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Re:Why we should fear a cashless world by brightball on Monday March 21, 2016 @09:20AM (#11327849)
Or even better on the frivolous spending, the "I don't have enough on me right now" situation. If it's really important, you'll come back. If you need to trim your purchase from the grocery store to match what's in your wallet, the stuff you didn't really need factors in.

It makes you MUCH more conscious of how much things cost because you don't want to get to the checkout and be short.

Re:Why we should fear a cashless world by b2384912 on Monday March 21, 2016 @10:07AM (#11328116)
>I don't have enough on me right now

Yeah I remember that situation. I accidentally left my card at home. I didn't have lunch that day and I barely managed to drive home with an almost empty fuel tank.

To me looking at the balance on my phone is far quicker than counting all the damn coins. 1 cent coins are such a huge annoyance that I'd rather throw them into the trash than actually pay with them.