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Re:The Luddite's Guide to Defending Cash (Part 1) by hcfman on Sunday March 17, 2024 @01:54PM (#39736403)
So how do you deal with more than 10,000 euros cash in the EU ? In the EU if you can’t account for your cash and it’s over a certain amount, I think 10,000 euros but it might be as low as 2000 euros, then the government can just take it all off you.

Perfect accounting ? Keeping bank receipts? Videoing you whole waking life?

Re:The Luddite's Guide to Defending Cash (Part 1) by evrimoztamur on Sunday March 17, 2024 @02:00PM (#39736476)
Keeping bank receipts seems pretty straightforward and sufficient, no need to put it in between the two absurd takes.
Re:The Luddite's Guide to Defending Cash (Part 1) by hcfman on Sunday March 17, 2024 @02:17PM (#39736618)
Years of distrust of the Dutch government. comes from having them facilitate criminality by proxy against me for 10 years after they busted a neigbour or for having weed. I was harassed (extremely mildly put) because I dared to complain about the trouble their informant and other neighbour was causing.

10,000 of thousands of euros later I don’t trust them strangely.

Re:The Luddite's Guide to Defending Cash (Part 1) by ThinkBeat on Sunday March 17, 2024 @02:24PM (#39736674)
Except that if you are making it a point to use physical cash in your life, then you wont have bank receipts.

Having over €15.000 in the piggy bank or mattress does not seem exceptionally unreasonable.

But from what was stated earlier in the thread I guess that is illegal now. The state can take your piggy bank, just for living on physical cash.

Re:The Luddite's Guide to Defending Cash (Part 1) by realusername on Sunday March 17, 2024 @02:28PM (#39736713)
A fixed limit is a clear attack on carrying cash anyways, 10k€ won't be worth as much in 10 years just due to inflation, you just need to wait.
Re:The Luddite's Guide to Defending Cash (Part 1) by u32480932048 on Sunday March 17, 2024 @03:10PM (#39737090)
Even that won't protect you from civil asset forfeiture in the US, as absolutely no evidence whatsoever is required.

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/dea-seized-a-womans-bag-of-cash-...

Re:The Luddite's Guide to Defending Cash (Part 1) by csydas on Sunday March 17, 2024 @02:16PM (#39736609)
I honestly have no idea what you're talking about unless you're meaning about immigrating with more than 10,000€ worth of physical currency? I went through immigrating to EU recently and the declaration was as simple as signing a statement that I am able to show records of how I got the money if required by the country I was moving to, and one of the examples was as simple as bank statements showing you had an income that supported you having such money.

I don't think you're talking about this, so maybe you can link to a government site with the relevant law you're discussing? It's pretty trivial to demonstrate it in most cases, and I think even a paper ledger is enough for most situations.

Re:The Luddite's Guide to Defending Cash (Part 1) by hcfman on Sunday March 17, 2024 @02:20PM (#39736642)
I may have got the amounts wrong I see. The sentiment not.

It may have been the cross border thing but borders are pretty small here and I don’t know you need to emmigrate