To be sick of cashless society

[Ihatepcos]

I prefer to use cash, I always have.

I find budgeting and spending so much easier. If I am tapping away on my card I think nothing of constant £3 £6 etc being spent on things I probably wouldn't buy if I was spending cash.

More and more places simply don't take cash and it's driving me mad.

@bringmetheheadofpastaalfredo Never heard of that card. But just how many different cards and apps do I need to operate in the digital world? I am already sick of every shop, bank and service provider wanting me to download an app.

You don't need all those apps.
But if you could have one banking app that does so many things, that saves you money, and is free, I don't really understand why you wouldn't. You can do it your way, but you can't then complain that your way is costly and difficult when there are such easy options available,

Whaaaaaaaaat????? They're getting rid of landlines as well? I've heard nothing about this. Bloody hell. 😡

I vote with my feet if somewhere doesn't accept cash.

They are not getting rid of landlines yet. They wanted to. But some places still have too poor connectivity and even more importantly alarms many elderly people wear need landlines to work.
So there needs to be a lot of issues sorted first.
Although it will cut many people off from the phone. People can use landline phones with enormous buttons, that can not use smartphones. The tec is not yet up to scratch.

The nice bar/diner I went to the other week, wouldn’t even accept cash for a tip! I asked for the service charge to be taken off so I could tip the server , but no could do. No cash allowed on premises.

I do need lots of apps. Three for car parking alone.

Yeah this was confirmed about two years ago.

@bringmetheheadofpastaalfredo I already have a banking app. This would be a second one.

Well, you'll be able to have a VOIP landline, but its a bit like complaining that you can't get the parts for your teletype machine or have your fax machine serviced.

Things change. Landlines are obsolete. Cash is in decline. But the UK is a long way from being cashless, so it's not an actual problem.

It would be a much better one, is the point! I have a banking app, but my revolut account is so much more useful.

I don't work for them, it's no odds to me, I'm just saying that many of the issues people have with exchanging money, paying abroad, tracking payments etc are all solved easily with the app. OR one of the many available similar ones. If people don't want things to be cheaper and easier, that's up to them!

Won’t make a jot of difference. They don’t care 😂

@bringmetheheadofpastaalfredo I have great service from my bank and a branch very close by if I have issues. And yes complex issues still arise that can not be sorted online. I am not changing bank to one I have never heard of and that I can only see one review about their customer care.

Why would you change? This can be in addition. But your bank doesn't offer any of the services I am talking abhout here.

If people don't want easy simple options that save them money, ok. But they really need to not then complain about not having them.

@bringmetheheadofpastaalfredo I thought you were suggesting me changing banks, sorry if I got that wrong.
My point was simply about the number of apps on my phone, it is getting ridiculous.

You are missing the fact that every time a business banks that £20 note, the bank charge them a percentage.

These days that percentage is often more than a card transaction fee would be on £20

@Witsendwilly You do not have to bank income. I used to work for a very small local company and most of our purchases were by card of bank transfer but we recorded the cash we took and then spent it. Not realistic for large businesses, but it is for small businesses. So our cleaner was paid cash which she preferred. Travel expenses were in cash.

Yep - because I grew up with a debit card and not physical money, I have the exact opposite mindset to OP. It doesn't feel real when I spend physical cash!

Jo Malone

you can probaby get rid of many. Just don't throw the baby out with the bath water, make the tech work for you. Look at what you need and what saves you time and money.

Well it seems to be hit & miss.

For example-airport hotel yes( not a surprise!)

Asda-no!

@bringmetheheadofpastaalfredo I do. But increasingly places are making you order on apps e.g. glee club, or have their app to get a discount e.g. various supermarkets. I have deleted loads of optional apps and now only add ones I really need.
We do not all have the money for fancy iphones. Totally sick of it.

But your parents weren’t elderly when debit cards and direct debits first became commonplace. This is why it’s important to try to adopt new stuff when it comes in rather than wait till there’s literally no choice, because otherwise you get too far behind and you end up being an 80 year old who can’t use the internet because you were a Luddite when you were 55 and in a much better position to start using it.

There are special cards for carers to use. They are called carers cards