tau@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 year agoCash could be almost gone in Australia in a decadewww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkCash could be almost gone in Australia in a decadewww.abc.net.autau@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squaretechno_analyst@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoEvery month or two I make the trek to the local bank to get some $1 coins for the laundry in our apartment complex. Aside from that, I use Apple Pay for nearly all in-person transactions, PayID for sending money to friends and family, and my credit card online. I’m approaching 30 and haven’t actively carried cash in over a decade.
minus-squareRandomRotator@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoAttended a “gold coin donation” event at a local school recently and it was a struggle to find actual coins! I dig some up from the couch cushions, but then they had a card reader at the door anyway, so I needn’t have bothered.
minus-squareBriongloid@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMy local laundromat has replaced their machine payments with paypass.
Every month or two I make the trek to the local bank to get some $1 coins for the laundry in our apartment complex.
Aside from that, I use Apple Pay for nearly all in-person transactions, PayID for sending money to friends and family, and my credit card online.
I’m approaching 30 and haven’t actively carried cash in over a decade.
Attended a “gold coin donation” event at a local school recently and it was a struggle to find actual coins! I dig some up from the couch cushions, but then they had a card reader at the door anyway, so I needn’t have bothered.
My local laundromat has replaced their machine payments with paypass.