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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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[–] Gentryfried@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I get expenses from volunteering covered by cash and buses card reading is very unreliable where i live. Lots of the fish+chip shops are cash only. All this has cultivated an equal usage of cash and card for me.

Small businesses genuinely prefer to receive cash, too, so i try and do something nice for the shops in my community.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 20 hours ago

They prefer cash to evade taxes, same as small contractors.