do you still use cash ?

@sophialin (2677)
China
March 10, 2008 8:38pm CST
people nowadays use different kinds of credit cards in stead of cash.take myself for an example,i nearly use credit cards for all my bills. even to take a bus,i use card and seldom throw coins. you know,to prepare coins for bus is really troublesome. what about you? do you still use cash? in which occasion? willing to hear from you.
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30 responses
@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
11 Mar 08
I do not own a credit card or a debit card. I pay all but one bill by automatic withdrawal and one by check. Everything else is straight cash or I don't buy it. If I want something expensive, I save up for it and then pay cash for it or use a check. I do not owe anyone any thing except this months bills. I had an ex that loved being in debt, and left me in debt up to may ears when he left. I decided that that would never happen to me again, so I pay cash for everything! Shalom
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@Loen210 (1540)
• United States
11 Mar 08
Yay yay, Adoniah! You're the first person (adult at least) I've known without ever having a credit card like me! It always seems like I SHOULD have one to fit into the society, ha ha. But they seem to all be such rip offs anyway. And I have no need for it. Only sometimes they ask you for one for identification, and I don't. But :o) I try to use cash almost all the time as that will not take money away from my account as sneakily.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
12 Mar 08
i often forget my passwords or confuse them as i have so many different passwords plus internet ones. you are so luck that havn't such problems as me.
@kishusia (1066)
• India
18 Mar 08
Yes, I still use cash. I do not have a credit card. With credit card comes lot of problems. I have seen many of my friends loosing their peace because of faulty bills and other operational problems.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
21 Mar 08
there's another problem.the process to reapply for a credit card is troublesome once lost.
@asgtswife04 (2475)
• United States
11 Mar 08
it's rare, but sometimes i still use cash. it's so much easier though just to use my debit card. i always like to keep some cash on me though in case of an emergency or something like that, but it's rare that i just use cash just to use it. God bless
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
11 Mar 08
yes,the only inconvenient card brings is that it takes much time to close off.each person has to wait for a longer time.
@lynnchua (3412)
• Singapore
12 Mar 08
I still use cash in the market place or coffee shops in my country as they don't accept credit cards. Coffe shops here is a shop that sell cooked food like rice, noodles etc... Which costs about $3 each so they don't accept credit cards.
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@lynnchua (3412)
• Singapore
18 Mar 08
Sure is. I don't think one will use a credit card for something that is a few dollars.
@sophialin (2677)
• China
15 Mar 08
yes,credit card seems to be more suitable in those occasions need large payment. as for those coffee shop such as you refer to,coins is more applied.
@kdhartford (1151)
• United States
11 Mar 08
Cash is still king for me. I hardly ever use credit cards unless I'm traveling for business. But I still use cash to pay for meals and most other things.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
11 Mar 08
thanks for your reply.well,all of us know that cash won't disappear nomatter how frequently credit card is used.
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
11 Mar 08
I use my debit card for most everything. Rarely do I use cash. If I know I HAVE to have cash I will stop at a convenience store, use my debit card to make a purchase, then get cash back. I hate carrying cash
@sophialin (2677)
• China
11 Mar 08
i don't hate carrying it.while i find troublesome to carry it. what's more,they are easily lost by me as the round shape.
@sahyd2don (2942)
• India
15 Mar 08
its better to use cash then use plastic money(credit cards) since they charge us service charge.If you use credit card then you have to pay service charge too.
@sophialin (2677)
• China
16 Mar 08
for commons suah as you and me,we don't need much extra service,thus not profitable to use credit card. while i indeed love to use debt cards.
@Savvynlady (3684)
• United States
11 Mar 08
I do use cash mostly.Only if I'm doing business online then I use cards. mostly debit. If I take the bus, I have to use cash; If I buy gas, I use cash. I would love to take my check in a debit card though. Manpower offers that to their workers and I asked for the option when I signed up for their services. Sears is another. but for me, I'm a cash and carry girl.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
11 Mar 08
cash is still a very useful and common used payment tool through credit card is popular in recent years.
@miller1978 (1101)
• United States
11 Mar 08
I use cash. I don't have a bank account. I don't have credit cards. If I send money to pay my bills through the mail I buy a money order. One of these days I might catch up with the "newer" things in life, but for now I like my ways. I know I won't ever own a credit card unless it's one of those prepaid ones with low monthly fees because I don't want to waste a lot of money being spent on fees.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
16 Mar 08
yes,each one has his own way and attitude,as long as we are adapt to it and feel comfortable through it.good luck!
@yannycui (376)
• China
11 Mar 08
I like to use cash ,which make me feel really about money. If I am short of cash, I prefer credit cards,which make me get what I want without instant paying out.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
15 Mar 08
hi yannycui,credit card is quite convenient,that's right.while,you should pay extra interest for it.do you think it's profitable?
@dtroas (479)
• United States
11 Mar 08
I use cash still for somethings. I do not use my credit card much. But do use the debit card alot, Debit card I like more then anything.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
14 Mar 08
mm,can you tell me the difference between credit card and debt card? i'm a little puzzled and mix them up.
@jc00771 (155)
• China
11 Mar 08
yeah credit card is much more convenient than cash. i usually use credit cards also in many occasions. however sometimes cash is still necessary when you just buy a newspaper or magazine in the streets or something like these. 'cause in such "small business" creadit card charge is not always available.
@sophialin (2677)
• China
26 Mar 08
yes,credit card is not always available,specially in small or outlying places.thanks for your reply.
• China
18 Mar 08
Now i prefer credit cards to cash, i mean if i could use a credit card i wouldn't use cash.But in some places you can't use your card, so cash is the only choice.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
19 Mar 08
yes,cash would be necessary and won't loose its function in a long time in future.maybe,it's given up when internet and web is universal everywhere in the world.
@s_change (18)
11 Mar 08
It's ture.I think,nowadays,people can't live without kinds of credit cards.It's really very very convenience!But in some developing countries for example in China,sometimes we want to use it but we can't for they are spreading fast rather than popularized in China.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
15 Mar 08
I know what you mean,i also come from china. in some places such as countries out of the way,there is no computers and network. thus credit card there is absolutely useless.
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
19 Mar 08
i only use card for buses and trains and paying of bills.. Other than that, i will use cash for buying of things ^_^ Maybe i just like the feeling of having cash on me, thus i will prefer carrying cash around with me ^_^
@Cocoa33 (921)
• United States
11 Mar 08
yeah i still use cash. its easier to know if you use cash, you wont have to worry about owing anyone money, or getting a bill in the mail the next month.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
12 Mar 08
that's one reason.while i'll worry about lost if i use cash instead as i'm a careless person.
@ayou82 (3450)
• Philippines
18 Mar 08
Yes i rather use cash i dont want a credit card even though it is handy and safe with it.. because sometimes you lose out of control of using it because you are confident about swiping it down and without you knowing you are ending a great fortune in your savings.
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@the_ruler (1442)
• Turkey
18 Mar 08
I still use cash most of the time and I think it is the best. Since most of the people are using cards for their payments, many of the places offering discounts for cash payments and if you think carefully, even if you pay by cards you will still pay it from your pocket a little time after, and you will probably pay more than it costs. That's why I strongly believe paying with your own money is the best for you.
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@suprema (297)
• Philippines
11 Mar 08
I always use cash. I have a debit card but I ujust se it for online shopping.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
12 Mar 08
yes,for online business deals,we have to use cards.while,some payment tool also allows transfered money through cellphone or remittance.
• Canada
11 Mar 08
i always use cash. i have credit cards, but am trying to pay them off, so i don't use them. i also don't like to use my debit card because it's not so easy to keep track of my spending. what i do is take out in cash all the money that i am allowed to spend-for groceries and miscellaneous things-and leave the rest of the money in the account there for bills. this way, i don't have to worry about spending money that is meant for bills, and it only requires 1 trip to the atm machine.
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@sophialin (2677)
• China
14 Mar 08
the access to credit card allows us to overspend.sometimes,i really regard it as a business trick that to win through persuading consumption.