One thing that tells me we are a step closer is this: Last time I was back in Canada, people reacted weird to cash. They get nervous around it... they get weird when they see a bunch of it. It's not a normal thing for them anymore.
I had $300 in my wallet. Someone told me I was "crazy to carry that much around". IN fact, it's not much at all in the grand scheme of htings.
This is true.
Interac was tested here in Ottawa over 15 years ago. Very few merchants nowadays don't have Interac/debit machines. Personally, I do 95% of my transactions thru Interac. In the last 4 months, the only thing I remember using actual cash for is to pay for my parking at work, when making small purchases (like a pop or a bag of chips) and coins for the laundry. Everything else gets swiped by Interac. Over the last 10 years or so, I don't think my wallet has ever seen anything more than 60-80$ in it. There's no point, when 99% of places are connected to the Interac network for direct bank account debit.
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-- Steve McGarret, _Hawaii Five-Oh_
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I had $300 in my wallet. Someone told me I was "crazy to carry that much around". IN fact, it's not much at all in the grand scheme of htings.
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