In Reply to: carrying money in Bali posted by Cavalier on Sunday, 5. February 2012 at 22:25 Bali Time:
The way I deal with the money issue is not for everyone but it works for me.
I don't take any money with me but have three bank card: A credit card and two eftpos cards (with different banks). I carry one card with me, keep one in the room safe and the other hidden in my luggage.
I use an ATM and withdraw the maximum that I can and generally carry around a couple of hundred thousand with me each day for daily expenses. I try and accumulate small denomination notes with me for taxi trips .
This means thatif I do lose (or have stolen) a card or cash, the loss would be manageable.
For what it is worth I have been to Bali for than a dozen times and have not been robbed - ripped off, hell yes, but that is a different story.