In the old days I had to lug around a heavy purse with at least a half pound of coins that seemed like I never spent. Then there was a big wad of currency. Now its just a flash of a card and write a check at the end of the month.
In God and Cold Hard Cash We Must Inevitably Trust, Whenever There Is No Justice In Or Out Of Court! Beware The Ides Of March! Just Ask Rudy Guliani, they seized his bank accounts.
I just moved to a pretty rural place, a lot of places take credit but not all and a large part of the population often pay in cash at the store I work in.
I use it as much as possible and it is definitely my preferred choice. I dont frequent any high street businesses ( shops, restaurants, bars, services etc) that dont except cash unless I have no alternative to get what I want. I try to make as many purchases as possible on site and not on line. I go to rail stations to buy my tickets, I go to shops to buy my goods. I never use a food delivery service where they wont except cash at my door. I either do take away or eat in the premises. Basically wherever and whenever possible I will always pay cash. I totally stand by the statement 'CASH IS KING' . When the inevitable major tech meltdown or possible EMP event happens those who rely on the non cash way of doing things will suffer more than me if the shit hits the fan. I dare say that most people have suffered at least once or twice because the tech fucked with them - either their own or someone elses. Try getting on public transport at 3am any day of the week if they dont take cash and your card, your smart phone or whatever is disfunctional or you dont have enough credit. Even my cash is no good in this case unless I have enough for a taxi.
