Comments on: Is Cash Dead? 10 Places You’ll Still Need It http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/2009/08/places-you-need-cash/ Spicy Thoughts on Personal Finance Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:34:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Zengirl http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/2009/08/places-you-need-cash/#comment-4621 Zengirl Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:35:40 +0000 http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/?p=1864#comment-4621 How about gardener or teenagers who does your lawn mowing, baby sitter, plumber, electrians etc. (They may take check) but cash is works better for those services. We have a gas station near by, that gives 7 cents per gal. discount of gas. It works for them and us too. Zengirl How about gardener or teenagers who does your lawn mowing, baby sitter, plumber, electrians etc. (They may take check) but cash is works better for those services.

We have a gas station near by, that gives 7 cents per gal. discount of gas. It works for them and us too.

Zengirl

]]> By: Wojciech Kulicki http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/2009/08/places-you-need-cash/#comment-4565 Wojciech Kulicki Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:29:49 +0000 http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/?p=1864#comment-4565 Indeed... :) How about video arcades? Do those still exist??? Indeed… :)

How about video arcades? Do those still exist???

]]> By: kosmo @ The Casual Observer http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/2009/08/places-you-need-cash/#comment-4564 kosmo @ The Casual Observer Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:46:39 +0000 http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/?p=1864#comment-4564 Gumball machines. Gumball machines.

]]> By: Wojciech Kulicki http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/2009/08/places-you-need-cash/#comment-4526 Wojciech Kulicki Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:13:11 +0000 http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/?p=1864#comment-4526 I had a similar experience with getting on the highway and realizing I didn't have cash. I pulled over a few hundred yards from the toll booths and searched through the car for 10 minutes for change. I ended up paying the $2.50 toll with dimes and nickels (and a few pennies, I think). I had just enough. Another time, I wasn't paying attention and drove through the pre-paid lanes. And had to mail in a check for $1.00...yes, a little silly. I guess that's what I get. :) I had a similar experience with getting on the highway and realizing I didn’t have cash. I pulled over a few hundred yards from the toll booths and searched through the car for 10 minutes for change.

I ended up paying the $2.50 toll with dimes and nickels (and a few pennies, I think). I had just enough.

Another time, I wasn’t paying attention and drove through the pre-paid lanes. And had to mail in a check for $1.00…yes, a little silly. I guess that’s what I get. :)

]]> By: No Debt Plan http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/2009/08/places-you-need-cash/#comment-4525 No Debt Plan Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:02:25 +0000 http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/?p=1864#comment-4525 We never carry cash. Ever. We went to the beach in July and unexpectedly hit a toll bridge. The signs were so close to the toll that we had no option but to go forward. We couldn't turn around -- or stop to get change some place. I hoped they took debit or credit, alas they did not. The woman was cheerful and said it happens all the time -- more often to residents than visitors (I think she was trying to make me feel better). We had to mail in a $2.50 check to the transportation department when we got home from vacation. How silly is that? We never carry cash. Ever.

We went to the beach in July and unexpectedly hit a toll bridge. The signs were so close to the toll that we had no option but to go forward. We couldn’t turn around — or stop to get change some place.

I hoped they took debit or credit, alas they did not.

The woman was cheerful and said it happens all the time — more often to residents than visitors (I think she was trying to make me feel better). We had to mail in a $2.50 check to the transportation department when we got home from vacation. How silly is that?

]]> By: Week in Review: The Inaugural Edition » Buck$omeboomer's Financial Path to Retirement http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/2009/08/places-you-need-cash/#comment-4510 Week in Review: The Inaugural Edition » Buck$omeboomer's Financial Path to Retirement Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:27:51 +0000 http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/?p=1864#comment-4510 [...] Is Cash Dead? Ten Places You’ll Still Need Cash. I thought this was an interesting topic although I’m not ready to give up the green. A couple [...] [...] Is Cash Dead? Ten Places You’ll Still Need Cash. I thought this was an interesting topic although I’m not ready to give up the green. A couple [...]

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #217: The French Money Quotes Edition — Almost Frugal- a frugal blog http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/2009/08/places-you-need-cash/#comment-4508 Carnival of Personal Finance #217: The French Money Quotes Edition — Almost Frugal- a frugal blog Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:17:06 +0000 http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/?p=1864#comment-4508 [...] Kulicki from Fiscal Fizzle presents Is Cash Dead? 10 Places You’ll Still Need It, and says, “Summary: There are still situations where plastic won’t get you very far. [...] [...] Kulicki from Fiscal Fizzle presents Is Cash Dead? 10 Places You’ll Still Need It, and says, “Summary: There are still situations where plastic won’t get you very far. [...]

]]> By: Answered Prayers http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/2009/08/places-you-need-cash/#comment-4489 Answered Prayers Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:33:38 +0000 http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/?p=1864#comment-4489 [...] Is Cash Dead? 10 Places You Will Still Need It at Fiscal Fizzle [...] [...] Is Cash Dead? 10 Places You Will Still Need It at Fiscal Fizzle [...]

]]> By: Wojciech Kulicki http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/2009/08/places-you-need-cash/#comment-4455 Wojciech Kulicki Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:00:31 +0000 http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/?p=1864#comment-4455 I think that's a fantastic method, Joe. For the last 6 months, we've done this with Mvelopes, which lets us avoid storing a lot of cash around and use a debit card. But the system is identical, and as you well know - it works well. I think that’s a fantastic method, Joe. For the last 6 months, we’ve done this with Mvelopes, which lets us avoid storing a lot of cash around and use a debit card. But the system is identical, and as you well know – it works well.

]]> By: Joe Plemon http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/2009/08/places-you-need-cash/#comment-4453 Joe Plemon Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:42:25 +0000 http://www.fiscalfizzle.com/?p=1864#comment-4453 We are just the opposite of Mark...we don't own credit cards (yes, we do own debit cards), but we have been putting cash in envelopes each month for years and it has worked well for us. We "can't" overspend because when the envelope is empty, we are through spending for that particular category until the next month. By the way, we don't use ATM's either. We are just the opposite of Mark…we don’t own credit cards (yes, we do own debit cards), but we have been putting cash in envelopes each month for years and it has worked well for us. We “can’t” overspend because when the envelope is empty, we are through spending for that particular category until the next month. By the way, we don’t use ATM’s either.

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