Cash Carry poll

[OrangePixyStix]

I know we've done this before but I am curious to see how many people have cash on hand or only use debit/credit cards for things.

From my past in the service industry, I got used to having cash all the time and even still almost always have some for small emergencies and such. If I use it or run out, I will go to the bank soon after and get more fairly quickly.

[glw]

I never used to, but now that I live here, I always need cash for tolls and parking, so I try to keep a bit in my wallet.

[pilife]

I rarely have cash. I usually on have cash if I paid with debit card, returned the item and they gave me cash back.

[blondemoment123]

I rarely have cash. I get $5 cash back at the grocery store and usually tip the baggers $3, so I might have $2 a week that usually gets used as a tip at Starbucks.

[mayflowers22]

I usually carry a couple dollars for getting coffee on my way to work.

[Deleted]

Lately I have cash, but only because my nanny job pays cash and I'm not running to the bank three days a week.

[lizardesque]

I don't carry a lot, but I almost always have some on hand.

[louietunes]

Are you scouting out which of us to mug, OPS?

[OrangePixyStix]

Jun 14, 2012 13:03:34 GMT -5 louietunes said:

Are you scouting out which of us to mug, OPS?

Nah, if that were the case I wouldn't have made it a clicky-poll so I could see everybody's answers, not just the people who piped up after they voted.

Sidenote - my favorite tippers when I waittressed/bartended were those who paid with credit (so I didn't have to make change) but tipped in cash. I didn't have to claim the cash tips so I paid less taxes that way, and now I often do the same thing as a customer to pay it forward.

[sapphire bou]

Jun 14, 2012 13:06:31 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

Sidenote - my favorite tippers when I waittressed/bartended were those who paid with credit (so I didn't have to make change) but tipped in cash. I didn't have to claim the cash tips so I paid less taxes that way, and now I often do the same thing as a customer to pay it forward.

I was actually wondering about this the other day.

I don't like to use my debit card for anything under $5, so I always keep cash.

[lizardesque]

Jun 14, 2012 13:06:31 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

Jun 14, 2012 13:03:34 GMT -5 louietunes said:

Are you scouting out which of us to mug, OPS?

Nah, if that were the case I wouldn't have made it a clicky-poll so I could see everybody's answers, not just the people who piped up after they voted.

Sidenote - my favorite tippers when I waittressed/bartended were those who paid with credit (so I didn't have to make change) but tipped in cash. I didn't have to claim the cash tips so I paid less taxes that way, and now I often do the same thing as a customer to pay it forward.

I usually do that too because some restaurants have policies that part of credit card tips go toward offsetting the fees to process credit card transactions. If you tip in cash, you can be pretty sure the server keeps it all.

[lizo11]

Jun 14, 2012 13:23:30 GMT -5 lizardesque said:

Jun 14, 2012 13:06:31 GMT -5 OrangePixyStix said:

Nah, if that were the case I wouldn't have made it a clicky-poll so I could see everybody's answers, not just the people who piped up after they voted.

Sidenote - my favorite tippers when I waittressed/bartended were those who paid with credit (so I didn't have to make change) but tipped in cash. I didn't have to claim the cash tips so I paid less taxes that way, and now I often do the same thing as a customer to pay it forward.

I usually do that too because some restaurants have policies that part of credit card tips go toward offsetting the fees to process credit card transactions. If you tip in cash, you can be pretty sure the server keeps it all.

My H and I always try to do this as well.

I keep ~20 bucks in my wallet, and I ALWAYS carry at least a 20 dollar bill in my truck. (Thanks to sharing a car with my sister, I have learned to do this, in case of an emergency, ie. I run out of gas without having my wallet/credit card with me.)

[alabasterangel]

I only have cash if we're planning on buying something from the Amish or getting our lawn mowed. I also try to tip in cash if possible.

[darkling_glory]

I *rarely* have cash lying about. But my mom tells me I should pull $10 out every time I go to the grocery store and keep a secret stash just in case.

"Just in case" means just in case she wants us to take a spontaneous trip to the riverboat casino!

[Deleted]

I didn't know that about tipping. I'm going to start doing that.

[ILikeSloths]

I rarely carry cash. The only time I do is when traveling abroad to avoid transaction fees.