End of the penny....

[John VN]

I use a plastic a whole lot more than I used to. Like for groceries, I NEVER thought I would do that. I have been lazy and using it for gasoline and foregoing the cash discount. But being retired, and driving a hybrid, we only buy a tank of gas every two or three months. I did use cash this week at the cafe as their point of sale system was down.

r.e. bold - We use our gas credit card at the pump thanks to the 5% cash back per gallon. Not expecting gas to get bellow $2.00 so CC it is.

 

[Kennywood]

People keep saying that pennies cost $.03 - $.04 to make, and that nickels cost $.15 - $.20 to make. So what? Coins are not one-time use items. It's not like you're using a coin once and then it's destroyed. Coins stay in circulation for years, even decades. I still occasionally find a wheat penny in change that I'm given.

 

[Kennywood]

I use a plastic a whole lot more than I used to. Like for groceries,

When I was in a grocery store not too long ago, I was behind a woman who actually wrote out a check to pay for her groceries. I had to smile. I hadn't seen anyone use a check to pay for groceries in a very long time.

 

[Kennywood]

I saw someone post the following on Facebook:

"I held up a grocery story line because the card reader couldn't read my Apple Watch. The elderly man behind me exhales and said, 'Let's move this long, future boy.'"