How much of your transactions are in cash?

Started by AustinPowers, October 23, 2023, 04:31:01 PM

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What percentage of your transactions are in cash?

100% cash (don't use cards or apps)
90 - 99% cash
About 75% cash
About 50% cash / 50% card (or apps)
About 25% cash
1 - 10% cash
Don't use cash (all transactions are cards or apps)

Jell 0 Biafra

Dumb question, but given that cash is legal tender, why aren't places obliged to take cash in payment?

AustinPowers

Quote from: marty34 on December 08, 2024, 02:26:22 PM
Quote from: Armagh18 on December 08, 2024, 02:13:55 PMMaking an effort to be cash now as much as possible lately. If a place is card only I'll just go elsewhere. Only thing is the pockets full of coins are a huer!

Me too. I try to pay cash everywhere.

I don't like the way we're going to a cashless society.

Teenagers can hardly do money sums nowadays as they're always tapping.  ::)   

Nor me. I've nothing to hide , but  a cashless  society would give too much power  to banks and  government  agencies

Milltown Row2

I've nothing to hide, said like a businessman that likes cash and has an accountant that helps him  ;D
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RedHand88

Quote from: AustinPowers on December 08, 2024, 03:38:15 PM
Quote from: marty34 on December 08, 2024, 02:26:22 PM
Quote from: Armagh18 on December 08, 2024, 02:13:55 PMMaking an effort to be cash now as much as possible lately. If a place is card only I'll just go elsewhere. Only thing is the pockets full of coins are a huer!

Me too. I try to pay cash everywhere.

I don't like the way we're going to a cashless society.

Teenagers can hardly do money sums nowadays as they're always tapping.  ::)   

Nor me. I've nothing to hide , but  a cashless  society would give too much power  to banks and  government  agencies

What power?

Wildweasel74

There always be cash when chineses take nothing else!!

AustinPowers

Quote from: RedHand88 on December 08, 2024, 03:59:40 PM
Quote from: AustinPowers on December 08, 2024, 03:38:15 PM
Quote from: marty34 on December 08, 2024, 02:26:22 PM
Quote from: Armagh18 on December 08, 2024, 02:13:55 PMMaking an effort to be cash now as much as possible lately. If a place is card only I'll just go elsewhere. Only thing is the pockets full of coins are a huer!

Me too. I try to pay cash everywhere.

I don't like the way we're going to a cashless society.

Teenagers can hardly do money sums nowadays as they're always tapping.  ::)   

Nor me. I've nothing to hide , but  a cashless  society would give too much power  to banks and  government  agencies

What power?

Banks - the power to charge you whatever they  like for every card  transaction . And there would be nothing  you could do about it as the cash option would  be gone

Governments - freeze  bank accounts  like they did  with the Canadian truckers for daring to  speak out

AustinPowers

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on December 08, 2024, 03:52:23 PMI've nothing to hide, said like a businessman that likes cash and has an accountant that helps him  ;D

Come see for  yourself then.

Just  ignore the squeaky bottom stair and don't use the downstairs toilet. Cistern  broke

armaghniac

Leaving aside government power, there may well have been problems with Internet service owing to Storm Darragh, you could have shops unable to process cards.
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RedHand88

Quote from: AustinPowers on December 08, 2024, 04:07:39 PM
Quote from: RedHand88 on December 08, 2024, 03:59:40 PM
Quote from: AustinPowers on December 08, 2024, 03:38:15 PM
Quote from: marty34 on December 08, 2024, 02:26:22 PM
Quote from: Armagh18 on December 08, 2024, 02:13:55 PMMaking an effort to be cash now as much as possible lately. If a place is card only I'll just go elsewhere. Only thing is the pockets full of coins are a huer!

Me too. I try to pay cash everywhere.

I don't like the way we're going to a cashless society.

Teenagers can hardly do money sums nowadays as they're always tapping.  ::)   

Nor me. I've nothing to hide , but  a cashless  society would give too much power  to banks and  government  agencies

What power?

Banks - the power to charge you whatever they  like for every card  transaction . And there would be nothing  you could do about it as the cash option would  be gone

Governments - freeze  bank accounts  like they did  with the Canadian truckers for daring to  speak out

But lodging money carries fees too. Insurance, transfer, staff time to count/ transport etc. Unless you as a business have a huge bundle of cash under the mattress.

SaffronSports

Try living in a rural village and the cash machine runs out of cash at the weekend. Card suits me fine and I'll let the tin foil hat brigade get on with it.

Armagh18

Quote from: AustinPowers on December 08, 2024, 04:07:39 PM
Quote from: RedHand88 on December 08, 2024, 03:59:40 PM
Quote from: AustinPowers on December 08, 2024, 03:38:15 PM
Quote from: marty34 on December 08, 2024, 02:26:22 PM
Quote from: Armagh18 on December 08, 2024, 02:13:55 PMMaking an effort to be cash now as much as possible lately. If a place is card only I'll just go elsewhere. Only thing is the pockets full of coins are a huer!

Me too. I try to pay cash everywhere.

I don't like the way we're going to a cashless society.

Teenagers can hardly do money sums nowadays as they're always tapping.  ::)   

Nor me. I've nothing to hide , but  a cashless  society would give too much power  to banks and  government  agencies

What power?

Banks - the power to charge you whatever they  like for every card  transaction . And there would be nothing  you could do about it as the cash option would  be gone

Governments - freeze  bank accounts  like they did  with the Canadian truckers for daring to  speak out
That really didn't get enough coverage.

theskull1

Quote from: Armagh18 on December 08, 2024, 02:13:55 PMMaking an effort to be cash now as much as possible lately. If a place is card only I'll just go elsewhere.

Same
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AustinPowers

Quote from: SaffronSports on December 09, 2024, 02:06:44 AMTry living in a rural village and the cash machine runs out of cash at the weekend. Card suits me fine and I'll let the tin foil hat brigade get on with it.

I  live in a rural area, nearest cash machine  3-4 miles away.  Cash machine can be temperamental, so I  tend to withdraw  cash from the  post office counter now. Safer as well , as you're never sure if a cash machine has been tampered with.

Anyway, each to their own , but I pay  cash 95%+ of the time so  I always like to have cash on me.

andoireabu

If I've to make money last until payday then I'll have it in cash, that way I know what is left. Very easy to be happy tappy and lose track.

Saying that, I find revolut very good for the budget side of things. Load on what you have to spend and make it last as long as you need.

Everything outside of that is cashless
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Milltown Row2

How does one pay their mortgage, insurance, fuel, gas, electric, tv licence, holidays, fights, and still say they are 95%cash only users?

Seems like a lot of effort
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