Do You Still Pay With Cash?
How often do you pay with cash?
According to two graphs published by YouGov which you can see here and here, about a quarter of us still physically pay with cash every day or two. However most people have stopped paying with it all together. Back in September, I joined a fantasy football league and was instructed to Venmo the buy-in which would be held until the end of the season. The winner would then receive that total amount via Venmo. To my surprise, I actually came in first place. When it came time to collect, the gentleman who was in charge of of paying the winner handed me the winnings…in cash. I cautiously accepted it with two things on my mind:
- “Bro, this is why we used Venmo.”
- “Ew.”
This has become my new instinctive reaction when it comes to handling cash. I never cared before. In High School, I volunteered at the hospital as a gift shop cashier…handling cash. In college I worked three or four jobs. Two of those jobs were at retail stores…handling cash. When I first started ballin’ on a budget in my mid 20s I’d bring $50.00 cash for food and adult beverages on the weekends. Now, I can’t remember the last time I paid for anything with cash. Pre Popeye’s chicken sandwich?
