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How many of you use cash? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/askuk@feddit.uk

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Generally just curious how often people on here in the UK tend to use it. Personally I use it 95% of the time due to privacy concerns, easier budgeting & wanting to maintain its use. Most people my age (early to mid 20s) seem to find the concept alien & I've noticed younger cashiers are absolutely garbage at calculating change mentally.

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[–] MouldyCat@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not very often. Bank notes are little more than illegal drug purchase vouchers these days.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

In the US, if police find large quantities of cash on you, they can declare you a drug dealer, with no evidence, and no charges, and take the money under civil forfeiture.

Many have had all their money stolen by police because they were moving or they were on the way to buy a car. Shithole country.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/police-seized-marine-vets-life-savings-ruling-brings-closer-saving-others-from-civil-forfeiture

What do police do with the seized money? Margarita machines.

https://www.riaclu.org/news/margarita-machines-zamboni-and-no-due-process/

[–] Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

I dunno about that, bought a entire car with them recently.