Money is great, when you don't need to spend it. Everyone wants it, some will kill and lie for it. Some call it the root of all evil and some say that it makes the world go round. Truth is that money is everything - you need money for everything in life. Money buys food, money buys comfort and money buys luxuries.
With fraud at the order of the day, spending money has become increasingly complicated. You need your ID book to draw money from the bank and you need to do your damndest to hang onto it amidst crime and inflation. Drawing money from the ATM costs a lot of money - just add up the charges on your cash withdrawals and you'll see.
Hence, my payment method of choice is debit or credit cards. Sure, that comes with all the credit laws and all it's own disadvantages - but it's so much easier to use. What surprises me is the fact that some outlets still don't use it. Take for example my hairdresser - the most popular in the area and their prices are excellent, but they don't take card.
I usually have a haircut only as I have a natural perm and I'm blonde - there's just no room for improvement! Alas, a woman will always be a woman and never happy with her looks. I am sure that if I could pay by card, I would've been more inclined to find a reason to do unnecessary treatments at the hairdresser.
It's so much harder to spend cash. You actually have to hand over a number of notes, whereas with a credit / debit card, you only have to hand over one item and you get it back when the transaction is finalised!
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