Another reason to pay with cash and be done with it. I have seen people writing a check for a 69 cent candy bar purchase. These people need to get a life and carry a few bucks. A friend of mine loves lentil soup but had never heard of Pardina lentils, the dark brown variety available at Indian stores. They have twice the protein of the usual green lentils you buy at the grocery. To introduce her to something new, I volunteered to buy her a bag, about four dollars and she said to give her a heads up as she NEVER carries cash and uses her credit card for EVERY purchase she makes. These individuals are ripe for the hacking which can only increase. The criminal mind never rests.
But my point is this: why do these people never carry a few dollar bills? I am sure they never check their credit card statements and have no clue what and where they spent it.
This is just another step forward where no one can buy or sell without the number of the beast on their body. It is currently being contemplated in Venezuela—surprise surprise, and for all the right reasons—government control, just as prophesized.
“Another reason to pay with cash and be done with it.”
Luckily my credit cards protect my purchases, even more than cash, and allow me to buy stuff (usually much cheaper) on the Internet.
Now some things still make sense buying with cash, such as conservative books, as you otherwise make it onto Holder’s Terror Watch List if the name Palin (for example) is associated with a purchase...but that’s life.
While standing in line at a local convenience store the other day, I saw all 5 people ahead of me used credit/debit cards to buy soft drinks, candy, chips etc; no cash. I was stunned. No wallets or purses; just slipped the cc in their jean’s back pocket. I can’t imagine what their monthly statement looks like.