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To: woodbutcher1963

I’m 72 and, at most, step into a physical bank one per year. I use the ATM machine about four or five times per year. A $300 withdrawal lasts me three months. About 80% of my transactions are ApplePay, 19% a physical credit card (only because the merchant is behind the times), and the rest cash.

Even at our local Farmer’s Market I can count on all the merchants having terminals, often a Square reader inserted into their phone.

I get a confirmation from the bank before I leave the store.

All the data flows into Quicken which is connected to all my accounts. Every few days I download all the transactions to Quicken to verify them. I set up Quicken with all my frequent merchants and it categorizes my spending.

It really is all quite amazing.


10 posted on 12/29/2023 8:32:03 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Wow, aren’t you a modern guy.

You are way ahead of me and I am 60


11 posted on 12/29/2023 9:00:55 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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