Whenever I get money from an ATM I’m looking everywhere for predators. And as soon as the money comes out, I put my back against the wall as I count and put my money away as I continue to scan the area. Then I continue my shopping or get in my vehicle. The way I maintain my situational awareness would have any potential criminal immediately decide to pass on me as his next victim, as criminals look to prey on the weak, not the strong. But if one were crazy enough to come after me, I still have my good buddy on my hip.
“...as soon as the money comes out,
I put my back against the wall
as I count and put my money away...”
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Just stuff it in your pocket and walk away.
You can count it later.
I never count my money at the ATM.
In all the time I have used ATMs, thousands of transactions, I have never gotten the incorrect amount.
The money comes out of the machine and into my pocket in one smooth movement. I can count it later. There is no value to counting it at the ATM.
“But if one were crazy enough to come after me, I still have my good buddy on my hip.”
As in, “Say jello to my lil’ fren’ “