When did you last use physical cash?

[mikeyr]

I think the last time I used a coin or note was a couple of weeks ago. Even then it was only some loose change I found which I used to buy a chocolate bar.

Rarely have any physical money on my person.

[Foliage]

every day, its how I budget myself.

[Ste1987]

Just used some coins for the vendor. Only other time I use cash is at the pub, unless contactless is available

[nicanary]

Foliage said:

every day, its how I budget myself.

This also. Using a card can result in an unwanted overdrawn balance.

[bobtail4x4]

are you a/the queen?
how do you pay for lunch/pub/charity beggers etc??

[93DW]

nicanary said:

This also. Using a card can result in an unwanted overdrawn balance.

Maybe if you're financially retarded. contactless card with mobile banking to keep an eye on balance/transactions means cash is near on useless to me

[ClaphamGT3]

Hardly ever use cards, except for weekly cashpoint withdrawal, buying stuff online or where a fold of notes would be vulgar

[thainy77]

bobtail4x4 said:

are you a/the queen?
how do you pay for lunch/pub/charity beggers etc??

I've wondered about this before, will they have to invest in a PDQ in future?

[MrBarry123]

Yesterday; I put 50p in the air/water machine at my local Shell garage.

[Yex 450]

8:00 this morning...........bacon sandwich on white bloomer with brown sauce and a bottle of lucozade £4.60

[so called]

I used some at 3:00am on Wednesday morning in Bangaluru Airport to buy a coffee.
Always handy having a few IRP's in your pocket when your gaging for a cuppa.

[ashleyman]

Saturday. Paying for parking.

Will be using cash tonight to pay for parking. Maybe this afternoon to give the car a rinse at Tesco if the jet wash is working.

[HTP99]

Yesterday to buy a beef bap from the butchers, however I rarely use cash because if it is on me I spend it; take the beef bap yesterday, if the money hadn't have been in my bag I would have gone without it, I didn't need it, I just fancied it.

The cash that I had for the beef bap was change from my Thursday AM bootcamp session, I tend to try and keep the change and let it add up so that there is enough for a session, however with it sloshing around in my bag, there is temptation to spend it on something else.

[Shakermaker]

Yex 450 said:

8:00 this morning...........bacon sandwich on white bloomer with brown sauce and a bottle of lucozade £4.60

I hope that was a bloody good bacon sandwich at that price, as I assume the Lucozade was less than half of that transaction cost/

Me, I use cash quite a lot. Haven't bought anything today, or yesterday, so I guess Wednesday would be the last time, when I needed some milk.

[spitfire-ian]

All the time.

I'm not going to get my card out to pay the shop down the road £1.15 for my packet of crisps and can of drink every day.

[patmahe]

An hour ago, bought breakfast. I like to deal in cash as its self limiting, you check your wallet and you know what you've got.

Credit/debit cards are fine but I find it too easy to put a tank of petrol or two on it in a month and then maybe a couple of internet purchases and a bit of shopping and then you forget about them until you check your balance and then its 'oops'

I guess as I'm in the middle of house renovations etc... I'm being particularly careful with money, but I do like the fact that you know where you stand a lot more easily with physical cash.

[mikeyr]

bobtail4x4 said:

are you a/the queen?
how do you pay for lunch/pub/charity beggers etc??

Lunch - either make it or use contactless debt card. Most leisure activities by card too. Genuinely don't see any beggars in my daily routine.

[Yex 450]

Shakermaker said:

Yex 450 said:

8:00 this morning...........bacon sandwich on white bloomer with brown sauce and a bottle of lucozade £4.60

I hope that was a bloody good bacon sandwich at that price, as I assume the Lucozade was less than half of that transaction cost/

Me, I use cash quite a lot. Haven't bought anything today, or yesterday, so I guess Wednesday would be the last time, when I needed some milk.

It was excellent, as it is every Friday , lots of freshly cooked bacon on freshly baked bread with just the right amount of sauce I think the sandwich is £3.40 and the lucozade makes up the balance, may seem expensive but I am slap bang in The City and after 30+ years am used to the cost

[Calza]

Paid the garage in cash for my service last week, then sold a set of alloys and received cash for that (went straight in my bank though).

Generally it's for a hair cut and that's it, £10 cash out opposite the barbers and £1 to buy some sweets on the way out!

[T1547]

Rarely use cash, maybe only once or twice a month.

Buy lunches/groceries, fuel etc by card and tend to not use the shop if card not accepted.

Also helps at expenses time to have a record of what I've spent to match with receipts.

Main exception is at the barbers