“And going pure cash is simply not practical any more. Its doable, but I have an acquaintence that has no debt and does everything via cash or checks and has for decades. He cant get airline tickets. He cant rent a car. He can go as far as he can drive his car.”
I do everything via cash. I have no debt. I’ve bought bus tickets, rented a car, airline tickets, etc. I’ve got my rent payments set up so that all I have to do is go to the bank and transfer it from one account to another.
I also keep enough for random expenses in one account that is accessable via the debit card. I don’t keep everything in that one account. At most I might be out 100 bucks - it’s just not worth their time.
I do everything via cash. I have no debt. Ive bought bus tickets, rented a car, airline tickets, etc.