On 07/17/2017 10:20 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 07/16/2017 12:04 PM, rbowman wrote:

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Wonderful. I've noticed in the supermarket checkout line that the new
chipped credit cards take even longer to validate than previously. The
only thing worse than standing there while someone fumbles with a card
to buy a $5 sandwich is when the charge is declined.

Things go much faster with a $20 bill.

I normally use cash for anything $20 or less.

One exception is for a $1.09 root beer float at Sonic. At the time, it
was easier than dealing with change.


That's my stealth savings account. Pay cash, get change, throw the
change into a 3lb cottage cheese tub every night. When the tub is full,
take it to the coin machine at the supermarket. There is no fee if you
get a gift card instead of cash and Amazon is one of the available
cards. You don't actually get a card, just a code you can enter into
your Amazon account. A full tub nets out between two and three hundred.