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Originally Posted by DNSB
Around these parts, cash transactions are still close to 25% of the total number of transactions but the transaction value of cash is ~1% of the total transaction dollar amount. The only cash transaction I've done in the last month was purchasing a couple of $1 ice cream cones at McDonald's for a great-niece and great-nephew when we went for a walk while their family was visiting.
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I grew up before ATM's and everyone having credit cards. I'm in the habit of paying cash for anything that isn't online and isn't over a couple of hundred dollars. Several years ago, when a group of us would go out for lunch at work, we would occasionally go to a little hamburger place that didn't accept credit cards. I would frequently have to pick up the tab because I was the only person who had cash.
On the other hand, some stores no longer accept cash. It can be pretty tough getting by in some areas without a credit card.