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Why I Use Cash

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. There are some businesses, according to BankRate , that encourage use of cash and which give a discount if you pay with it. Do you use cash?

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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. Using cash is seems tougher psychologically. There is no chance for your personal information to be stolen.

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