PBS going cashless

[MileHighGrowler]

(08-18-2021, 12:56 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I don't understand how some of you don't at least have check/debit cards.  I kinda get not wanting a credit card but how do you not have a check card? 

I thought every bank issued them with a checking account, and have been for years and years and years.  They work exactly like a credit card except you're not borrowing, you're taking money from your account.

I can't imagine not having a card of any kind.  You can't buy anything online, you can't sign up for things like Netflix, etc.  I don't think I could survive without one.

Also surprising to me.  And I don't like to even carry my debit/check card unless I need to (extremely rarely) take cash out of an ATM.  Theft/fraud are a lot easier to manage with a credit card company vs money coming straight out of your account (or wallet).  If you pay off the balance every month and don't treat a credit card like an endless supply of money, I don't see a single negative to using plastic.  I'm in the camp of paying for something with cash maybe once a year, maybe.  And with cash back rewards, or airline/hotel points, the amount of return for paying for things I have to buy anyway with a credit card feels like a win to me! 

If anything, this change should speed up transaction times quite a bit.  Handling money takes a while.  It's also a nice cost-cutting measure by the Bengals, who now don't have to deal with cash in the stadium.