26 ms·
I'm from Norway, where cash is rare these days. But I feel similar, it's a lot more obvious how much you pay when you need to count bills and hand them over. A
by magicalhippo 3y ago
I'm from Norway, where cash is rare these days. But I feel similar, it's a lot more obvious how much you pay when you need to count bills and hand them over.
As a compromise I only keep a small amount of money on my debit card. That way I have to keep topping it up, so I get a sense of my spending that way.
- tracker1 3y agoI keep two accounts for my payroll deposits... one which is my day to day usage (fuel, food, entertainment, etc) and the other where bills get paid from. I also keep my large bills and credit cards not autopay. So I have to actually go in at least once a month to pay the mortgage, car payments, and pay off CC. It helps for awareness, but not actively tracking sometimes makes it surprising how much gets spent in a month.
- matsemann 3y agoAlso from Norway. Haven't paid cash in ~10 years. I have no idea how the new currency looks like. I lost my wallet at some point, and just never replaced it. I pay with my Garmin watch (or phone once in a while). My driver's license is an app.
- mistrial9 3y agoyou have a "high trust" and "wealthy" country -- good for you. Not everyone lives like that. Here in the USA, tracking people for profit has exploded, and the benefit is not for the person being tracked. I advocate cash for old reasons, and new reasons. Use high-tech payments if you like -- do not think they can be mandatory here in the USA.
- JohnFen 3y ago> do not think they can be mandatory here in the USA. I sure hope not, but there's been quite a lot of things that have been on the "could never happen here" list that have in fact happened. I have no faith that eliminating cash is inconceivable.