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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by pb7 on Monday October 17, 2022 @06:12PM (#33240183)
Cash can get lost, stolen, or damaged. It is especially a risk when you’re bringing a bunch of cash for an international trip.

> transaction fees, particularly when traveling internationally

Many banks offer no international transaction fee cards. Charles Schwab Checking is one such example.

> magnetic fields suck. Plastic gets brittle

Cash is filthy disgusting and deteriorates. Also risk of receiving counterfeit bills.

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by mdp2021 on Monday October 17, 2022 @06:52PM (#33240560)
Details.

"Cash-less" society means loss of anonymity.

The matter is not with options, but with lack of options.

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by imtringued on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @09:18AM (#33246662)
I know someone who lost a lot of money because he kept it in cash.
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