• BalpeenHammer
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    2 months ago

    You can load it on a card. Put twenty bucks in the card and that’s all your kid has to spend.

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      2 months ago

      From my experience, when a young kid is standing there counting out their money, there are a lot of smiles.

      It is one of those little things, but it is really nice to see. You miss that with a card.

      • Rangelus
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        2 months ago

        I don’t think this is universally true. Both my kids weren’t too fussed if their pocket money was cash, or deposited in their accounts.

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          2 months ago

          It is not just the kids, the adults around also smile

          • Rangelus
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            2 months ago

            I hate cash. I just have a card wallet, and a note clip if I absolutely need it. Otherwise I carry no cash.

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              2 months ago

              I don’t really use cash, I have a card wallet also.

              But for pocket money and going to markets and the like, I use cash. Cash is just a tool, and sometimes it is the best tool for the job.

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                2 months ago

                Absolutely. Which is why I think having a digital currency is great, because it adds another tool we can use.

                Those that want to can use it, and those that don’t can continue to use cash. I don’t agree with some of the naysayers that digital cash will lead to the removal of physical cash.

                • absGeekNZ
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                  2 months ago

                  Agreed, at least in the short term. Physical cash will be around for a long time yet.