I carry very little cash. Feel safer using my credit card. I know how much I can I can spend. I'm not stupid. Usually only carry my credit card and driver's license into a store with me. Can slip it into a pocket and not have to worry about someone taking off with my purse. I used to live in an area of the state where we had a lot of aliens coming across and was always hearing about some gal having her purse grabbed by someone driving by in a parking lot. If you resisted you were more than likely dragged along until you let go. Not the same world a lot of us grew up in.