Do any of you carry cash when shopping? - Page 2

River Song · ‎03-15-2010

Cash is King! Especially after a hurricane or an area-wide extended power outage. Something to keep in mind. I always have cash in my wallet and pay for most things with cash. The less I use a credit card, the less chance it will be compromised by thieves.

QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

Yes, because you never know.

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AZfem · ‎04-13-2016

I only carry a few bucks. Always think if I get robbed or loose my wallet they won't get much from me. I actually think it's dangerous to carry large amounts of money. If I get money for a gift, I can't wait to put it in the bank & feel nervous carrying it around.

conlt · ‎03-16-2010

I had not carried cash since Covid started. Before that, I carried cash all of the time. Lately, because of the hurricanes, I have over $200 cash just in case we get hit by a storm.

spumoni99 · ‎02-16-2019

Sometimes. If I use plastic its all paid off monthly.

Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

I always have cash or my checkbook. I do not have a debit card but do have 1 credit card.

I would never charge a small amount to my credit card.

shoesnbags · ‎03-10-2010

@River Song wrote:
Cash is King! Especially after a hurricane or an area-wide extended power outage. Something to keep in mind. I always have cash in my wallet and pay for most things with cash. The less I use a credit card, the less chance it will be compromised by thieves.

@River Song

The times one of my credit cards has been compromised, the bank makes good on it very quickly. Inconvenient, but that's it. If a thief steals my purse with cash in it, that money is gone, gone, gone.

Some of us don't spend wildly just because we are carrying a credit card. I find that notion kind of funny. I use plastic for most things, get cash back on purchases that way, and pay off the balance every month. A small amount of cash goes into my wallet for tips, etc. and a much larger amount of cash is hidden at home for any weather or civil emergencies.

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Travone · ‎10-14-2016

Until very recently I put everything on my credit card and paid it off monthly. However I had fraud on my card a few weeks ago. Since then I carry cash and unless the store I am at has a tap screen, I pay cash.

catter70 · ‎10-11-2017

That's all I use, unless I'm shopping online.

River Song · ‎03-15-2010

@shoesnbags wrote:
@River Song wrote:
Cash is King! Especially after a hurricane or an area-wide extended power outage. Something to keep in mind. I always have cash in my wallet and pay for most things with cash. The less I use a credit card, the less chance it will be compromised by thieves.
@River Song
The times one of my credit cards has been compromised, the bank makes good on it very quickly. Inconvenient, but that's it. If a thief steals my purse with cash in it, that money is gone, gone, gone.

Some of us don't spend wildly just because we are carrying a credit card. I find that notion kind of funny. I use plastic for most things, get cash back on purchases that way, and pay off the balance every month. A small amount of cash goes into my wallet for tips, etc. and a much larger amount of cash is hidden at home for any weather or civil emergencies.

And I'm far more concerned about identity theft from using a credit card then I am about losing $100 cash from my wallet.