Decline in cash

Going contactless is gloriously convenient – for all the wrong people

The dash from cash doesn’t just contribute to social exclusion, it plays into the hands of unaccountable corporations

How convenient. The decline of cash and the rise of electronic payments makes life so much simpler: no more rooting around in purses and wallets for slippery notes and clunky coins, no awkward change bulking out our pockets. These days, whether by card or app or phone, the once-grubby business of money changing hands is all so clean and neat and quick and easy.

How convenient, indeed. The problem, though, is that it is also convenient for all the wrong people, for all the wrong reasons. And our blithe drift towards becoming a cashless society is coming at a cost.

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Cash is old-fashioned, sometimes awkward, and often not there when we want it to be. But it also feels increasingly like resistance. Its use is inconvenient – for corporations and governments. So let’s use it more.

Full article:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/07/going-contactless-is-gloriously-convenient-for-all-the-wrong-people

Here here!!!

I make a point of using cash.
Cash is good to stash.

More on cash today in the Grauniad!

Eight in 10 Britons rely on cash for everyday payments, report finds

Study says 97% of population carry coins or notes after report warned of cash’s demise

Cash is still king across large parts of the UK economy, with more than 80% of people in Britain saying they pay taxi drivers, newspaper sellers, window cleaners and gardeners with notes and coins, according to a major report.
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The main reasons people gave as to why they carried notes and coins were that they liked to pay for small items in this way and cash provided “peace of mind”.

Full article:
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/mar/07/britons-use-cash-everyday-payments-report-finds

With NO credit cards or store Cards, Cash is king, pay my rent cash, pay my council tax cash, top up gas and electric meter cash (Using card) do my shopping cash; best way to live, no unexpected nasty bills.