tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post3992306190601251886..comments2023-10-08T12:11:52.993+13:00Comments on New Zealand Conservative: Cash on handLucia Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-53217822220212248702008-09-24T19:35:00.000+12:002008-09-24T19:35:00.000+12:00I never carry cash and haven't in years. I don't ...I never carry cash and haven't in years. I don't even remember what a $20 bill looks like! Oh - and because I wasn't in NZ when the new coins came out I can't use them because I have only seem them twice.<BR/><BR/>I use EFTPOS for everything - but I don't pay fees regardless of the amount because of the type of bank account I have.Calebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225598689384371747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-25891976683040876442008-09-24T19:27:00.000+12:002008-09-24T19:27:00.000+12:00I generally have a few cents. I intend to keep mor...I generally have a few cents. I intend to keep more, but it never seems to happen. I use a credit card for pretty well everything, as it has no transaction fees, you get other benefits, and I then pay it off at the end of the month. In the meantime I can keep money in an interest bearing account and squeeze a little more out of the bank. <BR/><BR/>I am basically following the advice of my economics lecturer years ago, and it works well, provided you are disciplined enough to actually pay off the card.<BR/><BR/>Mr DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-82749701550200518712008-09-24T17:21:00.000+12:002008-09-24T17:21:00.000+12:00I usually use cash for amounts under $20. I collec...I usually use cash for amounts under $20. <BR/><BR/>I collect coins from the washing machine and bedroom floor in a money box so always have small amounts of cash at home and also have small change in the car for emergencies.homepaddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596903968235369282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-51570805958183062782008-09-24T14:03:00.000+12:002008-09-24T14:03:00.000+12:00Yeah - people buy a newspaper with EFTPOS. I usual...Yeah - people buy a newspaper with EFTPOS. I usually carry about $40 cash.<BR/><BR/>The thing that gets me is that thos who use EFT the most complain about bank fees. Que?<BR/><BR/>There is some disconnect there...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-91609910388965796242008-09-24T13:53:00.000+12:002008-09-24T13:53:00.000+12:00That's unusual. I thought people simply robbed bo...That's unusual. I thought people simply robbed bottle stores in Auckland.<BR/><BR/>So why didn't your mate just put the entire thing on EFTPOS and keep the cash for next time? Or when we speak of a cashless society in NZ, does that apply even electronically, to everyone but Cullen and IRD?ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-79566164037646043532008-09-24T13:49:00.000+12:002008-09-24T13:49:00.000+12:00My mate was short of a $1-50 or so in the bottle s...My mate was short of a $1-50 or so in the bottle store yesterday.<BR/>I had no cash on me, we found what we could laying around the car, so I had to use Eftpos to pay the remaining $1-50.FAIRFACTS MEDIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278035907912171422noreply@blogger.com