Cash

[grandmoon]

Does any one else pay bill with cash??

The cashier at the Doctors made a comment as so few people these day paid with cash.

[ashjoma]

I have the majority of my bills set up to pay by Bpay from my bank account.
I pay water, gas, electricity, mortgage, school fees, association fees, credit card payment and others set up.

I use eftpos at the specialists .

I use eftpos at the supermarket

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[justpolls]

Most of my bills are paid online and I use my debit card for everything else like groceries and such. It seems safer than carrying cash around these days. But I really like Linds idea of only taking out a set amount from the bank each week and budgeting that way. I've been really overspending lately and I need to get a handle on that.....so that could work well for me.

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

I'm with am* . I've used telephone banking and internet banking for years.

I wish everyone did, our local Post Office is clogged up with people queueing up to pay bills!!!

[chameleon54]

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@grandmoon wrote:

Does any one else pay bill with cash??

The cashier at the Doctors made a comment as so few people these day paid with cash.

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CASH !!!, You are sooo with it. ...........I still pay bills with a cheque..... and you think you get funny looks with your cash  

[i-need-a-martini]

The only thing I pay for with cash is my morning coffee. 

All else gets paud for by card.

[gleee58]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

The only thing I pay for with cash is my morning coffee. 

All else gets paud for by card.

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I don't even use cash for that.  They deliver daily and on Friday I pay via eftpos.  

[zanadoo_56]

Up until late 2013 I paid cash for everything except online spending like eBay.  But then I took ill, had a stint in hospital and when I came out I was housebound for a while, so going out to pay bills was impossible.  The internet became my friend.

I now pay all the utility bills, council rates, car rego etc online - but I still prefer to get those bills in hard copy.  I also buy all the groceries online (not cost effective I know, but on the plus side, with arthritis, walking around pushing a wonky trolley then having to carry all the stuff inside when I got home, frankly it is worth sitting in my lounge making up the order then having it delivered right to my kitchen).

However, if I am out and about and want to buy something I pay cash.  If I order a home delivered meal I pay cash.  I've never use EFTPOS and I don't like using my debit card by paywave or whatever it's called.  For small trade tasks (mowing, minor plumbing, electrical etc) I also pay by cash.  Some tradies really appreciate it for some reason....I can't imagine why.

[wilk1149]

I use a lot of cash as the drug dealers I rob only have cash or drugs and I don't want the drugs

[cherry*135]

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@ten*teeny*tiny*toes wrote:

I'm with am* . I've used telephone banking and internet banking for years.

I wish everyone did, our local Post Office is clogged up with people queueing up to pay bills!!!

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Our PO often has long queues. I can't believe people would go to the PO with paper credit card bill or other bills in hand and wait a long time to get to the head of the queue to pay it ( which is what I see).  If paying with cash they would have to gone and withdrawn the cash first from bank, ATM etc. at some stage.

Alternative - don't need to leave home and pay with bPay ( can be paid anytime 24/7)  or telephone banking both can be completed in a minute or two.

Paying bills by electronic means gives proof of payment.

[nevillesdaughter]

My father attempted to pay my mother's drug dealer (by that I mean the anesthetist presiding over her surgery) in cash, because he had it on him at the time - and they refused to accept it!

Their reasoning was that nobody paid in cash anymore and they had no facility to handle real money. Because he enjoys a bit of a stoush, my father claimed he shouldn't have to spend extra to pay a bill - cheque/credit card fees etc - and insisted on his right to pay in cash. He's quite okay using cards or whatever but because he was at their office and had the money on him, dug in his heels.

After a hurried discussion between the receptionist and the doctor, and a 10 minute search of the office, they found an old receipt book and took his money just to get rid of him.

Pensioner power - and a little entertainment for my father.

Cheers,

Marina.