BBS: TELESC.NET.BR Assunto: Re: Apple rolls out age v De: Rob Mccart Data: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:25:55 -0500 ----------------------------------------------------------- RM> For many decades I only used cash for shopping because you see what RM> you are laying out, although in recent years, mainly since Covid, RM> I've taken to using cards because it's more convenient. They do go RM> out of their way to make it more convenient all the time.. KW> I went through a dark period of my life during a drawn-out separation > from my now ex-wife. We had several bitter support battles that > required sharing financial information. 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... KW> 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. Yes, and doing things like that is more important for some people than others. Not everyone can handle money well. My parents were always upgrading their situation as far as possible, which means money was pretty much always tight. They drummed into our heads early on to be careful with money, which has been a life saver at times over the years. I also lost a wife along the way and, for a while, with a single income and a mortgage to pay, I was almost having to choose between paying the bills or eating. I remember eating the cheapest foods I could find the last 2 or 3 weeks before my quarterly mortgage payment came due.. Later after I sort of dropped out of normal society it served me well again as I never really had much spare money until I finally got old enough to get my Pension.. I now have more spare cash than ever before but I still don't spend much more than I always have. Better to have some spare in the bank than to live well and then go bankrupt at the first unexpected expensive problem. Somewhere I recall reading that Frugal people are the last to be affected by bad times, and they are the least affected By them. --- * SLMR Rob * Houston... We have a problem... * Origin: Capitol City Online (1:2320/107) ----------------------------------------------------------- [Voltar]