[parpfish]

or maybe it'll help highlight how dependent we've become on credit cards meditating almost every financial transaction.

i distinctly remember ~20 years ago a that a friend bought a cup of coffee using a credit card and we all made fun of him for it because we thought he was trying to show off. "credit cards are for emergencies and big things like plane tickets, not a three dollar coffee".

now, i go weeks without having any cash on me.