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Very simple answer.  Sit down at your kitchen table and calculate the most insane dollar figure you are willing to spend on trains at York.  Multiply that number by 2.  Take that much money in cash.  You do not want to have to stop and go get cash from an ATM or from a bank you have to locate and drive to.  Also take all the credit cards you have, just in case you run out of cash.

Leave some of the money hidden in your car.  Take a mixture of small bills 20s, 10s, 5s and 1s in a wad in your front right pocket.  Put the remainder of the cash in 50s and 100s in the left front pocket.  Pay with correct change when you are in a hurry to see the next table.  Pay with a large bill when necessary to get change for the right front pocket.   Park in a central location to most of the halls.  I like to be between the black hall and the blue hall.  As you go from hall to hall stop by the car to reload with more money.  You can also use these fleeting moments to reflect on just how crazy you are spending this much money on trains.  Or how smart and disciplined you are for controlling your spending urges.  If you run out of money, then use your credit cards to get more cash.  You can also use this time to think about how much money you have spent that you had no intention of spending.

At the end of the York show, if you took too much money then you are still just fine.  No harm done, good learning experience.  If you don't take my advice and end up wasting time trying to get money or find a bank or whatever, then you can use that as a learning experience as well.   If you find that you spent all of the cash you took, then, well, you may need some therapy and we are all here to help you.

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