[caeril]

Contrasting the replies to this comment with the replies in all the "cashless society" posts are hilarious.

"Oh I never use cash, cashless transactions take 0.00362 seconds less, so taking the risk that I become homeless is worth it to me." - followed by outrage at discovering that trusting your entire financial life to the whims of a compliance department is a real risk.

At some point, you have to assess your risks and realize that your "convenience" comes at a cost. Why people don't use cash, or at the very least have a few stacks in a safe somewhere, always floors me.

[etothepii]

I suspect the reason most people don't have a few stacks somewhere is that the vast majority of people have no savings. 45% according to one survey I saw don't have $1,000 in savings.