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Michael Trew wrote:

> On 4/18/2021 8:41 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 1:53:01 PM UTC-10, Michael Trew wrote:
> > > On 4/18/2021 3:02 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 4:14:40 AM UTC-10, Michael Trew
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > On 4/17/2021 1:02 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > > > On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 5:06:41 PM UTC-10, Michael
> > > > > > Trew wrote:
> > > > > > > On 4/16/2021 1:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > > > > > My phone works fine but I'm thinking that I need a
> > > > > > > > phone that's capable of point-of-sale contactless
> > > > > > > > payments i.e., has NFC capabilities. It's pretty
> > > > > > > > obvious that contactless payments on cell phones are
> > > > > > > > the future of purchasing stuff.
> > > > > > > No thanks. I only carry cash. No cards or smart phone. If
> > > > > > > they don't take cash, I'm not buying. You couldn't pay me
> > > > > > > enough to trust these smart phones and related companies
> > > > > > > like Google to have access to my financial info.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > These days, it's not real important what you or I think or
> > > > > > do as far as influencing trends or shaping the future. It's
> > > > > > the younger generation that will lead the way to the world
> > > > > > of tomorrow. We're pretty irrelevant as far as the
> > > > > > marketing guys are concerned. That's the breaks. All I
> > > > > > know is that NFC capability will become an increasingly
> > > > > > important feature in phones very shortly. "NFC" by the way,
> > > > > > does not mean "Nobody ****ing Cares."
> > > > > >
> > > > > >

https://www.engadget.com/sf-bay-area...125028599.html
> > > > > >
> > > > > You might be surprised to learn that I'm 26 years old. And
> > > > > old soul, I guess they say. I started using cash only a few
> > > > > years ago when I lost my job and started hauling scrap metal,
> > > > > buying/selling furniture, antiques, flea markets, shows, etc.
> > > > > All of these worked in all-cash only. As I've watched a
> > > > > digital push, and have heard of places that won't take cash
> > > > > (I've only experienced one personally), I've dug in and
> > > > > dumped my debit card.
> > > > >
> > > > > I suppose that regardless of my age, your point stands that
> > > > > people like me are in the minority. I'll probably be one of
> > > > > the few holdouts in 40-50 years with a gasoline powered car,
> > > > > refusing digital currency, etc.
> > > >
> > > > Indeed I am surprised at your age and you are a minority. OTOH,
> > > > that's the way people that only deal with cash are. I can see
> > > > how cash gives you a great sense of freedom, but maybe also
> > > > some paranoia. Cash is like old-school cryptocurrency in this
> > > > day and age i.e., it's not easily tracked.
> > > The only dilemma would be if I lost my wallet, which would be
> > > terrible... that's $200 give or take down the drain. I have a
> > > pretty good track record, knock on wood. Seven year old me
> > > somehow convinced my mother to buy me a leather wallet from and
> > > end cap store display. 19 years later, I still have it, although
> > > it's half-way bound in duct tape.

> >
> > You're living off the grid. Perhaps you're Chinese. Those old pake
> > guys didn't believe in banks. My pake friend was sure his dead
> > grandma buried a jar of cash in her yard. He spent some time
> > digging up the yard. Those crazy pakes! My Korean mother-in-law
> > would hide money in her house. My wife would find wads of cash in
> > in her drawers years before and after she died.

>
> Well, I do have a checking account. I doubt anyone would be
> surprised to hear that I write checks and mail them to pay bills. I
> usually don't even carry a check book, almost no one takes checks
> anymore.


Not really. I electronically pay most bills, using my own bank's
interface for that. Some require a check like animal licenses here.