It is interesting to note that the statement on bills reads “Legal tender for all DEBTS, public or private” and not “Legal tender for all business transactions, public or private.”
Crazy. I keep bout $500 cash in my pocket all the time. Often good deals pop up and ya gotta have cash to make them happen. The owner at the Board of Trade Saloon in Nome was talking to me about financial responsibility 42 years ago. He pulled a big money roll out of his pocket that had a rubber band around it. He said “Let the rubber band be your money manager. If you ever reach in your pocket for cash to pay for something and all you pullout is a rubber band then you messed up and you’re flat out broke. You never wanna have a broke rubber.”
That advice has worked well for me.
Had a McDonalds drive through employee initially not give me my $3.00+ change from a $20.00. When I called her out on it, she looked at me funny and asked me “You really want your change back?” I told her, “If you don’t want your manager involved, I better get every penny of it back.” She gave it to me, all pissed off. I still pulled into to a parking space and went in and talked to the manager.
Cashless? Remove the word "private" and your 100% correct.
At this point in my life, I'd hit it. With my paypal Mastercard.
I was talking to an Air Force OSI agent one day. We were talking about that very subject. I'd just had one of my troops documenting all the stuff an acquaintance had self-packed for his upcoming PCS to Keesler AFB, Mississippi from Incirlik AS, Turkey. He worked at Base Supply. Had 5000 of the little gold frames that go on certain military ribbons. Two 20 ton aircraft bottle jacks still in their NSN-marked packaging. Several parkas, and the dry-nitrogen filled bunny boots they use in Antarctica. Boxes of wrenches and other hand tools, enough to stock a very well-equipped 6 or 8 bay dealership maintenance shop. Also the Base Commander's Croquet set. With his name on it!!! And dozens of boxes of GI pens.
Kid was investigated 5 or 6 times for missing property. In a one-year tour. Had a Turkish wife, so could have converted an unlimited amount of Turkish Lira into dollars. The stupid was very strong in him.
Anyway, that evening, I went home and collected all the GI prns and markers I had... came to a box and a half. I lived on base, wasn't going anywhere anytime soon. But they all came back to work that next day. One of the other guys I worked with had nearly 4 boxes. With a dozen per box...
Not worth the risk.
Though the OSI agent said they wouldn't have prosecuted over a handful of loose pens. Said he probably had a box or so at his house. Empty the pockets when you get home, and change clothes, and forget to pick them up again in the morning....
Sure...
But they inventoried EVERYTHING!"...consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds..."
Cashless is the future! (Credit Cards & Debit Cards)
Retail Stores must have change every day.
Owner or manager goes to the bank, one to two times a day. (Must place change order 24 hours in advance)
Or pay to have change delivered and deposits picked up.
Retail Stores must have change every day.
Owner or manager goes to the bank, one to two times a day. (Must place change order 24 hours in advance)
Or pay to have change delivered and deposits picked up.
I never carry cash. I’ve found that when I used to carry cash I’d spend more money and never had any Idea what I spent it on. I also don’t go places where I’m expected to tip. I figure if a restaurant doesn’t want to pay their staff, then they should raise prices or close their business.
