I KNOW WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF PLASTIC AND ELECTRONICS, BUT - NO CASH??

[zeke]

Yes i carry back up cash, but not in my wallet. In some instances, my wallet is just a diversion.

As i am in the process of "aging out", and at some point will end up in assisted living/nursing home or some such. Am not wealthy and will have to give up what little wealth i have. If your not putting away a little cash in preparation, it be your own doing.

 

[pawngal]

Cash? Yes, I keep various amounts in various places in my purse especially when I travel But never in one roll and don't show the big stuff.

 

[tlawler]

It just now occured to me that the $50-$100 that I've always carried in my wallet since my youth is no longer the same $50-$100...

Thank you.

Yeah, I’ve always carried an emergency c-note folded in quarters and tucked in an obscure pocket in my billfold, but now I might be rethinking that too.

 

[PALADIN85020]

When I was a boy in the late '40s and on through the '50s, my dad always had a $20 bill tucked under a shelf in the medicine cabinet of our bathroom. He told my mom and me that was emergency money if either of us needed cash in a hurry and it would cover most eventualities.

Today, that would often not be enough for a meal and a drink in most restaurants...

I was thinking recently that a C-note is the equivalent of a 1950's $10 bill in buying power. And we spend $100s almost every week on just normal stuff - bills, gas, etc.

The only constant is change.

John

 

[old tanker]

As a young soldier, on the advice of an old sergeant, I started carrying a emergency hundred-dollar bill. Back then that would by an airline ticket home from almost anywhere in the world. Now it won't fill up the truck.

 

[mrchick]

I’m now rethinking the $100 or so I usually carry. I need to factor in for inflation.

 

[turnerriver]

Four or five $100 bills in my wallet and $100-300 in twenties, tens, fives and ones in my pocket at all times. Despite my wife’s fears I’ve never lost any cash or been robbed (once in college but they got my pizza delivery bank, not my cash). It may seem like Old Man behavior but that’s ok, I am an old man. Major drawback is being an ATM for unnamed relatives who never have cash.
I’ve never bought a gun in person with anything other than cash.
Regards,

 

[Just another 22 shooter]

Many businesses are going cashless because they don't have to count out a drawer at the start of the day and at the end of the day. No worries about cash shortages. Just push a couple buttons at the end of the day and run a report. It's not happening here in Mayberry, but it is very understandable for merchants in the big city.

 

[Onomea]

Kids! Always there when they need you! Glad everything worked out safely. Sounds like a dicey situation indeed.

I like the convenience of a credit card and very rarely use cash. Do find it useful for tips at times. Typically have a coupla hundred in my wallet, mostly in twenties.

Emergency back-up funds is something I had not thought about though. Probably be a good idea to stick a few C notes in the wallet, too.

 

[dave1918a2]

I carry a small amount in My wallet, a larger amount in one of My pockets and a gun in the other pocket. Or mostly on My belt (gun). I pay cash for almost everything except for gas.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Random thoughts................

You've met my wife and most of the women I've known over the years before my wife!!!!!!!!!

Lot of places won't take $100s anymore..... I've switched to multiple $50s (emergency) and $20s (edc)........ thinking I've got $200-300

My wife's old BMW no spare; but had runflats

A "hundred" use to be real money........ today not so much!

Send Lawyers, guns and money!

I got the family AAA for Christmas last year.... at 68 me too; rest of the family was something like $15 each.

 

[JET4]

I have a friend that only pays in cash. When his bills come in the mail he goes to each place and pays them in cash. I do carry cash.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Got towing and rental coverage on my insurance for such times as those.

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[LVSteve]

They had a hand written sign that after 6pm, CASH ONLY!

There are so many red flags in that sign I don't know where to start. Most legit, all night places say "NO cash after 6pm". Spot the difference.

All those 100s and 50s will get you nowhere in many businesses here in Vegas. This city is seen as a the clearing house for counterfeit money. Whether this is the truth or not I don't know, it's simply not discussed. Consequently, no business wants to risk more than $20. It's a practice that needs to be curbed, IMHO.

I know plenty of people who carry next to no cash, and a good number of them are not young. I will carry a good wedge at a gunshow, but that's about the only time, unless I am having one of my rare forays into a casino.

 

[SMSgt]

I rarely spend cash. Just no need to. MC gave me $450 this year to use their no-annual fee credit card from SAM's and buy gas. Didn't pay them a penny in interest either. Uncle Sam never gave me a dime to spend its cash. I put five $20s in my wallet last January for a trip. I finally spent the last of it this past Dec. I think my wife had taken about $60 from me in that time.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Even Mister Softee takes plastic. I'm good.

 

[Nevada Ed]

I am still forcing my shopping stores to take my checks

as long as my bank lets me order them !!

Some stores hate to see a check but they are still legal tender, so far.

 

[NYlakesider]

I am still forcing my shopping stores to take my checks

as long as my bank lets me order them !!

Some stores hate to see a check but they are still legal tender, so far.

Many places around here if you give them a check, run in though a scanner type device.. That puts VOID on it in a dozen places and give it back to you your store bill is paid for.

 

[Kiwi cop]

Cash is no longer king Down Under

Kiwiland has been moving to a cashless society for the last decade or so. The government appears to be encouraging this as a means to eliminating the "cash economy" and to ensure "everyone pays their fair share" of tax.

I rarely at home have cash in my wallet, but I have three debit cards. When I need cash I pull it out of an ATM.

Cheques were eliminated here about 3 years ago due to the proliferation of online banking as a cost cutting mechanism for the banks.

One downside of a "cashless society" is that I occasionally mess up. Earlier this month I went to pay an account on my phone. During a dyslexic moment I keyed in $631 instead of the $361 to should have been. I noticed it half a second after I pressed the "Pay" button. I am still trying to talk to the accounts lady at the business for a refund

There are businesses here that will no longer accept cash, ever. Despite it being legal tender there is no obligation to accept it.

But when I am travelling I prefer cash. During last year's visit we took $5,000 in cash and the same on a Wise card. We spent all but just under $300 of the cash and just over half of what was on the card, usually booking our hotels/motels online.

I carried most of the cash in a money belt under by clothes. I would put $250-$350 in my wallet each morning, depending on what we were planning on doing and if I was paying cash for our accommodation at the end of the day. I also had another $200 folded behind my cards for the security deposit on our rooms, although only three places asked for it this time.

Cash is a great way to keep track of what you re spending when on a budget (like we were on our holiday).

 

[robvious]

I almost always carry emergency money.. dad taught me well... in college it was a couple of twenties... that became a Benjamin... now it is a few.. dad bought quite a few pistols cheap because he had cash... I have too... low mileage 6 inch 686 because a gentleman mentioned he was thinking about selling it at the range... green is still one of my favorite colors.. lol