carrying it around isn't a big deal.

thanks for the advice. that's a good way to go to last a while for shorter dates

i'm just concerned of the possibility of rising suspicions of when withdrawing large amount of cash. either by le or by the bank.

why you're withdrawing money. You can have a multitude of reasons-- a vacation, buying a big screen TV, whatever... no one notices, especially at a larger bank. Go when it's busy and you're just another face in the line.

You can load up a Money Pack Card for up to $500 for a fee of about $5.  Most Walgreens and CVS stores carry these as well as Walmart among others.

This is a handy way of carrying around a lot of money without cash.

My bank knows me quite well, every teller in my bank knows who I am, and I don't even have to identify myself when I call on the phone, they all know my voice.

That said, I withdraw relatively large sums of cash (5-10K) on a very regular basis. It never raises a single eyebrow, the only comments I ever get are the occasional query about where I am headed for the weekend. (My banker also knows about my penchant for South America. lol)

In short, don't let it become a big deal. Unless you are carrying $10K or more on you, a few grand in hundreds is just not that big a deal.

then it becomes a federal law under the "Patriot Act" and then, unless you are on some Federal conspiracy list, it just goes into a general information transaction database.

I would imagine to many over 10K transactions may raise a red flag, many under that amount is NO big deal.

Your own bank will tell you that if you ask BTW.

Or are there others here who would change banks the first time an eyebrow was raised because i wanted MY DAMNED MONEY???

I always worry about the girls carrying large sums;not myself.

Just give the donation in hundreds. I suppose you could give her traveler's checks or a money order but most providers simply want the cash.  Clever substitutions are seldom appreciated.

Don't confuse your paranoia with anyone at the bank giving a damn about how much cash you withdraw.  They don't. You are not doing anything illegal by walking into a bank and withdrawing your own money.

It's just like walking into the lobby of a hotel for incall. The first time you do it, you think everyone know what you're there for. Same when you go to the bank. If you're in a big city, tons of people are in and out of the bank, they have no idea why you're wittdrawing your OWN money. As everyone said get hundies, if you're so nervous put it in your socks! Just remember count the $ in the bank lobby and put the $  away in the bank lobby.

Cash.

I have doubled my normal cash withdrawals for "pocket money".  I don't carry all of it, of course, but accumulate it in a safe place.  I try to get some big bills.
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thanks guys. i guess it is just thinking too much about this part. there are other stuff that warrant more attention then withdrawing.

i can just say it's my money, and i can withdraw it if i want!

I would be changing banks if they started hassling me over withdrawing MY money!  

In fact I've had banks suggest I take out 10K+ in two pieces back to back to avoid getting flagged.

Sometimes we forget the "large" sums in this business aren't all that large in other people's eyes.

A guy gave me a much much larger donation that expected for an hour and he had sealed a smaller enveloped into a bigger one. I'm having a brain fart I can think of any other ways lol