Cash or no cash? About This Page:

[Huntermom]

When my older son started flying 1900 miles to school and back he drove we crazy by not wanting to carry cash. I would always make him have a 20 on him.

Over the years, I've realized that I began to carry less and less cash and now often have no cash at all on me. I use my debit card all the time (I do not use it at small, local businesses instead using a check to save them fees).

I now prefer to carry little, if any cash.

Are you a cash or no cash person?

[annc98]

No cash. I have $12 in my wallet right now and that's a lot for me! I charge everything - gas, groceries, meals, etc. then pay off the c.c. bill every month.

[Teresa]

Cash. Too easy to lose track of what I've spent when I use cards. With cash, I also spend less on frivolous things.

[Colexis Mom]

I get about $200 cash every two weeks, to use for our incidentals. Otherwise, we charge everything!

[home4us123]

Originally Posted by Colexis Mom

I get about $200 cash every two weeks, to use for our incidentals. Otherwise, we charge everything!

Same here

[luvnwdwgal]

I usually have very little cash on myself, maybe $10-$15.

[chezp]

I take out about £30 a week for incidentals - everything else goes on the credit card.

[EddieCVS]

Don't carry cash ever! I need to start carrying at least $20 on me at all times.

[joelsmom]

More and more I carry little cash. The one real exception is vacation. I like to have cash, divided up into amounts for each day, so I don't overspend. Otherwise, at home, I just keep a running tally of spending each month and pretty much use the debit card for everything.

[KMB733]

I never carry cash! I have $10 now in my wallet only because my mom owed me the money. Otherwise, I use my debit card for everything.

[notjustamom]

Both. I have cash for smaller purchases, especially at mom & pop stores but charge groceries, Target, gas, etc. As someone whose parents are one of those "mom & pop" shops, please PLEASE use cash for purchases under $20. Remember the cc companies take a percentage of every sale run through the machine and a few cents for every time a card is swiped. Charging a $5 / $10 purchase eats away at their profit. (stepping off soapbox now)

[MsPeggySue911]

I never have any cash on me. I use my debit card for everything.

[revral]

I rarely have more $20 if that in my wallet. I use my debit card for pretty much everything. I like to have a bit of cash on me but I tend to forget to get more once I've used what was in my wallet. My father on the other hand almost always has cash and lots of it and I see him about once a week so I've actually started giving him money and keeping track of how much I've given him in a debit card registerwhich lets me use him like a human atm. I started doing this because I realized about once a month or so I'd ask him to borrow $20 since I was out of cash and then both of us would forget that I owed him $20.

[Cam22]

I carry very little cash, usually $20 or less.

[Ashli]

I hardly ever have cash (unless I'm eating at the super delicious Vinnie Van Gogo's, because they only take cash ). I actually prefer to use cash, but the reason I don't is because I'm somewhat of a germophobe and cash is super duper dirty. I'm not kidding, if I have to use cash I'm like a lunatic looking for a sink ASAP to wash my hands. I realize the number pads on the debit card swipe thingies aren't any cleaner, I'm sure, (and I wash my hands after those too), but there is just something about cash that grosses me out.