I had an interesting interaction with a young nephew. We were talking about cultural changes, and he tossed off a comment, as an example, as if it were self-evident:
“It’s like how no one uses cash anymore.”
I said that I do, which was awkward, as he didn’t know how to react to me anymore. He didn’t understand me, and I didn’t understand his generation.
I just don’t want my credit or debit card info given to every gas station, McDonald’s, or hooker. Does that make me weird?
I’m more apt to use cash for small, local businesses. Saving them 3% on the purchase means more.
Yep. Pole Dancers won’t even take one dollar bills anymore you have to swipe a credit or debit card between their buttocks.
Yes, it makes you weird. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
I’d use cash more if I had any…
I prefer to use cash for small purchases, don’t need everything tracked and save those businesses the fee’s (I’ve also noticed several small businesses seem to treat cash transactions as off-the books). More and more though, I’ve had issues where these small businesses don’t even have enough cash on hand to make proper change when paying with even a $20, and I’ve just gotten used to them rounding to the nearest whatever coins they have.
Small business owner here. Not having a workable amount of change suggests a lazy approach to making money. God-willing, when they wheel me out feet-first, there’ll be a bank in the cash box. And as far as off-the-books goes, one thing I’ve learned is that the governor always knows where I live.
This is an open thread, so…
I was a a karaoke bar earlier this week and you’ll never guess who came in. Go ahead, try to guess.
Wrong. (Yes, I am writing “wrong” before even posting so there is no Earthly way I could possibly know who you guessed, yet I am so brimming in confidence that I am going to tell you th a t you are wrong anyway.)
Orpheus.
I couldn’t believe it either.
Well, he got up on thst stage and let me tell you, that dude has a set of pipes. Truly. He makes Freddy Mercury sound like Oderus Urungus. It was magical listening to him. Everybody in the place was content to just let him stay in stage and roll, but it got cut short. He got mad and left in a huff when somebody asked him to sing Total Eclipse of the Heart.
When he walked out, I bet he left Euridice behind.