The Campaign to keep cash. We continue our Bus ride through the Bible with Exodus and God's covenant with the people of Israel. The Netflix show Down with Love
I felt that you lost your way on this and started to confuse 'money' with 'cash'. Coaches is right that 'money' isn't real but the 'gold' that he asked for instead is also not real. As men of God, I am surprised at your seeming worship of gold! I will choose to believe that he was being controversial on purpose.
I found myself wondering whether either of you knows how much of your church's income is in cash? If said cash were to disappear, do you really think it would all be replaced with 'digital money' plus enough to cover the expenses of the digital alternatives?
I agree with Jim that cash is vital for the young to learn about money but perhaps it is also useful to help Vicar Blokes understand the income and expenses of the establishments in which they work?
Thanks for the commet good to see you in person at St Peters too. I think we did get a bit sidetracked into money not cash. Watch out next week as I admit I was wrong about people working on the hobble. The idea of a cashless society terrifies me for my father in law and thousands like him. But also the amount of control it gives to banks over our lives.
For people on a pension, going to the bank to withdraw cash, is also a matter of interaction with people. Some older people are not happy in front of a faceless screen.
Thanks Jim your right my Father in Law lives going to the bank to talk to people as it builds community. Cash is more face to face and easier to track.
I don't think anybody advocated for complete cashless! What was in question were the motives of the campaigners. None of the GB News materials gave serious attention to any of the points raised in these comments. I will also mention that cash on the bus, as a former driver, is often charged higher than using card or app. So if you are teaching people about money paying more in cash is a bad lesson.
Going cashless removes a learning experience for the young, in how to 'handle' money. When cash is gone, it's gone. It's too easy for a young person not to keep track of spending on a card and overspend on a credit card, or run out of money at a bad time on a pre-load, for example not enough on the card for a bus fare home.
I felt that you lost your way on this and started to confuse 'money' with 'cash'. Coaches is right that 'money' isn't real but the 'gold' that he asked for instead is also not real. As men of God, I am surprised at your seeming worship of gold! I will choose to believe that he was being controversial on purpose.
I found myself wondering whether either of you knows how much of your church's income is in cash? If said cash were to disappear, do you really think it would all be replaced with 'digital money' plus enough to cover the expenses of the digital alternatives?
I agree with Jim that cash is vital for the young to learn about money but perhaps it is also useful to help Vicar Blokes understand the income and expenses of the establishments in which they work?
Thanks for the commet good to see you in person at St Peters too. I think we did get a bit sidetracked into money not cash. Watch out next week as I admit I was wrong about people working on the hobble. The idea of a cashless society terrifies me for my father in law and thousands like him. But also the amount of control it gives to banks over our lives.
Entertaining Angels blog post based on this podcast: https://tinyurl.com/2szy8efp
P.S. You need to balance the volume of the music with the volume of speech.
Martin our audio editor is back next week I tried to balance it but Martin is far better at it than I am.
For people on a pension, going to the bank to withdraw cash, is also a matter of interaction with people. Some older people are not happy in front of a faceless screen.
Thanks Jim your right my Father in Law lives going to the bank to talk to people as it builds community. Cash is more face to face and easier to track.
I don't think anybody advocated for complete cashless! What was in question were the motives of the campaigners. None of the GB News materials gave serious attention to any of the points raised in these comments. I will also mention that cash on the bus, as a former driver, is often charged higher than using card or app. So if you are teaching people about money paying more in cash is a bad lesson.
Going cashless removes a learning experience for the young, in how to 'handle' money. When cash is gone, it's gone. It's too easy for a young person not to keep track of spending on a card and overspend on a credit card, or run out of money at a bad time on a pre-load, for example not enough on the card for a bus fare home.
Perhaps but it also enables new skills to be taught.