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Originally Posted by CRussel
Locally, tradespeople are moving to eTransfers as the preferred method of payment. Oh, they'll take a cheque, and certain work is always paid in cash  , but the most common scenario seems to be settling on eTransfers. Which is mildly annoying because it costs me $1.50 per transfer, but honestly that's a rounding error for most jobs. |
It's interesting how spending patterns seem to differ so much around the world, cash from what I see is still used frequently here in the UK.
There used to be a tradesman that frequented the pub I used to use (when I drank many moons ago) that used to boast about how much cash he put in his backpocket, and I never understood why a tradesman would do that. I show everything I earn as I look at it in the way of say I hide £1000 from the tax man, I've 'saved' myself what £200? but I run the risk of being severely audited by HMRC if they get a whiff of any shenanigans and possibly being fined - just to save £200 pounds in every £1000.