Keep cash just in case.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In a major emergency, oftentimes ATMs won t be working and stores won t accept credit cards, so it s good to have extra cash on hand, Michael de Vulpillieres, communications officer for the American Red Cross, told Insider.
If ATMs and credit card readers shut down during a winter storm, you ll be glad to have cash at the ready.
In a major emergency, oftentimes ATMs won t be working and stores won t accept credit cards, so it s good to have extra cash on hand, Michael de Vulpillieres, communications officer for the American Red Cross, told Insider.