In todays news...

[cheb]

I think the supermarket I went to was in Luleå. One of the things I bought was falukorv, like spam but forrin. The people I was staying with looked aghast when I told them what I was buying. It was for a friend who used to live there for a while.

[gremlin]

You're too corporate for me. I tend to shop in small local shops and markets and they'll take cash for sure!

round these parts the small independents are the least likely to take cash Loads and loads of shops are card only, normally driven off an iPad.

I was really surprised and a bit shocked when in Weymouth in April that, when we stopped for a coffee and a cake, they wouldn't take cash!!

Given the costs of taking cards, I can only think that they don't have enough faith/trust in their staff to allow them to handle actual money??!!!

Cash is very expensive to process. Security vans get robbed, insurance is high, too easy to lose, counterfeits, etc. Gone are the 'cash is king' days. Cash is now a royal pain in the arse. Third parties like iZettle have pushed the price of card transactions right down.

And of course, nobody condones tax avoidance, right?

[cheb]

Avoidance, no. Evasion? Only when somebody richer than me does it. And people poorer than me.

[Yorick]

round these parts the small independents are the least likely to take cash Loads and loads of shops are card only, normally driven off an iPad.

I was really surprised and a bit shocked when in Weymouth in April that, when we stopped for a coffee and a cake, they wouldn't take cash!!

Given the costs of taking cards, I can only think that they don't have enough faith/trust in their staff to allow them to handle actual money??!!!

Cash is very expensive to process. Security vans get robbed, insurance is high, too easy to lose, counterfeits, etc. Gone are the 'cash is king' days. Cash is now a royal pain in the arse. Third parties like iZettle have pushed the price of card transactions right down.

And of course, nobody condones tax avoidance, right?

We both draw out 1,000€ a month for spends. Easy to keep an eye on.

Big purchases on card. Then only 6 or 7 transactions on bank statement.

[gremlin]

I rest easy in my bed knowing that, should someone deface any mural that adorns my wall, the Met will assign a Detective Inspector to the case and make sure it has sufficient publicity, such as on the BBC, to apprehend the culprit.

BBC News - Suspect sought after Pride flags vandalised again
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx92re5y2kdo

[Mussels]

I rest easy in my bed knowing that, should someone deface any mural that adorns my wall, the Met will assign a Detective Inspector to the case and make sure it has sufficient publicity, such as on the BBC, to apprehend the culprit.

BBC News - Suspect sought after Pride flags vandalised again
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx92re5y2kdo

Is it a crime because of what was done or is it a crime because of the political movement it was done to?

[gremlin]

Is being LGBTIQ+ a political movement now?

I'm being T-in-C of course, but seriously, given all that's wrong in London in terms of knife crime, burglary, brazen thefts of people's phones in Oxford Street, and some goons repeated over-painting of a mural gets this much PR?

[Yorick]

Is being LGBTIQ+ a political movement now?

Asking for a friend ?

[gremlin]

Is being LGBTIQ+ a political movement now?

Asking for a friend ?

Free and easy with the hat.

[cheb]

It's probably more important than knowing some bloke with orange hair has had a really bad time of it recently but it's better now.

And he's got a new album to promote.

[Mussels]

Is being LGBTIQ+ a political movement now?

I'm being T-in-C of course, but seriously, given all that's wrong in London in terms of knife crime, burglary, brazen thefts of people's phones in Oxford Street, and some goons repeated over-painting of a mural gets this much PR?

There has been much police action over tyre marks left on LGBTQI+ flags painted on US roads. OK they were deliberate burn outs but what muppet paints murals on a road and then moans about tyre marks.

[gremlin]

We both draw out 1,000€ a month for spends. Easy to keep an eye on.

Big purchases on card. Then only 6 or 7 transactions on bank statement.

For what benefit?

Money sat in a wallet can get lost, nicked, go around the washing machine...

Leave it in the bank and get a bit more interest. Doesn't cost any more money and saves wearing holes in your pocket.

[Yorick]

We both draw out 1,000€ a month for spends. Easy to keep an eye on.

Big purchases on card. Then only 6 or 7 transactions on bank statement.

For what benefit?

Money sat in a wallet can get lost, nicked, go around the washing machine...

Leave it in the bank and get a bit more interest. Doesn't cost any more money and saves wearing holes in your pocket.

never lost a wallet. No crime here. .

Don't need to worry about miniscule interest.

And only carry the notes. Always empty the coins onto the top shelf. She loves coins

[gremlin]

We both draw out 1,000€ a month for spends. Easy to keep an eye on.

Big purchases on card. Then only 6 or 7 transactions on bank statement.

For what benefit?

Money sat in a wallet can get lost, nicked, go around the washing machine...

Leave it in the bank and get a bit more interest. Doesn't cost any more money and saves wearing holes in your pocket.

never lost a wallet. No crime here. .

Don't need to worry about miniscule interest.

And only carry the notes. Always empty the coins onto the top shelf. She loves coins

My work head is currently spinning

Maximise liquidity efficiency by earning maximum interest on your funds and utilising free credit lines.

If your bank pays miniscule interest, move your money somewhere else that does pay. Spend on a credit card, earn cashback or points and avoid interest by paying it up. Why have a couple of hundred euro in coins in a jar? Stick it in a Nutmeg account (my current return - 13%)

[Yorick]

For what benefit?

Money sat in a wallet can get lost, nicked, go around the washing machine...

Leave it in the bank and get a bit more interest. Doesn't cost any more money and saves wearing holes in your pocket.

never lost a wallet. No crime here. .

Don't need to worry about miniscule interest.

And only carry the notes. Always empty the coins onto the top shelf. She loves coins

My work head is currently spinning

Maximise liquidity efficiency by earning maximum interest on your funds and utilising free credit lines.

If your bank pays miniscule interest, move your money somewhere else that does pay. Spend on a credit card, earn cashback or points and avoid interest by paying it up. Why have a couple of hundred euro in coins in a jar? Stick it in a Nutmeg account (my current return - 13%)

All our money is invested wisely in the UK.
We just bring enough over each month.

[Taipan]

Debit cards, electric cars and 15 minute cities. Its all about control you fools. Cash is king. Hey diddly dee, a travellers life for me!

[KungFooBob]

You forgot the 5G tracking chips in the COVID jabs.

[cheb]

And once cash is gone what'll there be to barter with now that cigarettes have all but disappeared?

[Mussels]

Debit cards, electric cars and 15 minute cities. Its all about control you fools. Cash is king. Hey diddly dee, a travellers life for me!

The blue pill isn't so bad.

[Mr. Dazzle]

And once cash is gone what'll there be to barter with now that cigarettes have all but disappeared?

Flat whites and tofu.