On 2/23/2012 8:17 PM, Roger Traviss wrote:
Not to mention that using cash makes spending money somewhat more
visceral, which I kinda like... keeps spending down a bit maybe.

I find the U.S. credit/debit-card obsession just sort of weird...

Other than a few toonies and loonies (Google if you don't know what they
are) in the glove compartment for parking meters and they are not really
required as most meters take credit cards, I never carry cash.

My newest debit card, arrived yesterday, lets me use it like a credit card
for on-line purchases and like a credit card when travelling outside Canada,
although it still debits my bank account.



And then there are certain places where you can't use cash. The gasoline
pumps at Costco come to mind. They don't take Visa or Mastercard either,
but do take American Express, and debit cards.

Still, I prefer to carry and use come cash, particularly for purchases
of say less than $10 or so.

And there's always things like yard sales and black market transactions
that one needs to be prepared for!

Regards,

DAve

spsffan writes:

On 2/23/2012 8:17 PM, Roger Traviss wrote:
Not to mention that using cash makes spending money somewhat more
visceral, which I kinda like... keeps spending down a bit maybe.

I find the U.S. credit/debit-card obsession just sort of weird...

Other than a few toonies and loonies (Google if you don't know what they
are) in the glove compartment for parking meters and they are not really
required as most meters take credit cards, I never carry cash.

My newest debit card, arrived yesterday, lets me use it like a credit card
for on-line purchases and like a credit card when travelling outside Canada,
although it still debits my bank account.



And then there are certain places where you can't use cash. The
gasoline pumps at Costco come to mind. They don't take Visa or
Mastercard either, but do take American Express, and debit cards.
I would be stuffed, my debit card is a Visa (debit) card.

Phil