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Why I Use Cash

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We stopped for lunch at the local branch of a national franchise. You have a psychological advantage. If you are in a negotiation situation, and can flash the cash, you have a psychological advantage over your counterpart. We visited Clinton Missouri with our kids a while ago. Luckily we were there and covered his bill.

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Why Use Cash?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With the rash of data breaches at some of the major retailers in the past years, consumers are becoming more wary of flashing their debit and credit cards at brick and mortar stores when they could be using cash. Because we drove, they were going to treat us to lunch. We bought lunch. Using cash is seems tougher psychologically.

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