Among Friends

[River Song]

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]

Yes, because you never know.

[AZfem]

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]

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]

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

[Mom2Dogs]

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]

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@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.

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@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.

[Travone]

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]

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

[River Song]

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@shoesnbags wrote:

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@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.

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