Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?

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  1. fuze-mo25's Avatar
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    I was home alone for a month last summer and my dad left 20 grand with his brother in law and i had to transport it via the underground for an hours journey. Trust me when your carrying that much money everyone looks like a rikers island inmate. LOL.
    However money of my own the most ive carried is £600
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    At work, around £12000...

    ...cash that was actually MINE, £500 :lol:
  3. SoNottingH's Avatar
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    It wasn't cash exactly, but I was with a friend when she paid a cheque for £55,000 into her bank account, there were some funny looks from the cashiers, as she was 15 at the time and they were saying things like "have you thought of opening a savings account". The girl who was at the till she paid it into in HSBC was a bit curt with her, I could tell she was jealous.
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    £140k

    It wasn't mine though, it was during my work experience a bank a couple of years ago
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    (Original post by philistine)

    Aside from that, around three to four thousand from working as a cashier in a supermarket.
    This.
  6. PhysicsAndCupcakes's Avatar
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    £100k, while on work experience at hsbc
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
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    £100k, while on work experience at hsbc
    you must have big hands
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    (Original post by SoNottingH)
    It wasn't cash exactly, but I was with a friend when she paid a cheque for £55,000 into her bank account, there were some funny looks from the cashiers, as she was 15 at the time and they were saying things like "have you thought of opening a savings account". The girl who was at the till she paid it into in HSBC was a bit curt with her, I could tell she was jealous.
    I have to marry a Notting Hill girl one day..
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    I have to marry a Notting Hill girl one day..
    Haha, well, it was my friend, not me, and she's in Oxfordshire!
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    £8000

    This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my Nexus One
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    (Original post by DawnRaider)
    you must have big hands
    it was stacked up in my crossed arms, so i guess technically not in my hand.. in that case probably about £50!
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    I have £95,ooo to mine name legally. Can't touch 99% of my inheritance [dad, gran etc] rip... until I'm 21.

    Current cash i have to my name that i can use is £2510.56. Most amount of cash i have held in my hand is around £4,ooo in some smart water device box thingy at work.
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    12k was my best winnings from the casino, I walk out with 10k in cash and rest left it with chips. Boom! That night was a big lucky night, Had put 100 quid of 8 in roulette and i hit!!! took 3500 in cash, Put 300 each on 8. 11 and 14 neighbors and guess what its hits 8 again and it turned my previous 100 of 8 was still there!!!! I won over 9k in 2 spins.. Boom, Best gambling night ever. Went on a month holiday, bought a big fat tv and ps3 and rest im just saving it for a rainy day!
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    £2000 after selling my bike.

    As for what I did... I got out my camera, hoody, the money and bb gun and took a new profile picture photoshoped with dolla signs and the words "hustler fo lyf"
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
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    You must work for a dodgy company if they pay you in that amount in cash.

    nah they paid into my bank account but i just took everything out and held it in my hands to get a feel of real cash lool
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    300.000€ although it wasn't in my hand but in a bag.
  17. ollie96's Avatar
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    £3200, collected this for my years leavers hoodies. Cycling to the bank with all that in a bag was terrifying. And i did put it in one massive bundle and slap myself with it, just because i could
  18. danetello's Avatar
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    The very most was about £2,000 in crisp £20's from the bank
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    £200!

    Needless to say, it is student loan money. I used it to buy a used road bike...
    It's all good
  20. dannywhite's Avatar
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    Re: Whats the most cash youve ever physically held in your hand?
    well i've been in a bank safe - around £4million! As an economist, my eyes were like saucers, complete 'kid in a sweet shop' moment! I picked up a wad of 50s and started juggling, as anyone else would have done in my position :roll eyes: not seen anything higher than that on here! WINNER
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