On 1/4/2018 12:22 PM, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Jeff Layman wrote :
The whole premise behind modern financial transactions, whether retail
or service, is to make as sure as possible that the "spendee" has a
little knowledge or control as possible over his/her money. And it
works...

Maybe not, I find that card only gives me much better control, I always
have a permanent record of what was spent where, without hanging on to
till receipts. I can go back months through my online statements.

+1
Yes. Having that record makes it much easier to see if you've been
frittering away your money - cash, on the other hand, can simply
disappear...