Tag: cash

The Emotional Value of Paying With Cash

Most of us think of paying for something as a simple transaction. You hand over the money, take the receipt, and move on. But what if the act of paying itself—how, when, and even whether we pay—carries hidden meaning about our relationships with money and the people...

Protect Your Financial Future From The Slow Leak of Inflation

Have you ever been tempted to ignore a dripping faucet? Just a drop here and there doesn’t look like much, but leave it long enough and you’ve got water damage. Inflation works the same way.  Ignoring it is like letting a faucet drip in the basement—easy to overlook...

In a Digital World, Should You Still Carry Cash?

How much cash is in your wallet? In a world where so many of our transactions involve swiping plastic or making payments online, cash might seem old-fashioned or irrelevant. The CrowdStrike software failure in late July that disabled computers all over the world may...