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    From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to Kurt Weiske on Sunday, April 12, 2026 14:58:00
    Hello Kurt!

    ** On Sunday 12.04.26 - 10:30, Kurt Weiske wrote to Rob Mccart:

    [...] I got in the habit of taking
    out my week's budget in cash from an ATM, then paying cash for lunches,
    gas, incidentals, groceries...

    As a nice side-effect, I had a tangible view of how much I'd spent that
    week when I opened my wallet. And, got cash discounts when buying gas.
    Overall, paying cash was a positive experience.

    I would have thought most people would say that a "paper" record, via debit/ creditcard, would offer a better "view" of monies spent vs cash.

    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.64
    * Origin: My Westcoast Point (1:153/757.21)
  • From Rob Mccart@1:2320/107 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Thursday, April 16, 2026 08:20:12
    [...] I got in the habit of taking
    out my week's budget in cash from an ATM, then paying cash for lunches,
    gas, incidentals, groceries...

    As a nice side-effect, I had a tangible view of how much I'd spent that
    week when I opened my wallet. And, got cash discounts when buying gas.
    Overall, paying cash was a positive experience.

    I would have thought most people would say that a "paper" record, via debit/
    >creditcard, would offer a better "view" of monies spent vs cash.

    But seeing those dollar bills disappear makes more of an impression
    than having a nice neat list of what you bought.. B)

    ---
    * SLMR Rob * I tried to play my shoehorn but all I got was footnotes
    * Origin: Capitol City Online (1:2320/107)