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Bankers!

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5217) • Northampton, England 28 Apr

In the early 1990s the banks did a dirty deal in the U.K, and beyond. They were laundering lot of money illegally across the network and regulators had their hands tied or simply not doing enough for geopolitical reasons to deal...

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Should people stop using cash and switch to digital payments?

cuttyrish @cuttyrish (3264) • United States 19 Mar

Cash has been around for centuries, but today more people are using digital payments through cards, apps, and online banking. Digital payments are fast, convenient, and can even help track spending better than cash. On the other...

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Found it...

Stacey @xstitcher (38999) • Petaluma, California 11 Nov

The other day when I came home from church, I couldn't find the Birthday card that people at church had signed. Today I looked in a bag of stuff that my surrogate mom gave me, and the card was in there. I knew from looking in...

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'Rounding up'

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5217) • Northampton, England 29 Oct

We all know cash is on the way out - whether we like it or not. I prefer to carry both cash and card. Payment systems are always collapsing and retailers cyber attacked so you always need cash in this digitally obsessed world. The...

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Cash Only Yesterday

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 21 Oct

There have been times when I have discussed the need for cash to be kept since you never know when electronic payment options will not be available. Usually, I am talking about disasters like a major storm or hurricane that knocks...

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Would you use one of these?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 22 Aug

A while ago I was at a supermarket with a friend. I noticed one of these machines and I remarked ‘Who would use one of those? You put your money in and you get less back!’ To which he replied that he used them. Oops! So would you...

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I Could Be Sitting on a Virtual Gold Mine

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 10 Aug

I'm technically locked out of my Coinbase account since I changed phones a while back, and it needs to send me an SMS text message code to login, so at some point I will have to call them to regain access to my account. I never...

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The sold house has been re sold …..I can’t keep up !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 8 Aug

When we moved into our house there was an elderly gentleman living opposite. He was lovely and although he had family they didn’t visit very often despite only living a short drive away. Nothing to do with us, not our business. He...

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Celebrities Are Dropping Like Flies, But I Wonder...

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 5 Aug

Okay. I'm a money guy. Real shocker, I know, right? So, of course, there are many things that I view from a money angle, even if that angle in some situations seems rather out of place. But I am curious, you know. There's always...

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Are these old coins worth a pretty penny .....

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 22 Jun

So, our neighbour is throwing out a lot of stuff at the moment and last week he gave The Mister two cash boxes that he thought was filled with coins. The boxes were locked and he didn't have the key , so The Mister said that he...

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A strange way to win a million dollars playing a lottery ticket

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Oct 24

Banner Elk North Carolina resident Jerry Hicks is person who found an unusual way to spend money that he found on a street in the parking lot of a Speedway store on Tuesday October 22. Jerry used the $20 dollar bill he found on...

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An honest person returns an envelope that had money at a supermarket

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 26 Oct 24

Van Ha who is 71 years old is grateful that someone named Skip was at the Market Basket grocery store In Shrewsbury Massachusetts on Sunday September 22 when she carried her life savings of $12,000 dollars in her possession when...

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Are we spending more with digital payments compared to cash?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 16 Aug 24

Digital payments including credit cards have made our lives easier. Transactions are faster, easier and best of all we do not need to carry cash wherever we go. Digital payments make large purchases convenient and more easier to...

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Armoured vehicles for transporting cash may be coming to the end of the road

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jul 24

The photo has little to do with the discussion. Herc has his head in his roll of hay just like some people have their heads in the sand when it comes to computers. I read a discussion about how cheque-books are virtually...

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My top 10 etiquette issues #2 Cash

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5217) • Northampton, England 5 Dec 23

You get looks now if you use cash in shops and bars etc. I want to use cash,. I hate digital transactions - in stores and online. If you hand over cash you check your change and your done. No fraud ...nothing. With digital the...

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Sort of Helps to Explain Things

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 6 Nov 23

If anyone has been eyeing the stock market recently, it has been trending downward. This despite last week being on record as the best performing week of 2023. Long ago I said I thought I saw either a correction or a crash...

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Is Bitcoin taking over as the new currency?

Leighnyork Nyakundi Makori @leighnyork (1873) 28 May 23

Hello, my fellow friends, Today my friends and I were discussing the emergency of Bitcoin, For many people say it has been for a while but for me, I have just recently heard about it. since bitcoin is basically electronic and as...

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How Often Do You Pay For Something In Cash?

M Cheung @Beestring (15373) • Hong Kong 30 Jul 22

I haven't been using an ATM to withdraw cash in a long while, simply because I rarely use cash to pay for something. For small purchases and taking public transportation, I use the Octopus card which is a stored value smart card....

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Finally got a credit card

lady Di @lady1993 (27221) • Philippines 7 Jul 22

I always said I would never get one since I do not like loans, but I finally caved. I'll definitely pay bills on time though so I do not incur fees. Hopefully there won't be any unknown transactions since i hear those...

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An honest woman returns money that she found in a couch

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Jun 22

I really admire the way that San Bernadino County resident Vicky Umodu decided that the old saying "That is not my money." convinced her to contact the owners of a couch that she purchased through Craiglist that was delivered to...

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