Going Cashless

venomx

Is it feasible ? I could easily go cashless however I need real money for my haircuts ( they dont accept cards )

Ballard

So you can’t go cashless then.

I use cards almost all of the time but I still need cash for some places.

mije1983

venomx wrote: »

Is it feasible ?

Well.....

venomx wrote: »

I need real money for my haircuts ( they dont accept cards )

Seemingly not


I still carry a small amount of cash for those places that don't take cards. However my cash spend is negligible every month.

eskbanker

venomx wrote: »

Is it feasible ? I could easily go cashless however I need real money for my haircuts ( they dont accept cards )

If you're really determined to go cashless and this is all that's stopping you, then you could obviously get your hair cut somewhere that does take cards, or cut it yourself, or get a friend or relative to do it, or shave it all off....

stehouk

I would say i'm 95% cards now even school is cash less now with parentpay, need cash for drinks in the legion, haircut, errrrmm i think thats it, although ive bought euros today with cash because i don't trust johnny foreigner not to rip me off with my cards when ive had a few (that's a joke by the way before i get a yellow card again)

gwynfil

I am a bit old fashioned. I think a cashless society would mean that the banks have 100% control over your financial life. They would be in total control then. We all know how that went when we had to bail them out. I always like to use some cash. Self service tills in supermarkets are a great way to use cash and change.


Each to their own. My aim is to save money whether I use cash or credit or debit cards.

NotRichAtAll

the only way it would work is let your hair grow or shave it off

eddddy

gwynfil wrote: »

I am a bit old fashioned. I think a cashless society would mean that the banks have 100% control over your financial life.

I have a similar, but slightly different concern from you (I think).

I now use cards 99% of the time, but I don't want any one bank to be able 'mine' my spending data to build up a profile of my lifestyle etc.

So I purposely use 3 different credit cards from 3 different banks, and I try to randomise my spending across them.

And I've also got a lovely tin foil hat, just in case!

Mnd

Our local co-op only takes cards at the self service machines, so I put £1 on my debit card today

Fingerbobs

I usually carry a small amount of cash just in case I find myself unable to use a card for any reason.

Usually the same few notes remain in my wallet untouched for weeks on end, but annoyingly, on a rare occasion when I had no cash on me, I came unstuck in a cafe which wouldn't accept card payment for bills under £10. I was unable to pay for my coffee and crumpets. Luckily I was with someone who was able to pay the bill for me. No idea what I would have done otherwise.

badger09

Mnd wrote: »

Our local co-op only takes cards at the self service machines, so I put £1 on my debit card today

But, on the plus side, under the right circumstances, that £1 would cost you only 95p;)