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> She has not been able to convince me of the benefits either. … > She carries the cash, and to my benefit she spots me whenever we encounter a merchant that

• decafninja 5y ago
  Not sure what you mean, but yes I'm serious. I rarely if ever carry cash. Nearly every transaction I make is via credit card. The only time I'll usually have cash is when traveling overseas (for emergencies, in the foreign currency, not USD). I find cash terribly inconvenient and annoying to use. Meanwhile my wife loves using cash. I don't understand it. It's not for any privacy or idealogical reason - she says she just likes the old fashioned feel of handling physical money. She doesn't understand my dislike of using cash. As I said, we've agreed to disagree. Every now and then when we're out together we'll encounter the rare merchant that doesn't accept credit card. Then she'll spot me with her cash. Otherwise we'll typically use our joint credit card. When she is out by herself she's much more likely to use the cash she always carries.
  • EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 5y ago
    70 years after plastic was invented, people are seriously been proud and think of themselves as progressive and tech savvy because they use plastic.
    • decafninja 5y ago
      The thought has not occurred to me even once. It is purely a matter of convenience.
• sirwhinesalot 5y ago
  If the only benefit of cash is dealing with cavemerchants, that's covered by keeping some money around for such cases. It's not something you'd normally do so the thought is perfectly congruent. The only real advantage to cash is avoiding government overreach. It is most definitely not convenient in any way