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I'm not sure whether or not anyone has mentioned this or not, but Walmart and Target offer gift cards that you can put in any amount. It's safer than cash, and you can get just about anything you need between those two stores.

I can't reply to every post so I am just hitting the ones that bring up particular things, like the WalMart card.

The city gave WalMart cards to everyone and I went out yesterday and got a few things. The city is footing the bill and I have not idea how much money they have alloted to help people. There are just so many other people whose needs are more desperate than mine, I would not have felt right buying a ton of stuff - esp. things they told me I could buy and wouldn't even have a place for now.

I hate to cook, so didn't see any reason to run up a bill for pots, pans, plates, etc. Didn't have a house to clean so didn't need cleaning supplies. No bed, so didn't need a bedspread. Now, if they would replace my computer and kayak. I might have been seriously tempted!

I'm not sure whether or not anyone has mentioned this or not, but Walmart and Target offer gift cards that you can put in any amount. It's safer than cash, and you can get just about anything you need between those two stores.

I bet she wouldn't mind a Lowe's gift card, either. She lost all her tools in her workshop in the flood.

And trust me, if she's moving into the rustic cabin I've offered out in the country, she will need tools, and probably a gun to scare away the javelinas! I am terrified of those darned things.

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